Basic Ingredients for Gluten-Free Cooking

Cooking gluten-free meals is easier if you stock your pantry with some basic gluten-free ingredients. Here's a handy list of the staples you should always have on hand — plus a recipe for a versatile, gluten-free flour mix — to help you prepare delicious and healthy meals.

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  Gluten-free flours — the wide range includes potato, tapioca, and rice flours, as well as amaranth and sorghum

  
  


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  Xanthan gum

  
  


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  Guar gum

  
  


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  Quinoa (great to toss into soups and other foods)

  
  


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  Rice (brown rice is best for nutrition)

  
  


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  Gluten-free bread crumbs (which can be ordered online)

  
  


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  Gluten-free crackers (which you can crumble and use as coatings on foods, fillers in meatloaf, and in soups and salads.)

  
  


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  Gluten-free snacks (which are great for to have around for kids)

  
  


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  A premixed batch of gluten-free baking mix — the recipe follows

  
  

Gluten-free flour mixture

Preparation time: 5 minutes

Yield: 5 cups

2-1/2 cups rice flour

1 cup potato starch flour

1 cup tapioca flour

1/4 cup garbanzo bean flour

1/4 cup cornstarch

2-1/2 tablespoons xanthan gum

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   Sift all the ingredients into a large bowl.

   
   


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   Stir ingredients together with a whisk.

   
   


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   Spoon the mixture into a self-seal freezer bag and freeze until needed.

   
   

Per 1/4 cup: Calories: 138; Total fat: 0g; Saturated fat: 0g; Cholesterol: 0mg; Sodium: 1mg; Carbohydrates: 32g; Fiber: 2g; Sugar: 0g; Protein: 1g.

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