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Substitute For Self Raising Flour

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blissfully-unaware Rookie
blissfully-unaware
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Hi

I have a wonderful receipe for eggless carrot cake that I bake regularly. The receipe includes self raising flour and baking powder in the list of ingredients. What gluten free flour would be the best substitute for the wheat flour?

Thanks!!

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irish daveyboy Community Regular
irish daveyboy
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Hi

I have a wonderful receipe for eggless carrot cake that I bake regularly. The receipe includes self raising flour and baking powder in the list of ingredients. What gluten free flour would be the best substitute for the wheat flour?

Thanks!!

Any gluten-free all-purpose flour (Pamela's, BRM, etc etc)

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gluten-free baking Powder

Best Regards,

David

lamegirl Newbie
lamegirl
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This is one from Bette Hagman -

Gluten-Free (gluten-free) Mix - from Bette Hagman's Gluten Free Gourmet

3 c. rice flour

1 c. potato starch (NOT potato flour)

1/2 c. tapioca starch

Mix well.

Or you can also try using the Red Mills gluten-free Mix - it isn't too bad either.

And another from BH - as you can see I rely on her stuff quite a bit - best too to pick up one of her recipe books -

Featherlight Mix - from Bette Hagman's Gluten Free Gourmet Bakes Bread

1 c. Rice flour

1 c. cornstarch

1 c. tapioca starch

1 Tbs. potato flour (NOT potato starch)

Mix well.

cassP Contributor
cassP
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thankyou for all the baking tips :)

duncan'smom Newbie
duncan'smom
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Hi Cass,

I made up my own recipe for carrot cupcake ( my son is Autistic and on Gluten-free Casein-free diet ) , Instead baking powder, I use Sprite ( or you can use any soda water you like).

75 gram Rice flour

75 gram Sweet potato flour

2/3 tbsp custard powder

40 ml soda water

cassP Contributor
cassP
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Hi Cass,

I made up my own recipe for carrot cupcake ( my son is Autistic and on Gluten-free Casein-free diet ) , Instead baking powder, I use Sprite ( or you can use any soda water you like).

75 gram Rice flour

75 gram Sweet potato flour

2/3 tbsp custard powder

40 ml soda water

oooo- thankyou so much- i was JUST asking my sis the other day if it was even possible to make a cupcake casein free and taste good.

& thanks for your suggestion-> ive been trying to make a gluten-free vanilla cupcake from scratch, last night i had to throw a whole batch away because i used too much Xantham gum, and i dont know WHAT i did with the batch this morning- but it TOO is going in the trash :angry:

THernandez Newbie
THernandez
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I find that if I add 50% more baking powder than a recipe calls for plus a small amount of baking soda, I get very good rise. I've also noticed that I get more rise if I use soy milk. I haven't figured out why this is yet, but it's pretty consistent in baked goods.

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blissfully-unaware Rookie
blissfully-unaware
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Any gluten-free all-purpose flour (Pamela's, BRM, etc etc)

+

gluten-free baking Powder

Best Regards,

David

Thank you David. I don't get gluten free all purpose flour here in Dubai. I guess I'll need to combine some other flours to come up with a substitute.

I had a look at your blog for baking cakes and they all look absolutely yummy! I hope you come up with an eggless cake receipe in future :) (I don't mind the egg in cakes, but other family members don't prefer it).

blissfully-unaware Rookie
blissfully-unaware
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Thanks lamegirl, duncan'smom and THernandez. I guess I'll have try which combination works best.

irish daveyboy Community Regular
irish daveyboy
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Thank you David. I don't get gluten free all purpose flour here in Dubai. I guess I'll need to combine some other flours to come up with a substitute.

I had a look at your blog for baking cakes and they all look absolutely yummy! I hope you come up with an eggless cake receipe in future :) (I don't mind the egg in cakes, but other family members don't prefer it).

This is a Gluten, Wheat, Dairy and Egg Free cake recipe

that I posted on the UK Forum.

Open Original Shared Link

Best Regards,

David

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blissfully-unaware Rookie
blissfully-unaware
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Finally managed to get gluten free all purpose flour. But the pack says to add xanthan gum... I'm not sure if I need to add this? I just thought substituting the self-raising flour with gluten-free flour (plus adding extra baking powder) would be fine to bake a cake?

Thanks!

sa1937 Community Regular
sa1937
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Finally managed to get gluten free all purpose flour. But the pack says to add xanthan gum... I'm not sure if I need to add this? I just thought substituting the self-raising flour with gluten-free flour (plus adding extra baking powder) would be fine to bake a cake?

Thanks!

I'm absolutely sure you'll need to add xanthan gum or the recipe won't turn out! Gluten free flours lack the elasticity and properties of wheat flour. The amounts of xanthan gum vary depending on the recipe you're making. Cookies would take less than bread or cake, for example. Not adding it would pretty much guarantee failure.

Gluten-free baking is a whole new experience so forget anything you've every learned. sad.gif

blissfully-unaware Rookie
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I'm absolutely sure you'll need to add xanthan gum or the recipe won't turn out! Gluten free flours lack the elasticity and properties of wheat flour. The amounts of xanthan gum vary depending on the recipe you're making. Cookies would take less than bread or cake, for example. Not adding it would pretty much guarantee failure.

Gluten-free baking is a whole new experience so forget anything you've every learned. sad.gif

Thanks sa1937! Can I use guar gum instead of xanthan gum? Also, apart from these two gums, is there any other ingredient that can be used?

sa1937 Community Regular
sa1937
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Thanks sa1937! Can I use guar gum instead of xanthan gum? Also, apart from these two gums, is there any other ingredient that can be used?

Oh boy! I think I'm probably not the right person to ask about this as I'm pretty new also. I'm sure you probably can use guar gum but don't know if the amount would be the same as for xanthan gum.

What are you planning to bake?

If you've noticed, a lot of gluten free recipes also call for more eggs than we'd normally use in gluteny baking, vinegar and flaxseed meal. I think one of the gurus really needs to answer this.

Takala Enthusiast
Takala
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Thanks sa1937! Can I use guar gum instead of xanthan gum? Also, apart from these two gums, is there any other ingredient that can be used?

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Yes, but it's egg, and you already don't want to use that.

Somebody has used flax mixed in hot water to make a gel, and others have done the same thing with chia seeds. You may need to mail order chia seeds to try them.

Some gluten free flours are more sticky than others. Almond meal (can grind almonds in a blender). tapioca starch, and amaranth are all naturally a bit more elastic than say, rice flour.

Adding small amounts of pure apple cider vinegar can also make the dough a bit stickier. Say a half teaspoon to a teaspoon (5 ml)per batch. Then baking soda can be used for the leavening.

detritus Apprentice
detritus
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Thanks sa1937! Can I use guar gum instead of xanthan gum? Also, apart from these two gums, is there any other ingredient that can be used?

I've been subbing psyllium husk in equal parts for xanthan & guar in the recipes I've tried and had good results.

blissfully-unaware Rookie
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Thanks Takala and detritus!

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