Baking With Gluten Free Flour

Some helpful tips to baking with gluten free flour.

1.  Rice flour and cornmeal tend to have a grainy texture.  You can make a smoother texture by mixing the rice flour or cornmeal with the liquid called for in the recipe.  Bring this liquid to a boil.
Cool and then add the other ingredients.

2.  Always use soy flour with another type of flour, not as the only flour in a recipe.

3.  Longer baking times and lower temperatures are usually required, especially when the product is made without milk and/or eggs.

4.  When using coarse meals and flours in place of wheat flour, use 2 1/2 tsp. of baking powder for each cup of coarse flour to help the product rise.

5.  Keep muffins or biscuits small for better texture.

6.  Keep cakes moist by frosting and storing in closed containers.