Yes, I was wondering is soy flour the same as gluten free flour. My mom has celiac disease and I am trying to make her a desert and was given soy flour when I asked if they had any gluten free flour.

Hi deananga and welcome! Soy flour would be safe from a gluten standpoint--it's gluten-free. There are other gluten-free flours though--rice, tapioca, potato, buckwheat, almond--to name a few. A lot of people find that a mix of gluten-free flours work best. Here are some samples of what I mean--


http://www.fitnessandfreebies.com/celiac/mixes.html

Good luck with the gluten-free dessert! How nice of you

Soy flour is one of the gluten free flours, but there are others, I would suggest not to just use soy, but rice and other types too, to make it less soy-ey. most desserts do not taste like soy, and that might not be the best flavor of th dessert.

Soy Flour definitely has some bite to it - Blech!

Try a combo of Rice, Potato and Potato Flours.

Molly, why do you have face paint on? Was that a Giants game?? LOL!

Since you're just getting started, you might try a flour that is already mixed to the right blend. You could try the Bob's mix (www.bobsredmill.com) or Authentic Food's Multi-flour Blend (mentioned in a different thread- baking success) that works well. There are recipes for blended flours. I had a lot of trouble when I first started getting the right combination of flours so my baked goods would come out right. Soy flour alone will have a very unusual flavor and baking will be difficult without a combination of flours. You might try reading the thread about online recipe sites and follow recipes using soy flour at first. I found the flour blends really helped me get a grip on this new way of life, and now I experiment more with individual flours. You'll have to read the ingredients to see if you need to add xanthan or guar gum to the recipe. Again, I recommend finding some basic gluten-free recipes that tell you how much of everything to use to get started.

I recommend not using soy as well....a mixture would be better. Bob's Red Mill has a gluten free all purpose flour.




Yeah Molly!! I actually think I may have seen you at the game. Were you by any chance using crutches? If you were then I passed right by you...if not it was some other very orange girl with a painted face.

bette hagman has a flour blend called featherlight mix that we use alot and have had really good success with-----but don't forget to use xanthan gum. i can't find the book right now, i'll try to post the mix later.
christine

heres the Bette Hagman Feather light flour mix

to make 9 cups:

rice flour 3 cups

tapioca flour 3 cups

cornstarch 3 cups

potato flour [NOT POTATO STARCH FLOUR] 3 Tablespoons

I have not made it yet, I can't find potato flour..only potato starch flour..she clearly states they are different.

hope this helps
Betty

thanks betty--i still haven't found my book.
christine