Gluten-Free Flour Mixture. To make Gluten-free flour, mix the following ingredients:

Yield: 3 cups

This mix can be used as a one-to-one substitution for wheat in most recipes

Ingredients

2 cups white rice flour
2/3 cup potato starch*
1/3 cup tapioca starch

**all of the above items can be found at most supermarkets. Whole Foods carries all of these products. These items can be found at less cost at Chinese food markets, such as the “Super 88″ in Brighton and Boston.

 Directions

Mix ingredients together. Store in a cool, dry place until ready for baking.

* Important: potato starch is not the same as potato flour.

All gluten-free recipes require a binding agent to make up for the lack of gluten. For each cup of gluten-free flour (or flour mix) use an appropriate amount of xanthan or guar gum (found in local market, I have not seen these items in the chinese market):

1 teaspoon for cakes
2 teaspoons for breads or pizza
1 teaspoon or none for most cookies

A great website to learn more about food allergies is http://www.recipenet.org/health/recipes.htm