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#1 DeAntonio

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Posted 03 February 2008 - 12:52 AM

as far as taste goes

Brown Rice or Buckwheat ???


getting it with the intentions to make pancakes/oatmeal cookies etc

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Posted 03 February 2008 - 02:12 AM

Good question.

How about with the intentions of making pizza? (not directed at OP)

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Posted 03 February 2008 - 02:35 AM

Oat flour is great to make tortillas and pancakes.
Spelt flour is very good for pizza
Quinoa flour is great too but it gives best results when mixed with spelt flour.

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Posted 03 February 2008 - 04:47 AM

I personally like buckwheat. I want to try quinoa though as I've heard great things about it.

Here's a site with a list of all the wheat/gluten-free flours...

http://www.imbris.net/~mastent/wheatfre.html



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Posted 03 February 2008 - 09:32 AM

QUOTE (DeAntonio @ Feb 3 2008, 12:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
as far as taste goes

Brown Rice or Buckwheat ???


getting it with the intentions to make pancakes/oatmeal cookies etc



Buckwheat is great for pancakes. It was big thing in the US in the 70s. I don't know what happened with that. But you can still see buckwheat pancake mixes occasionally in the stores.

Go to Bob's Red Mill website and explore.

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Posted 03 February 2008 - 10:18 AM

guys any good sites for recipes too??

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Posted 03 February 2008 - 10:29 AM

I use buckwheat for pancakes, and rice flour for baking as its lighter so rises better for cakes. If you're making pizza bases its really nice if you cook a sweet potato in the microwave then mash it up with rice flour and a bit of olive oil. You have to cook it first before you put the topping on, but it makes such a nice pizza (really good flavour if you dont do dairy and dont plan on putting cheese on top)

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Posted 03 February 2008 - 12:57 PM

I ground some oats today and made some pancakes with them. I found them very filling, and sustaining. Good for not snacking between meals! I've never tried any others.(flours)

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Posted 15 February 2010 - 10:42 AM

There are lots of substitutes in these threads:
http://www.acne.org/messageboard/index.php...t&p=2356577

Including bread made with tapioca, aka yucca flour in the gluten free thread.


Edited by alternativista, 15 February 2010 - 10:45 AM.


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Posted 15 February 2010 - 11:01 AM

my brothers allergic to gluten, so we just use rice flour.

rice flour spaghetti, rice flour muffins, rice flour tortillas, rice flour cookies, and rice flour pizza. not as good as wheat but tastes pretty much the same




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