How to make your own Gluten Free Flours - Brown Rice Flour
Easily make your own Gluten Free Flours like this Fine Brown Rice Flour! Soft & fluffy DIY brown rice flour in 3 simple steps to use in all of your gluten free baking!
Add rice grains to a bowl, cover with water & swish around with hands
2 cups Brown Rice, 4 cups Fresh Water
Over the sink, pour rice through fine mesh strainer, then rinse under water tap until water runs clear.
Step 2: Dehydrate Rice Grains
Pour cleaned rice onto towel & pat dry with towel and or paper towel.
Pour rice onto baking tray lined with parchment paper.
Dehydrate in oven at 150°F (66°C) for 30 mins. If no dehydrate setting, put oven to lowest temperature (usually around 175°F = 79°C) and dry for 15-20 mins. Dehydrate until rice is completely dry & slightly toasted.
* Make sure to dry your fine mesh strainer completely as you will use it again.
Step 3: Grind Rice Grains to a fine powder
Use parchment paper to put all rice into high speed blender.
Grind on low then increase to high for 30 seconds.
Using a dry fine mesh strainer, sift flour to filter out any large grains. Discard large grains.
Return flour to blender & blend in 10 second intervals (start on low & increase to high) scraping down the sides of the blender in between each interval. Repeat 2-3 times until reaches a fine powder consistency.
Store your DIY brown rice flour in an airtight container & use within 1 month for best results!
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Notes
See FAQ above to see if you can use your blender or a coffee grinder.
Fine Brown Rice Flour will produce better baking results. Don't skip the sifting step!