[~Megan~]

I made a few desserts for Easter and like many of the gluten free things I've made it's has a gritty mouth feel. What can improve this?

I use a combo mixture of brown rice flour, potato starch, and tapioca flour.

 

[crunchy_mama]

I think it is the brown rice flour that has a lot of the grittiness to it. I really like sorghum myself- think it is nice and smooth w/ a good flavor. Of course different people have different preferences when it comes to gf goods- lots love the bean flours and I think they are just nasty- some love buckwheat- but I cannot stand it either. http://www.amazon.com/Gluten-Free-Ba...=34YXICQHWACCX

I have seen this cookbook recommended for desserts and it seems to have great reviews, but I haven't bought it yet myself.

 

[sparkly]

Some brown rice flours are grittier than others...the bulk ones are usually coarser. I just bought Arrowhead Mills in bulk, and it seems to be a little finer than the usual bulk one we get.

We don't use potato starch, and keep tapioca to a minimum, as they are nutritionally void (same with sweet rice flour and white rice flour, both of which I use sparingly). My favorite flours are teff and sorghum. We also use buckwheat and millet, and sometimes grind almonds to a flour. I like them because they are higher in fiber and protein rather than just starchy carbohydrates.

Also, I like whole grain baked items, so I may be less sensitive to flour choice than you are. What are you trying to make? If you use the more healthful flours, it's like as if you used whole wheat flour--much better for you, but not that refined-food texture.

 

[kjbrown92]

We use millet (gritty) rarely, light buckwheat (best texture for baked goods, I think), sorghum, tapioca starch, and sweet potato flour (best for gravy). We usually use a combination. We don't use rice since my DS can't have it, and I wasn't fond of it when we could have it! You can also add moisture or try soaking the grains first.

 

[~Megan~]

I love millet flour and sorghum. I need to order more with our next bulk order.