What can Rice Flour be used for?

What can Rice Flour be used for?

Rice flour is made from ground raw rice and is used to make rice noodles and some pancakes, such as South Indian appams. It can be used to thicken soups and stews, as well as providing an alternative to wheat flour in cakes and biscuits. However, it's gluten-free so can't be used to make yeasted loaves of bread.

Can I use rice flour instead of all purpose flour?

It can be partly swapped for all-purpose flour in some recipes but can't be used as a 1:1 substitute. All types of rice flour are gluten-free. Naturally gluten-free white or brown rice flour can be used in smaller amounts in cooking, instead of all-purpose flour, such as a thickener in sauces or stews.

Can you use rice flour in baking?

Rice Flour in Baking Rice flour is a suitable substitute in baking cakes, muffins and other sweet products, but it's most commonly substituted in sweet breads, since it has no gluten, a necessary ingredient for firm wheat bread.

Is ground rice the same as rice flour?

The difference in Ground Rice and Rice Flour is in the texture of the product. Both are gluten free fine creamy-off white powder produced by milling polished long grain rice. The Ground Rice is just slightly coarser than the Rice Flour. There is nothing else added to these products.