Guide to Food Philosopher’s® Gluten-Free Flour Mixes
For Baking
Authentic Foods GF Classic Blend (my brown rice flour mix already mixed up)
Extra finely ground brown rice flour (I only use Authentic Foods)
Extra finely ground sweet rice flour (I only use Authentic Foods)
Millet (I mostly use Bob’s Red Mill or Arrowhead Mills)
Sorghum (I use Bob’s Red Mill and Authentic Foods)
Potato starch (not potato flour)
Tapioca flour (also called tapioca starch)
Cornstarch
Teff flour (I use Bob’s Red Mill)
GF Oatmeal
GF Oat flour (I use Bob’s Red Mill)
Stone ground cornmeal
Granulated sugar
Dark brown sugar
Powdered buttermilk (I use Saco® Cultured Buttermilk Blend powder)
Xanthan gum (I use Bob’s Red Mill)
Guar gum
For Cooking
Many items listed require refrigeration after they are opened. Check label:
White rice
Brown rice
Arborio rice
Basmati rice
Assorted dried Italian-style pasta (I use Schar®, Le Veneziane®, Tinkyada® & Jovial™ )
Assorted Asian-style noodles (I mostly use Eden® 100% Buckwheat Soba, & Taste of Thai Rice® Noodles)
Assorted dry beans
Assorted favorite rice crackers
Iodized salt
Sea salt
Kosher salt
Whole black peppercorns
Whole mixed peppercorns
Ground black pepper
A variety of dried herbs and spices including: allspice, basil, bay leaf, cardamom, cayenne pepper, cinnamon, assorted chili powders, Chinese five-spice powder, whole cloves, ground cloves, coriander, crushed red pepper, cumin seeds and ground, curry, dill weed, fennel seed, dried mustard, ground ginger, nutmeg, oregano, paprika, red pepper flakes, rosemary, sage, saffron, tarragon, thyme leaves, ground thyme, turmeric
Beef, veal, and chicken glace and/or demi-glace (I use More than Gourmet®)
Concentrated fish glace (I use More than Gourmet®)
Bottled clam juice
Canned/containers of low-sodium chicken, beef and or vegetable broth
Red wine vinegar
White distilled vinegar
Rice wine vinegar
Apple cider vinegar
Balsamic vinegar
Canola oil
Extra virgin olive oil
Walnut oil
Sesame oil
Hot oil
Worcestershire sauce
Tamari/soy sauce
Hoisin sauce
Fish sauce
Red and white wine for cooking
Sherry, Port, Marsala wine for cooking
Sake and Plum wine for cooking
Honey
Molasses
Maple syrup
Favorite bottled salad dressings
Favorite bottled barbecue sauce
Canned whole tomatoes
Canned diced tomatoes
Canned crushed tomatoes
Canned tomato paste
Jars of your favorite pasta sauce
Canned red kidney, black and cannellini beans
Ketchup
Mayonnaise
Assorted mustards
Favorite bottled salsas
Assorted favorite relishes and pickles
Brine cured olives and oil cured olives
Capers
Canned pumpkin puree
Canned coconut milk
Assorted fruit preserves
Assorted dried fruits (raisins, apricots, currents)
Fresh garlic
Onions
Shallots
In My Refrigerator
Milk
Rice Milk
Heavy cream
Butter
Smart Balance ® Original with Flax
Eggs
Sour cream (usually high-quality reduced fat sour cream)
Assorted yogurts (typically non-fat Greek, and other low-fat yogurts)
Mayonnaise and Vegenaise®
Aged Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
Other assorted cheeses – Montrachet, cheddar, jack cheese, etc.
Lemons and limes (grated zest can be stored in freezer)
Carrots
Celery
Bacon and pancetta (I store well-wrapped precut in freezer for soups, stews and bean dishes)
Prepared pesto (can be stored in freezer)
Bottled minced garlic
Assorted nuts -walnuts, almonds, pecans
Assorted fresh herbs




I am enjoying perusing your information. I am wondering why you still use GM canola, really from the rapeseed plant and unfit for humans; let’s go non GMOs, please?
hi!
Canola oil is available nationwide and isn’t ultra expensive. Gluten-free flours can be expensive and difficult to find. My goal is to create “classic” gluten-free baked goods with as many “normal” ingredients as possible as my first choice to make it easier for people. Canola oil is relatively flavorless and works well in gluten-free baked goods. That said, I do know know that some people do in fact use organic canola in my recipes, and some use grape seed oil (which may be a better choice for you).
I’m not convinced that it is “unfit” for humans because I have never found a reliable, controlled study to prove it. I have however, read many internet sources that blast it without confirmable research. So I am not passing judgement – yet.
Very best,
Annalise
I really want to try your recipes and saw that Authentic Foods’ superfine rice flour was highly recommended. I emailed them a while back to ask if the rice was GMO and never got a response. Do you happen to know the answer?
Thanks for your help.
Kim
hi!
Although I know that most of the soybeans and corn grown in this country are gmo, I’m not aware of whether any of the rice grown in California is (Authentic Foods buys their rice from California) . I will ask Steven Rice (the founder and president) and report back to you next week.
Very best regards,
Annalise
UPDATE: Authentic Foods Brown Rice flour is NOT GMO.