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Hi everybody,

First I would like to apologize for taking so long to summarize this
question...we had a flood here and this has caused enormous
difficulties. Especially for getting to my computer :-).

I recieved 36 replies and was astounded at the response to help me in my
quest to bake! Everybody said yes you can substitute GF Flour. Of course
it was suggested to use a mixture of gf flours. Bette Hagmans mixture
was the most popular. The recipe is as follows:

   2 cups of rice flour
   2/3 cup of potato starch
   1/3 cup of tapioca flour

It was suggested over and over again to get her books. She has taken a
lot of the guess work out of GF baking.

Liquid adjustments may be needed if mixture is too dry.

Everybody suggested to add more baking soda/baking powder..a rule of
thumb is 2-1/2 tsp of baking powder to 1 cup of GF Flour

To add moisture to recipes add extra eggs,or replace some of the GF
Flour with soy flour it holds moisture better. Adding applesauce is
another way to get more moisture.

Someone read that 7/8 cups of rice flour equals 1 cup of wheat flour.

In the book "The Joy of Cooking" they have a section on stubstituting
flours and it is a good source for information.

One person had good luck with using Welplan or EnerG baking mix. They
didn't need to add anything and the recipes turned out just fine.

More suggestions such as sifting your substitue flours before adding to
the mixute is a good idea, when possible use buttermilk instead of
regular milk to dessert recipes this will give a lighter finished
product.  Always put finished prodducts into the freezer for long term
edibility.  Baking time will vary ...generally desserts take less time to
bake...but not always.

Equal substitutions for bread recipes was not recommended..there are may
bread recipes in the archives. These recipes have been previously made
and usually work.

I would like to thank everybody for thier responses. It was informative
and enlightening. I have been using a book of about 10 recipes that was
written for Toronto sick kids back in the 60's. I appreciate the extra
help in expanding my taste buds!. The best suggestion was to experiment
experiment!!!

Debora Moes
London,Ontario