DIY All-Purpose GF Flour

I have fallen in love with this recipe.  So easy. Not to mention, cheaper than commercial GF Flour blends. And in MY humble opinion... better tasting.  But that's another topic.  Several people asked me to post this recipe after posting my Banana Bread recipe.  So, here it is! 

Start with these ingredients:

End up with this: 

DIY All-Purpose GF Flour 

6 cups white rice flour 

3 cups tapioca starch flour

1 1/2 cups potato starch  

1 TBSP Salt

2 TBSP Xanthan Gum  

What's really interesting about this recipe is that the ingredients aren't necessarily found in the gluten-free section of a grocery store.  Most of mine were found in the ethnic foods section of my local grocer.  And the best part about finding the ingredients in the ethnic section is the price! For example,  a 14oz bag of Tapioca Starch is $1.08!

This Hodgson Mill Xanthan Gum is a packet that sells for .48 for a .32oz packet at my Walmart.  I need two packets per recipe.  (each packet is 1 TBSP)  

Bob's Red Mill sells an 8oz package for 12.48, which breaks down to 1.56 per ounce.  

(Three small packages are *almost* a full ounce = $1.44, so bigger isn't always cheaper!) 

My Chosen brands and prices: 

Thailand-distributed Rice Flour 16oz  $1.34 (use three) 

EnerG Potato Starch Flour  16oz  $3.66  (less than one pkg per recipe)

Cock brand Tapioca Starch 14oz  $1.08 (one pkg per recipe)

Hodgson Mill Xanthan Gum packet that sells for .48 each  (use two per recipe)  

THE BOTTOM LINE: 

Homemade= $8.82 for 64oz. (4 lbs)

Bob's Red Mill All-Purpose GF Flour= $12.54 for 64oz.

Oh, and the One-Gallon Jar is from Walmart- $5.47