HOW TO MAKE RICE FLOUR AT HOME (BROWN, SWEET, WHITE RICE FLOUR)
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Rice is a seed of the grass species Oryza sativa (Asian rice) and Oryza glaberrima (African rice). As a cereal grain, it is widely consumed as a household staple item providing more than one-fifth of the calories consumed worldwide by humans.
We find rice in three forms: long, medium, and short-grained which all serve
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WHAT IS RICE
specific purposes in cooking. Long grain rice can be found in both brown and white rice and is high in amylose and enjoyed as a side dish or base over masala recipes and remains intact when cooked. Medium-grain rice is high in amylopectin, slightly more sticky than long-grain rice, and is used in risotto.
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WHAT IS RICE
Short-grain rice is usually sweet rice and is very sticky, making it great to use in sushi rolls as the stickiness allows rice to hold its shape when cooked.
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WHAT IS RICE
Brown rice flour is made from whole grain brown rice. Brown rice has the outer hull removed, but still contains the bran and germ. It is more nutrient dense than white, containing magnesium, phosphorus, selenium, thiamine, niacin, vitamin B6, and manganese, and is high in fiber. It is great to turn into a powder or flour, and use in combination with white rice
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BROWN RICE
for gluten-free flour mixes. Sweet rice is also known as glutinous rice (Oryza sativa glutinosa) or sticky rice. Glutinous rice refers to any type of rice high in amylopectin starch and low in amylose starch. Due to being naturally ‘sticky’, when made into flour, sweet rice helps to bind ingredients together and lends delicate sweetness to desserts like mochi and baked goods.
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SWEET RICE (GLUTINOUS RICE FLOUR)
Like brown rice, white rice also has its husk removed, but it also has the bran and germ removed as well. It is then polished to a shiny finish, leaving very little nutritional value, and flavor. White rice makes a wonderful addition to homemade gluten-free breads and baked goods when mixed with other gluten-free flours and starches.
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WHITE RICE
Rice flour is the most common gluten-free flour ingredient for baking, homemade doughs, dumplings, breading foods for frying, as a thickener for soup, and thickening agent for sauces and gravies. It is milled flour made by grinding cooked and dehydrated kernels of long or short grain rice until it becomes the consistency of a powder or flour, often
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RICE FLOUR
done using grain mills. Using rice flour is essential for gluten-free cooking and baking in place of wheat flour or all purpose flour. It is the main ingredient in my homemade gluten-free flour blend (exclusively found in my gluten-free baking cookbook), and other gf flour blends, and can be found in most store-bought mixes. It comes in brown
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RICE FLOUR
But what happens when you are in the middle of a recipe and need a quick homemade gluten-free flour in a jiffy, or can’t find sweet white rice at the store?
That’s where knowing how to make rice flour at home comes in handy! And you don’t need a grain mill – just a high speed blender, food processor or coffee grinder will do the trick!
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RICE FLOUR
Use brown rice, white rice, or sweet white rice and grind it into a fine powder or flour. This rice flour recipe is made with 1 cup of rice, which the ratio can be double or tripled if you need more rice flour. How much flour does 1 cup of rice make? A good rule of thumb is to note that 1 cup of rice equals about 1 ½ cups of rice flour.
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INGREDIENTS AND RATIO FOR TURNING RICE INTO FLOUR
Use this measurement conversion chart for converting, or for more, use 2 cups of rice to make 3 cups of flour.
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INGREDIENTS AND RATIO FOR TURNING RICE INTO FLOUR
Grain mills are used to make rice flour, and other domestic culinary flours. Although not everyone wants one more cooking gadget in their kitchen. To make homemade rice flour, use one of the below. That way you can make it with our without a grinder, food processor, or blender!
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EQUIPMENT
STEP 1: Add the rice to a high powered blender, food processor, or in increments in a coffee grinder (if using a coffee grinder, make sure it is extremely clean so it doesn’t taste like coffee).
Add rice to a high powered blender.
STEP 2: Pulse on high for 1 minute until the rice grinds into a very fine powder. It will go everywhere, so
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HOW TO MAKE RICE FLOUR
make sure that lid is on! Blend the rice into a fine powder, about 1 minute.
STEP 3: Store the homemade rice flour in a sealed jar in a cool dry place for up to 3 months.