Rice flour is a form of flour made from rice that has been finely milled.
To make rice flour, the husk of the rice is removed and the raw rice is ground to form a powder, i.e. rice flour.
Varieties of Rice Flour
Rice Flour may be made from any rice variety, but it's most often made from white or brown rice.
- Long grain rice is standard for rice flour.
- Medium grain rice flour can be used in formulations requiring a lighter texture or greater expansion.
- The lightest textured rice flour is mafe from waxy rice and offers the lightest texture and greatest expansion.
- Brown rice flour is sometimes more coarsely ground, which results in a grainier flour.
Uses of Rice Flour
The uses of rice flour are numerous.
- Rice flour is often used as a thickening agent for roux, soups, and other sauces.
- Rice flour helps prevent liquid separation, so it's particularly useful for recipes requiring refrigeration or freezing.
- Rice flour can be combined with other flours for baking breads, cookies, or pastries.
- Using rice flour as a coating batter is useful for many meat and vegetable dishes.
- Rice flour is a common component in the coating of Mochi frozen ice cream deserts.
- Finely milled rice flour is an excellent replacement for cornstarch.
- Rice flour is also good substitute for wheat flour, wherever needed or desired. This is particularly useful for wheat/gluten free formulations.
Rice flour should be stored in a clean and temperature controlled environment.
Refrigeration and airtight storage considerations are ideal, as rice flour can absorb moisture and odors from the environment.
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