Wheat Free *


Where there is an * beside the name, this means that Barley flour worked well instead of wheat flour - hence making it wheat free. This seems to be the case with most of the recipes listed, indeed each one I have tried has worked o.k.


The only thing which didn't work so well was bread, I am still trying to find a good way to produce this item. It might be worth trying any of your favourite recipies out using barley flour instead of wheat flour.

Barley flour is only available as Plain flour.


To make Barley flour self raising, mix the following together :
  • 8oz Barley flour
  • 1 teaspoon Cream of Tartar
  • 1/2 teaspoon Bicarb. of Soda
  • Alternatively you can make up some Baking powder using a ratio of 2:1 of cream of tartar : Bicarb of soda, store in an airtight container and use as follows : for every 8oz flour add 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder to make self raising (for 4oz use 3/4 teaspoon, etc.). Also, if you were planning to use small amounts of self raising flour (2 or 3 oz say) it might be easier to make up a 1lb of self raising barley flour using proportions above. This would then save having to work out how much baking powder was needed for 3oz of flour etc.