Protein in Gluten Free Flours

Vegans, especially, tend to watch the protein level of the foods they eat — at least I do!  One way to deal with this is to use gluten free flours that contain high levels of protein.  But which ones are higher in protein?  Carla from Gluten Free Recipes gives us a list of the many high protein flours and how to use them in your menu planning.

High Protein Gluten Free Flour

Gluten free flours that contain high protein are: bean (fava, chickpea/garbanzo, garfava, and soy), pea, quinoa, gluten free oat, sorghum, millet, amaranth, teff, buckwheat, Montina Pure Baking Supplement, potato flour, nut flours, chia (introduce into diet slowly), and flaxseed meal. ... Learn the characteristics and protein levels of high protein gluten free flour and how to use them in your gluten free baked goods.

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Of course, we are not going to add eggs to our bread as she suggests at the end of the article!

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