Bobs Red Mill Gluten Free Tapioca Flour 500g

Product Description

Tapioca flour, also known as tapioca starch, is a starchy white flour that has a slight sweet flavor to it. Tapioca flour is an alternative to traditional wheat flours & has a variety of uses in baking. The flour is made from the starch extracted from the South American cassava plant. When the roots have fully developed, they are harvested & processed to remove toxins. The starch is then extracted from the root by a repeated process of washing & pulping the mixture, then separating off the liquid.  Tapioca flour helps bind gluten free recipes & improves the texture of baked goods. Tapioca helps add crispness to crusts & chew to baked goods. Tapioca flour is an extremely smooth flour, which makes for a great thickener in sauces, pies & soups since it never discolors & contains no discernible taste or smell. It can also be used to replace corn starch (use 2 Tbsp tapioca flour for each 1 Tbsp corn starch). Moreover, it never coagulates or separates when refrigerated or frozen. Use in combination with other gluten free flours for best results.