As I work with Gluten Free products, I am trying to figure out why the “flours” are so prohibitively expensive. A five pound bag of regular wheat flour, white or whole wheat can be purchased for under $3.00.
Yesterday, I scoped out prices of the gluten free flours at Whole foods in Boca Raton, Florida.
For one pound packages of the alternative flours,prices ranced from 2.79 for corn meal, $6.99 for Potato Flour (better to buy it amongst the kosher items, cheaper). teff flour $7,99 , 9A STAPLE IN eTHIOPIAN COOKING) AMARANTH FLOUR $7.95, AND MILLET FLOUR AT 3.49….
This obviously increases the costof all of the baked coods.
I did not see oat flour, srorghum, buckwheat or quinoa. as flours….
Of course, I buy my cornmeal by quaker Oats in the Baking aosle at the local grocery….
Would love some insighton these expensive products.
Chef Helen
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