Homemade Rice Flour

Homemade Rice Flour is one of those simple pantry staples that’s surprisingly easy to make at home. With just one ingredient and about five minutes of work, you can turn plain white rice into a fine, versatile white rice flour you can use for baking, thickening, or gluten-free cooking.

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Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• Only one ingredient: No additives, fillers, or preservatives—just pure rice flour.
• Fast and easy: Ready in minutes using a simple spice grinder. It’s just as good as store-bought rice flour!
• So versatile: Great for baking, in Asian cuisines, as a thickening agent, or gluten-free recipes where you need to avoid wheat flour.

Equipment

• Spice grinder (or suitable coffee grinder)

How to Make Homemade Rice Flour

Step 1: Place the rice into a spice grinder. Grind for about 15 seconds, or until the rice reaches a fine powder with a flour-like texture. Work in batches if needed, as most grinders won’t hold the full amount at once.

Step 2: If desired, sift the ground rice to remove any remaining coarse pieces.

Step 3: Transfer the rice flour to an airtight container and store in a cool, dry place.

Tips for Success

• I don’t personally wash the rice before grinding since it’s used in baking and cooked at high temperatures, but you can rinse it if you prefer—just be sure it’s completely dry before grinding.
• There’s no need to soak the rice when using a spice grinder; it’s powerful enough to grind dry rice easily.
• Medium-grain white rice also works well, and brown rice can be used if you want to make brown rice flour.
• Most food processors won’t grind rice finely enough to make flour unless they have a specialized milling setting.

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Homemade Rice Flour

By: Joy Kincaid

Homemade Rice Flour is quick and easy to make with just one ingredient—perfect for baking, thickening, and gluten-free recipes.

Prep: 5 minutes mins

Total: 5 minutes mins

Servings: 2 cups

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Equipment

• Spice Grinder

Ingredients 

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• ▢ 2 cups Long Grain White Rice

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Instructions 

• Place the rice in your grinder and grind for about 15 seconds or until nice and fine like flour. Most grinders won’t be able to fit the full 2 cups of rice, so just do it a bit at a time.
• If desired, sift the flour to ensure no little chunks of rice remain behind.
• Store in an airtight container, in a cool, dry area for up to 5 months (sometimes longer).

Notes

Tips for Success

• I don’t personally wash the rice before grinding since it’s used in baking and cooked at high temperatures, but you can rinse it if you prefer—just be sure it’s completely dry before grinding.
• There’s no need to soak the rice when using a spice grinder; it’s powerful enough to grind dry rice easily.
• Medium-grain white rice also works well, and brown rice can be used if you want to make brown rice flour.
• Most food processors won’t grind rice finely enough to make flour unless they have a specialized milling setting.

Nutrition

Calories: 205kcal, Carbohydrates: 45g, Protein: 4g, Fat: 0.4g, Saturated Fat: 0.1g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g, Sodium: 2mg, Potassium: 55mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 0.1g, Calcium: 16mg, Iron: 0.3mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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