Rice Flour and How it is Used

Ever wonder how Japanese baked goods are made to be so thick in texture and delicious in flavor? Rice flour, made from finely milled white or brown rice. This rice flour can act as a substitute for wheat flour when it is made noon-glutinous, therefore a perfect substitute for a gluten-free diet. Rice flour in general has properties that make it a tastier option in pastries and breads!

Different Types of Rice Flour

Rice flour can be milled using different methods in order to produce different types of rice flour best suited for various recipes. This can range from dry-milled wet-milled, meaning they are soaked before they go through milling. Dry-milled rice flour is the most common type, as it can be stored on a dry-good shelf. Wet-milled rice flour, on the other hand, is frozen as it forms a lump that can be broken.

Japanese Rice Flour Dishes

Rice flour can be used in the making of various sweets and pastries that we all know and love. Countries all over the world use rice flour in different ways for their cultural dishes. Japan uses rice flour for bread, noodles, cakes, and other treats. Here are some examples of Japanese rice flour dishes.

Rice Flour Pancakes

Rice flour pancakes are the perfect way to start off the day! The mixture of rice flour, sugar, baking powder, and a little bit of salt. Add some blueberries, chocolate chips, or even some bananas to the mix! The rice flour gives these pancakes a fluffy thick texture perfect to hold any maple syrup or strawberry syrup you drizzle on top!

Rice Flour Cocoa Cookies

Using rice flour, fresh okara, sugar, processed cocoa, your choice of milk, and your choice of oil, you can make these delicious cocoa cookies! These cookies are healthier than your average cocoa cookie, and are flexible enough in recipe to overcome any allergies.

Mitarashi-Dumplings

These delicious skewed rice dumplings are a Japanese favorite, and are perfect when dumped in a sweet soy sauce. Not many ingredients are involved in making the dumplings themselves, only glutinous rice flour and water. The sweet soy sauce is made from water, potato starch, sugar, and soy sauce.