Tapioca flour - alternative?

Kron

Hi. Can anyone help me please. My daughter is coeliac and I have been trying to get some Tapioca flour for some of the recipes I have. However, it seems to be hard to come by. Does anyone know if there is an alternative. I have in the store cupboard rice flour, polenta, ground almonds, potato flour.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Karen

Ephemera

Hi Karen,

Have you tried chickpea or chestnut flour? There are a few coeliac support websites online, try this one: http://www.coeliac.org.uk/ or this one: http://www.cdrc.org.uk/

Can't say more than that, I have no direct experience with the condition but I am good at finding stuff on the Web

Ephemera

And...did you know you can get some foods on prescription?

http://www.coeliac.org.uk/glutenfree_living/glutenfree_prescriptions/default.asp

Kron

Hi. Thanks very much. I have got some chickpea flour (forgot that one!). I get quite a lot of staples on prescription and Maddie is ever so good at eating gluten free. But I home bake lots and she feels a bit left out so I'm trying to get some flours to make her some biscuits and cakes. Thanks for your help.

Karen