Substitutes

Gluten free baking is filled all sorts of challenges – but when you’re trying to find a substitute for an ingredient, it’s even more challenging!

Whether baking a gluten free yeast bread or baking a gluten free cake, using something to bind the ingredients together is essential (much like gluten does with all-purpose flour baking). Fortunately, we have several options for using gum substitutes, flour substitutes and even egg substitutes.

Check out the Alternatives to Xanthan Gum and Guar Gum to discover your options for swapping out the gums and then head over to the Substitutes for Xanthan Gum to find out just how much of a substitute you need to use in your recipe. And don’t miss our flour guide and egg substitutes list!

How to Make Gluten Free Bread without Xanthan Gum
July 21, 2025

How to Make Gluten Free Bread without Xanthan Gum

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7 Best Cassava Flour Substitutes
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7 Best Cassava Flour Substitutes

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Can You Substitute Cornmeal for Flour? 7 Flour Alternatives
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Can You Substitute Cornmeal for Flour? 7 Flour Alternatives

Are you working on a recipe and trying to make do with what you have on hand? There are so…
The 8 Best Sweet Rice Flour Substitutes
June 4, 2025

The 8 Best Sweet Rice Flour Substitutes

If you have any experience with gluten free baking, you probably know that rice flour is a popular choice in…
The Top Substitutes for Millet Flour
June 4, 2025

The Top Substitutes for Millet Flour

If you have any experience baking with gluten free ingredients, you have probably encountered several recipes that call for millet…
12 Best Corn Flour Substitutes and How to Use Them
June 4, 2025

12 Best Corn Flour Substitutes and How to Use Them

In this post, we’re going to talk about corn flour and the 10 best corn flour substitutes you can use…
21 Best Coconut Sugar Substitutes and How to Use Them
June 4, 2025

21 Best Coconut Sugar Substitutes and How to Use Them

Coconut sugar is fast becoming a popular choice for baking. But if you find yourself needing an alternative to coconut…
6 Best Baking Soda Substitutes & How to Use Them
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6 Best Baking Soda Substitutes & How to Use Them

If you’re in the middle of a recipe and you’re all out of baking soda, try a handy baking soda substitute! There…
10 Best Quinoa Substitutes for Cooking, Baking, and More
April 23, 2025

10 Best Quinoa Substitutes for Cooking, Baking, and More

Quinoa is an essential pantry staple for many people, especially those of us with celiac disease. But if you run…
Best Substitutes for Buckwheat Flour (& Some Secondary Options)
July 12, 2022

Best Substitutes for Buckwheat Flour (& Some Secondary Options)

Milled from the seeds of the buckwheat plant, buckwheat flour is commonly used in gluten free baking for both sweet…
Is Oat Flour Gluten Free? Tips & How To Substitute
April 13, 2021

Is Oat Flour Gluten Free? Tips & How To Substitute

So you find yourself craving some granola bars or oat muffins, only to think twice because celiac disease means oats…
How to Make Substitutions for Xanthan Gum in Baking
May 22, 2018

How to Make Substitutions for Xanthan Gum in Baking

For the majority of people within the gluten-free baking community, xanthan gum is the holy grail of baking. It’s easily…
Gums in Baking: Are They Really Necessary?
September 19, 2016

Gums in Baking: Are They Really Necessary?

Within the gluten-free baking community, there is a growing consensus that for many recipes, the use of gums isn’t totally…