A lot of the healthiest recipes I have on this site use oat flour in place of regular flour. Although it has the word “flour” in it, there is actually no wheat in oat flour, and it’s a much healthier option than regular flour. You can purchase oat flour, but I have never done so. It’s easy enough to grind oats for oat flour yourself, plus it’s practically free and will save you a trip to the store!
Here’s how (full recipe below):
Simply start out with a blade grinder and 1/2 cup of oats.
Place oats in the blade grinder and grind for about 30 seconds, until the oats have turned into a fine powder, like flour.
DIY Oat Flour
Serves: generous 1/2 cup oat flour
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup oats (I have only ever used old-fashioned oats)
Instructions
- Place oats in a coffee bean (blade) grinder. I recommend doing 1/2 cup oats at a time so as to not overfill the grinder.
- Grind oats to a fine, flour-like consistency, about 30 seconds give or take.
- That’s it! You have your own oat flour!
Notes
I have also tried using a food processor to make oat flour. Although it works, it is harder to get the oats as finely ground as necessary. If you use a food processor, I recommend sifting the flour once made to remove any coarse bits of oat.
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lisa Barbiero says
where can I purchase a grain grinder like the one shown in the picture! Have been looking for one!!
alexandra says
It’s actually just a coffee bean grinder, although if you have a KitchenAid, they do make a grain grinder attachment. :)
Gloria Diaz says
Great post and listed tips are wonderfully described.