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====Millet flour====
====Millet flour====
Millet flour (''bajari'' or ''bajri'': India) is a yellow flour milled from ground [[millet]] grain.  It is often mixed with other flours to make non-leavened flat breads such as [[roti]].  It can also be used as a [[gluten]]-free wheat flour substitute.
Millet flour (''bajari'' or ''bajri'': India) is a yellow flour milled from ground [[millet]] grain.  It is often mixed with other flours to make unleavened flat breads such as [[roti]].  It can also be used as a [[gluten]]-free wheat flour substitute.


====Rye flour====
====Rye flour====
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====Brown rice flour====
====Brown rice flour====
Brown rice flour is of great importance in southeast Asian cuisine. Most rice flour is made from white rice, thus is essentially a pure starch, but whole-grain brown rice flour is also  commercially available.
Brown rice flour is of great importance in southeast Asian cuisine. Most rice flour is made from white rice, thus is essentially a pure starch, but whole-grain brown rice flour is also  commercially available.
===Gluten-free flour conversions===
[[Image:Gluten-free-flour-chart.jpg|thumb|right|300px|thumb|right|Gluten free flour conversion chart<br />[http://gygi.com/blog/2012/07/20/gluten-free-baking-the-conversion-chart/ www.Gygi.com - ''Originators of Gluten-free flour chart'']]]
[http://gygi.com/blog/2012/07/20/gluten-free-baking-the-conversion-chart/ www.Gygi.com] have created a useful equivalent chart.  See their [http://gygi.com/blog/2012/07/20/gluten-free-baking-the-conversion-chart/ blog] for more information.
== How much does one cup of flour weigh? ==
== How much does one cup of flour weigh? ==