Oat flour is a gluten-free option for making cakes, hot cakes, waffles, pancakes, or cupcakes that will also add more flavor, provide a load of nutrients, and an extra smooth texture to your baking recipes, and the best part is that you can make homemade oat flour.

Oat flour is a whole grain flour made from any type of oats, meaning you can use whole oat grains, oat flakes (finer than the whole grain), and you can even use quick-cooking oats, although whole grain oats will make it easier.

Oat flour has a silky texture and provides a subtle oat flavor. It is similar to wheat flour, except that it is gluten-free, and it is a healthy product because it has more protein and fiber than regular flour. It is also lower in carbohydrates. Basically, oat flour has all the nutritional benefits of oats.



Although you can buy it at the supermarket, you can also make homemade oat flour easily, with the advantage that it will be more economical and that you can have it available any day, if you are one of those people who always have oats at home.

How to make oat flour

Making homemade oat flour couldn’t be easier, and all you need are 2 and a half cups of whole oat flakes (to make it easier) and a food processor or a high-speed blender. (One and a quarter cups of oat flakes will yield 1 cup of flour.)

Place the oats in the blender (or processor) and blend until a fine powder forms; this will only take a few seconds in a high-speed blender and a little longer in a food processor. To store your oat flour, place it in an airtight container and keep it in a cool, dry place for up to 3 months.

Can oat flour replace all-purpose flour?

The answer is no, because a substitution of oat flour for all-purpose flour will not work. What you can do is look for baking recipes that specifically require oat flour. If not, you can use a mixture of flours to add a different flavor and texture.

That's it, whether you use it to make your pancakes or mix it with wheat flour, it will be very useful to know how to make your own oat flour.

Here are some recipes with oat flour:

Mini Carrot Cake in the Microwave
Banana Oat Hot Cakes
Flaxseed, Mamey, and Citrus Cake