Substitutions
Rolled or steel-cut oats ground to a powder. Mildly sweet, soft-textured and easy to make at home in a blender.
What it does in a recipe: Tender, soft-crumbed bulk with a gentle sweetness and good moisture retention. Pick the swap that covers that job - the ratios below are written so you can act on them without doing any arithmetic.
Quick answer
Rolled oats, blended
1 cup oat flour = 1 1/4 cups rolled oats, blended until powderyAll substitutes, best first
1 cup oat flour = 1 1/4 cups rolled oats, blended until powderyOat flour is nothing but ground oats. Whole oats take up more volume than the flour they produce, hence the extra quarter cup.
MethodBlend for a full minute and sift out any coarse pieces, or the crumb comes out unevenly gritty.
1 cup oat flour = 1 cup whole wheat pastry flourA similar soft texture and comparable absorption, with a comparable wholegrain flavour.
Trade-offContains gluten, so the result is chewier and holds together better.
Allergen checkWheat-based, so not a swap for anyone avoiding gluten.
1 cup oat flour = 1 cup sorghum flourA comparably soft, mildly sweet gluten-free flour with a similar absorption rate.
Oats are naturally free of gluten but are grown, harvested and milled alongside wheat almost everywhere. Only oat flour explicitly certified gluten-free is safe for coeliac disease - a plain bag of oat flour is not.
At a glance
| Category | Flours |
|---|---|
| Job in a recipe | Tender, soft-crumbed bulk with a gentle sweetness and good moisture retention |
| Suits | Vegan, Vegetarian, Dairy-free, Egg-free, Nut-free, Soy-free |
| Swaps available for | Dairy-freeEgg-freeGluten-freeNut-freeSoy-freeVeganVegetarian |
| Number of substitutes | 3 |
Questions
1 cup oat flour = 1 1/4 cups rolled oats, blended until powdery. Oat flour is nothing but ground oats. Whole oats take up more volume than the flour they produce, hence the extra quarter cup.
1 cup oat flour = 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour. A similar soft texture and comparable absorption, with a comparable wholegrain flavour. Contains gluten, so the result is chewier and holds together better.
1 cup oat flour = 1 cup sorghum flour. A comparably soft, mildly sweet gluten-free flour with a similar absorption rate.
Related
Cooking around an allergy? Diet tags here describe the ingredient itself, not any particular brand. Processed products change formulation without notice and shared production lines are common, so read the label on everything you use. A severe allergy is a medical matter - confirm with the manufacturer or your clinician rather than relying on a substitution chart.