Description
The Story Behind My Award Winning* Gluten Free Flour Blend
As a scientist and mum of a child with coeliac disease, food allergies and intolerances I developed my unique whole grain gluten free flour without rice to nourish her with wholesome nutritious food.It’s important for me to know that she is getting vital nutrients along with protein and fibre whenever she eats, and having found no suitable flour blends on the market I created my own.
Now I know that whatever I make for her, from pasta to bread, cakes and pastry she is getting some goodness with every mouthful.
On its own it can be used to make:
- Bread
- Biscuits
- Crepes
- Flatbreads (wraps)
- Pasta
- Pizza bases
- Pastry (shortcrust, rough puff, choux and Danish) and more
With the addition of baking powder (1tsp per 100g) it can be used to make:
- Cakes
- American pancakes
- Scones
- Soda breads
- Waffles and more
One bag of flour is all you need for all your baking.
Gluten Free Recipes
You’ll find recipes using my gluten free flour right here on my site in the recipe section.
FAQs
What are the ingredients?
Naturally gluten free teff, sorghum, buckwheat, tapioca and potato
What is the nutritional data?
Per 100g:
Energy: 370kcal/1566KJ
Protein: 8g
Fat: 2.4g
-saturates 0.5g
-monounsaturates 0.7g
-polyunsaturates 0.8g
Carbohydrates: 76.6g
of which sugars 0.9g
Fibre: 5g
Potassium: 127mg
Calcium: 10mg
Magnesium: 5mg
Iron: 1.5mg
Vitamin B3: 1.2mg
How do I store it?
The flour should be stored in an air tight container. It has a shelf life of 12 months (current batch October 2021) but this can be extended by storing the flour in the freezer.
Is it tested gluten free?
It is very important to me that anything I create is completely gluten free with no trace of contamination. For this reason the flour is manufactured in a totally gluten free environment. It is also tested for gluten using the R5 – Sandwich ELIZA (Mendez method) in an independent laboratory, Food Allergen Centre.
Being a small independent manufacturer I can’t afford to pay for the Crossed Grain Symbol.
Is the packaging recyclable?
Yes, the flour packets are made from paper so please recycle them.
How much is the postage?
£2.99 flat rate for orders up to £25 to all UK mainland addresses.
Orders below £10 excluding shipping are sent by Royal Mail second class. Due to the current situation deliveries are taking longer than usual.
Any orders above £10 excluding shipping are sent Royal Mail first class. Due to the current situation deliveries are taking longer than usual.
Orders over £25 get free delivery.
How quickly do you fulfil orders?
Orders placed before 12pm will be sent the same day Monday – Friday.
Those placed after 12pm on a Friday or over a weekend will be sent out on the following Monday.
Due to the current situation there may be slight delays to this.
Can you deliver outside the UK?
No I’m afraid I only deliver to the UK. However if you’d like to know how to make this gluten free flour blend check out my online cookery courses where I teach how to make this blend along with how to use it.
Customer Reviews
You may be able to find a less expensive gluten free alternative flour to bake with, but you are far less likely to achieve the same amazing flavour!
The wholegrain gluten free ‘Fairy’ flour blend created by Vicki Montague is simply brilliant.
Not only does it deliver superb and very consistent baking results, it is flavoursome, nutty, delicious and, being wholegrain, healthy too! I do love buckwheat, in my opinion a very underused ingredient. It is actually an Asian plant of the dock family, producing starchy seeds. When milled into flour, these seeds add great flavour – traditionally used for blinis, (buckwheat pancakes to accompany caviar), Vicki has harnessed the great potential of these seeds in her flour blend. Teff and sorghum also add a depth of flavour.
I thoroughly recommend these two flour blends and would also like to say to any coeliac, whether recently diagnosed or not, that you won’t find anyone anywhere more dedicated that Vicki who is prepared to offer invaluable advice and help others in their quest to overcome dietary restrictions.
Being diagnosed with coeliac disease is not the end of the world, it is the beginning of an entirely new and exciting one.
You may be able to find a less expensive gluten free alternative flour to bake with, but you are far less likely to achieve the same amazing flavour!
This is the best gluten free flour I have found and about the only one that works well in my breadmaker. One member of my family is seriously allergic to gluten and dairy and eggs. This flour is the perfect answer.
It is much better that competitors and I've made bread in the breadmaker with it.
Fantastic flour to work with...
Just started using your flour (plain and self raising). I'm not a confident cook but followed your Victoria sponge recipe exactly and it was fantastic.
Excellent product!
Excellent and easy to use product, supplier has and excellent website with recipes and ideas and is very friendly and helpful if you have any questions. We love eating things made with this flour.
I loved this gluten free flour. It tasted delicious when used in recipes.
It's great because I wasn’t having to mix several flours together and I loved the whole meal content as most other premixed bread flours are bleached white flour.
I made the bread with sunflower seeds and not only did it look like the picture, it tasted amazing and my family loved it. I’ve made it several times now and it always comes out well. I also used the sr flour in banana bread and it was delicious.
One of the best flours I've ever used
"It's very rare these days that a basic free from ingredient makes me stop and think as there are so many out there that all serve a purpose. But the wholemeal GF, WF and rice free flour from Free From Fairy is that one product.
This has to be one of the best flours I have used. It is so versatile and easy to use. From tacos to tarts pasta to pies this flour is amazing. I have taken to using it more and more.
Not only that but the story and Vicki’s support is brilliant.
Try it! You will be amazed and if you're stuck on how to use it then check the website for some inspirational recipes."
Love the plain flour, have found it very versatile.
Performs much better than rival brands in my experience.
Have used the flour to adapt my cooking to suit my husbands dietary needs from pies, pasties, scones and cakes to using it as a thickening agent in sauces, stews and casseroles.
I love your flour. I have used both self-raising and plain flour and I would continue to buy even if the price increased.
It performed just as well as others I've tried and I didn't need to use any additional raising agents
I've made sausage rolls, mince pies and banana bread with it so far.
Lovely Tasty Quick Bread Alternative!
This is a lovely tasty and quick bread alternative, thank you Vicki. I like to make it alongside a 'picky tea' or with soup or a stew. My only problem with the recipe is the 'leave to cool' part! 🙂 I can never resist the warm end of a fresh baked loaf!
Brilliant flour! Being intolerant to gluten and rice it is impossible to find a flour to bake with until I discovered yours!
It performs brilliantly and I have used it in several recipes.
I’ve made cakes, including a fruit cake I made at Christmas, and it performed brilliantly as a replacement for standard flour. Finally I can bake again x
*Silver Award for Innovation in the Free From Food Awards 2016
Jo Racle (verified owner) –
Best GF bread ever! Have tried processed brands but been unhappy with all the added rubbish. Have also tried making my own from other GF flours but the taste was poor. The loaf I just made from Free From Fairy flour was just lovely, texture, taste everything, and has frozen really well. So simple to make too.. just need a high-sided loaf tin now!
Beth Caygill (verified owner) –
The Free From Fairy flour is amazing. Its easy to work with and the results are fantastic. Having a corn/gluten/oat free need, this flour is the only flour that my daughter can use. This flour creates tasty, delicious meals and enabled my daughter to have a Christmas like any other. I made sausage rolls and scotch eggs as well a Christmas pudding, mince and apple pies. These were enjoyed by all, not just my daughter and comments received were that you would never know they were free from foods. With her birthday looming another free from fairy flour cake is on its way.
Without the Free From Fairy flour my daughter would miss out on many yummy meals, puddings and foods.
Highly recommended.
glynis ridgeway (verified owner) –
I got this at a food festival a few months back and now m putting in an order… The best free from flour I have come across (and I’ve tried a lot!) it has such a nice taste and cooks well. Very impressed.
Chloe Edges –
I first tried this flour at a blogging event. I knew that some flour had been provided and I asked the organiser at the end of the day what had happened to it. I was told it was used in all the cakes and biscuits we’d been eating all day. You Are Kidding Me I said! The flour is so good I had had no idea. I truly could not tell the difference (and I’m a picky madam that generally avoids the gluten free option as they’re always dry and gritty).
So now I recommend Free From Fairy flour on every blog post/recipe where I suggest a gluten free flour can be used if needed and I have every confidence that it will work perfectly every single time.
Clare –
FANTASTIC flour, for those of us that are Rice/Gluten intolerant it’s a game changer. To get anything rice free is a joy. I use it to make sauces, for example cheese sauce and it doesn’t leave an unwelcome flavour as other gf ingredients do. I must use it more, but I’m a novice/lazy baker. Highly recommend, a great product.
Steph (verified owner) –
Great product! Reliably tasty, works really well as GF substitute in normal recipes.
KS –
I purchased this at Christmas and made a fantastic fruit cake. I have since made scones, muffins, biscuits. I love this flour and am thankful for that more wholesome feel rather than the white gluten free flours in the supermarket. Yes it does cost a bit more but the results have been worth it.
I have just ordered my second lot and am looking forward to experimenting more with my sugar free baking.
As I’m gluten and lactose free it’s really hard to get anything when I’m out. I can now bake healthy versions and take them with me.
I never have bread as not keen on gluten free so have also purchased the bread mix to try. I will let you know how that goes.
TRISH MORGAN (verified owner) –
Best GF flour I’ve found , makes the best GF bread. It has flavour, real flavour!
Vicki Montague (verified owner) –
So glad you like it Trish!
Loobi (verified owner) –
I decided to start baking my own bread recently. Being coeliac and vegan it was difficult finding a decent brand without egg and that had more than 6 slices that would instantly break up when getting it out the bag. I came across this site and thought I would give it a go. I ordered 2 packets to start. My first 2 attempts failed. This did not put me off. I invested in a tin with a lid to ensure I would eventually nail it. I then ordered 6 packs. I am so glad I persevered as this is the best bread ever. I do not add sugar to the recipe as I avoid it in my diet and it is so good!! It toasts perfectly. Kudos to you free from fairy. I will never buy shop bought bed again.
Vicki Montague (verified owner) –
Wow! What a lovely comment to read. And kudos to you for not giving up. That really is the key to gluten free baking! Brilliant 🙂