59 Baked Goods That Don't Require All-Purpose Flour
You want to bake. You need to bake. But what should you make if you're out of all-purpose flour? It depends, of course, on what you have. Flourless cakes and other gluten-free desserts are a good move, but if you have alternate flours like oat flour, einkorn flour, or rye flour, many more recipes are open to you. Got whole wheat flour on hand? We've got desserts for that, too. (And dinner rolls! And scones!) Here are 59 of our favorite baking recipes, no AP flour required.
Photo by Gentl & Hyers, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich, Prop Styling by Kalen Kaminski1/59Coconut-Date Power Breakfast Bars
Photo by Martin Poole5/59Raspberry and Coconut Breakfast Loaf
This wheat-free breakfast loaf is made with ground almonds and coconut, plus tangy raspberries. If you don't have almond meal on hand, you can blitz the nuts in your food processor to make your own.
Rinne Allen10/59Salted Rye Cookies
This fairly straightforward and versatile dough can be made as drop cookies instead of icebox-style sliced logs: Chill the dough, then scoop it into rounded-tablespoon-size balls, roll in the salt-sugar mixture, arrange at least 1 1/2 inches (4 cm) apart on the baking sheet, and flatten slightly. In addition, you can substitute just about any kind of flour for the rye.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, food styling by Anna Stockwell11/59Flourless Pistachio Cake With Strawberry Meringue
Make this stunning flourless pink and green cake for Passover or to end any and every spring celebration.
Photo by Alex Lau, Styling by Sue Li12/59Gluten-Free Chocolate-Tahini Brownies
Brownies don't need all-purpose flour to be delicious. This is a boldly chocolatey, completely flourless dessert, with a swirl of tahini on top.
Leigh Beisch14/59Buckwheat Linzer Cookies
These pretty cookies look as though they are fussy to make, but they are actually slice-and-bake cookies, with holes cut from half of them about halfway through the baking. Buckwheat pairs well with any dark berry or cherry flavor, so feel free to try different preserves. The cookies keep well, but they should be assembled only shortly before serving. Leftover filled cookies will soften a bit, but they will still taste great.
