Xanthan gum

What is xanthan gum? About the ingredient xanthan gum. Including 21 recipes with xanthan gum, and where to find it.

About

Xanthan Gum is a plant-based stablising and thickening agent.

Xanthan gum is a powerful emulsifier that can encourage liquids that don't naturally mix together to combine. It is also a powerful thickener that helps increase the viscosity (thickness) of batters and liquids that it is added to as well as increasing creaminess.

It's it especially useful making gluten-free flours as Xanthan gum acts similarly to gluten. The Xanthan gum replaces the wheat-based gluten which enables the gluten-free flours to become elastic and allow baked goods like cookies and muffins to hold together and when making gluten-free bread helds retain gas bubbles that give bread its fluffy texture.

Where found

Xanthan gum is usually found in the baking supplies section or aisle of the grocery store or supermarket.

In Chinese:	黄原胶
British (UK) term:	Xanthan gum
en français:	la gomme de xanthane
en español:	goma de xantano

Recipes using xanthan gum

There are 15 recipes that contain this ingredient.

• Apple Coffee Cake or Cinnamon Monkey Bread
• Banana Nut Pancakes
• Basic Rice Bread (Bread machine)
• Bread Machine Gluten Free Cheddar Cheese Bread
• Brown & White Rice Bread
• Crusty Corn Flat Bread
• Delectable Date Muffins
• Gf Melody's Brown and White Bread
• Gf Pat's Brown and White Rice Flour Breads and Buns
• Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Zucchini Brownies
• Herb Cheese Bread
• Homemade Wraps

All 15 recipes

Created: October 17, 1999 Last updated: about 7 years ago