Maseca Corn Masa for Tamales, 4.4 pounds Best Quality

This is a really good, really cheap gluten free corn flour. You can't use it to make polenta--that's corn meal, not corn flour. However, you can make skillet corn bread with this (put masa harina corn bread into Google, and it will pull up a couple of recipes--they also call for wheat flour, so substitute northern bean or white rice flour and a tsp of guar gum per cup of flour.)

If you're new to cooking gluten-free, watch out for cross-contaminated brands. This one is safe, because corn is the only thing they mill. It also says, "Gluten free" on the package. And, best of all, it's about a dollar a pound. (Brown rice flour costs twice that much.)Get more detail about Maseca Corn Masa for Tamales, 4.4 pounds.

Authentic Foods Brown Rice Flour Superfine Top Quality

This is a must for gluten free cooking. Don't let anyone tell you any different, there is a huge difference in rice flours. This one is non-gritty, and does not have an offensive smell. We love and can not live without this flour!

Annalise Roberts suggests this flour in her cookbooks. Buy one of her books, they are reasonable and you'll be thrilled. You might even cry a little! Her bake goods taste normal!Get more detail about Authentic Foods Brown Rice Flour Superfine.