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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. In the culinary sense, flour is a powder made of cereal grains, other seeds, or roots. It is the main ingredient of bread, which is a staple food for many civilizations, making the availability of adequate supplies of flour a major economic and political issue at various times throughout history. Wheat flour is one of the most important foods in European, North American, Middle Eastern and North African cultures, and is the defining ingredient in most of their styles of breads and pastries. Maize flour has been important in Mesoamerican cuisine since ancient times, and remains a staple in much of Latin American cuisine. Flour contains high proportion of starches, which are complex carbohydrates also known as polysaccharides. Leavening agents are used with some flours, especially those with significant gluten content, to produce lighter and softer baked products by embedding small gas bubbles. The production of flour has also historically driven technological development, as attempts to make gristmills more productive and less labor-intensive led to the watermill and windmill, terms now applied more broadly to uses of water and wind power for purposes other than milling. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License What flour is good for making pasta by my self? Q. I bought a pasta machine. So I can make pasta by myself. However, I don't know what flour should I use. Also, There are not many shops selling many kinds of flours. If you know good flour to make pasta, please tell me!!! Asked by Yuki - Thu Jun 15 01:19:07 2006 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments A. First choice is semolina. You may have to go to a 'health food' store to get it. High gluten bread flour is second. Semolina is a hard wheat with naturallly very high gluten content. High Gluten bread flour has to be worked (i.e., kneaded) a whole lot more in order to develop the gluten. All purpose flour will sort of work, but I wouldn't recommend using it in the pasta machine. In order for the pasta made from all-purpose to stay together, it needs to be thicker than most pasta machines will make. And the texture will be definitely softer. I know people who do it regularly, however, rolling it out like making a pie crust, cutting in into extra wide noodles, drying on a cooling rack and using it in home made soups. It tastes… [cont.] Answered by Montana Don - Thu Jun 15 10:28:04 2006 Can I use Self-Rising Flour as a substitute for All-Purpose Flour? Q. I am stuck with Self-Rising Flour from when I was making cupcakes, and I have no all purpose flour. I don't want to buy any new flour until I am finished with this flour. Can I use Self-Rising Flour as a substitute for All-Purpose Flour? If so, how? Asked by Cookie Monster - Sat May 31 11:01:07 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments A. Yes. Just leave out the salt and baking powder that may be called for in your recipe... S/R flour aslready has that in it. Answered by Sugar Pie - Sat May 31 11:07:38 2008 What is the difference between self-rising flour and cake flour?
Q. I attempt to make a pound cake and it didn't turn out right. Instead of using cake flour, I opt'd for self-rising flour. Could this be the reason my cake turned out hard and spongy? Can anyone give me a recipe for a cake that I can make from stratch? Thanks. Asked by freespiritofdayear - Wed Jun 25 10:48:21 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. Cake flour is a low gluten flour. Gluten is a wheat protein that gives the bread structure and stiffness. Self-rising flour is just all-purpose flour with baking powder (or other leaveners) mixed in the flour. Your recipes was hard and spongy since you used a higher gluten flour and probably over-mixed (both act to toughen the pound cake). Spongy due to the leaveners in the self-rising flour. The leaveners create carbon dioxide which acts to create little bubbles in your batter... Yes, you are correct that the self-raising flour caused the problem. You can use all pupose flour but you need to be gentle with the mixing so you don't overly work the gluten - making the cake tougher. Here's a link to allrecipes.com There are 20… [cont.] Answered by Dave C - Wed Jun 25 11:05:19 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "flour"  news.google.com Telegraph.co.uk Put 1lb2oz/500g white spelt flour and 1lb2oz/500g wholemeal spelt flour into a bowl and mix in 20g salt. Make a well in the centre Combine oz/20g fresh ... news.google.com CNN International She is holding an empty flour sack that she plans on filling with firewood. Her eyes are soft and kind, but they bear the signs of exhaustion. ... and more » news.google.com Troy Record In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour , baking soda and salt. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix just until all the flour is blended. ... From Google News Search: "flour"  stepping-back.co.uk 389px x 500px | 40.20kB [source page] Banbury Canal and Clarks Flour Mill  amarals.com 320px x 400px | 21.60kB [source page] Click to enlarge White Corn Flour Antonio s 2 lb bag From Yahoo Image Search: "flour"  blog.kingarthurflour.com PJ Hamel Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:21:32 GM Gradually stir in 3 3/4 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose . Flour. alternately with 1 cup orange juice. img_4561.JPG. Smoooth .. img_2562.jpg. At last - here come the candied cherries. Use 1 3/4 cups, about 10 ounces. ...  happyflour.blogspot.com Happy Flour ue, 08 Dec 2009 03:47:00 GM skip to main | skip to sidebar. Happy . Flour. . Tuesday, December 8, 2009. Happy Mama Blogger Award ... Happy . Flour. : A simple homemaker with a loving husband and two sons. Bake for pleasure. View my complete profile · Singapore Time ...  shizuokagourmet.wordpress.com dragonlife Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:29:12 GM On a working table, sprinkle a little . flour. . Press the dough inside the cellophane paper with your foot to spread it. Take it out the cellophane paper and roll it thin on your working table. The dought must be thinned down to between 1 ... From Google Blog Search: "flour" |
