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The Scoop on Flour

Jun.posted by Paula 3 Comments

The Scoop on Flour – The type of flour used in a recipe affects the flavor and texture of the finished product.

Everything you need to know about flour. The Scoop on Flour

THE SCOOP ON FLOUR

Below is a list of flour types and how to best use them.

All-purpose flour – a blend of hard and soft wheat. Use in all baking.

Self-rising flour – a combination of all-purpose flour, baking powder, and salt. Use in all baking.

Bread flour – Milled from hard wheat. Has a high-protein content that produces strong gluten. This gives yeast breads the structure they need to rise. Use in yeast breads.

Cake flour – Milled from soft wheat. Has a low-protein content. This allows cakes to be tender and have a fine-grained texture. You may substitute cake flour for all-purpose flour by increasing the amount of flour by 2 T per cup. Use in cakes.

Southern flour – Soft wheat (such as White Lily brand) and soft wheat blends (such as Martha White brand). Developed for use in biscuits, cakes, quick breads, and piecrusts.

HOW TO MEASURE FLOUR CORRECTLY

Measure carefully, especially the flour. How do you measure flour? To correctly measure flour, first, sift the flour. Then using a spoon or scoop lightly scoop flour out of its container into a measuring cup. Continue filling the cup until it is overflowing, then using the back of a butter knife level the flour. Scooping the measuring cup directly into the flour to fill can result in up to 25% more flour than lightly spooning the flour into the measuring cup. More flour in a recipe will make it dense and dry.

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Comments

  1. Patricia Potts says

    01.28.16 at 4:51 pm

    I can’t find your instructions on how to measure flour properly. Where can I find it

    Reply
  2. Sandy says

    04.22.15 at 9:28 pm

    Just saw your recipes on Yummy and cannot wait to start preparing them.
    Thank you! They make me so excited to start cooking new things!

    Reply
    • Paula says

      04.23.15 at 12:47 pm

      I hope you find lots you like. I try to share a mix of healthy, classic and, well, decadent desserts

      Reply

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