Category "flour"

How do I substitute almond flour for all purpose flour?

I am trying to make a few cookie recipes and want to reduce their carb content and make it suitable for a low carb consuming person. Most of the cookie recipes

Choosing between semolina and non-semolina durum flour

I have a big confusion between flours, aggravated by the fact that I do not live in an english-speaking country and labeling and translations are confusing. I l

Reducing dried chestnuts to size of corn kernel

We had a great Chestnut crop this year and would like to make Chestnut flour. I dried about 4 Mason Jars of nuts in a dehydrator. Before I use our Nutrimill,

How to (cheaply) grind wheat berries for home bread making?

I've never made wheat flour before, though I bake bread regularly. I'm considering using my KitchenAid blender to grind my hard white wheat berries, but am worr

What would result from not adding fat to pastry dough?

I'm preparing some form of pastry. The usual ingredients: flour, water, and shortening. What would happen if I don't add shortening?

How to master homemade pasta? [closed]

I've made my own pasta for the first time today. While the results were far from bad, it was not perfect. It looked a little bit too "fluffy"

How to make your own Granary® flour from existing ingredients?

This flour which is widely available in the UK is harder to obtain elsewhere and also appears to be surrounded in some secrecy. Does anyone have an approximatio

Why not use cornstarch instead of flour for pastries?

If when baking cakes, and especially pastries, you want less gluten formation, why not use something that has even less gluten than cake flour? What would happe

Name of dish - eggs + flour + bread crumbs (+ baking powder)

When I was breading I had some leftovers so I decided to mix them together and fry to check if it is edible. It wasn't bad though it was very dense. Today I tri

What causes dough made from coconut flour to not stick together?

I made a pizza dough with half wheat and half coconut flour and I noticed the dough wasn't as elastic and broke apart easier. Then I tried a dough with 100% coc

I made challah dough and it was still sticky after 9 cups of AP flour

I only needed a few more tablespoons of flour, but I had run out. Instead I substituted half the amount of cornstarch. Will my bread still have the right textur

How important are ingredient ratios in pasta-making (as compared to baking)?

It's well-known that the ratios of ingredients matter a lot in baking -- tiny changes in ingredient ratios can create big changes in the quality of results. How

What is the best way to turn soup into stew without using flour?

I was hoping to make stew, but I made soup by forgetting to add thickener--my intended thickener was keto flour because, due to an autoimmune disease, I cannot

Long term stability of okara flour

I make a lot of tofu and soy milk from soy beans, leaving me with a lot of okara as a by product. "Okara, soy pulp, or tofu dregs is a pulp consi

How much oil can flour absorb?

I know that flour can absorb about 60% of its weight in water. Hence, the 5/3 flour to water ratio when making bread How much oil can flour absorb?

What is this Myanmar legume flour?

What is this Myanmar legume flour? It reminded me of Chickpea flour in behavior but was clearly different, it might be Pigeon Pea flour. What is it actually?

Is cake donut mix the same as all purpose flour?

Was gifted a 50lb bag of cake donut mix and my kids wanted to learn how to make donuts. All the recipes we've researched call for all purpose flour and I couldn

What are the best timings of adding flour and soda into batter?

Some pancake family recipes require adding soda. I have read in some professional pancake recipes that it's better to leave the batter for a couple of hours, id

What factors impact on pita pop [duplicate]

I am wondering which factors impact on pita pop. From some time I am trying to make it and the pita stays flat.

Does the addition of acid into flour inhibit gluten formation?

I want my dough to have minimal gluten formation. For that I will be adding boiling water to my flour. Also I am curious that does adding any acid such as lemon