2006-06-16 18:05:46 · 9 answers · asked by Bharzini 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Flour is sold as either "bread flour," "cake flour" or "all purpose flour." Bread flour is for bread, having a high gluten content. Cake flour is for cakes and pastry, having a low gluten content. And all purpose flour can be used for bread or cake and has a medium gluten content.
If not otherwise marked, you can tell the difference by checking the PROTEIN content of the flour in the nutritional information panel on the package. Gluten is the protein in flour and the higher the protein value the higher the gluten. Gluten in the bread dough is activated by the kneading process, making the dough elastic, trapping the gases produced by the yeast and giving the baked bread texture.
2006-06-16 20:21:00 · answer #1 · answered by allankw 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
O.K. there are 2 types of flour, bread flour and cake flour, all purpose flour is a blend of both.
2006-06-17 01:31:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing. The difference would be in a self rising flour as it would have baking powder in it.
2006-06-17 01:10:02 · answer #3 · answered by silhouette 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
flour and all purpose flour are the same, you have to add baking soda to get it to rise, that is why you get self rising flour instead.
2006-06-17 01:10:13 · answer #4 · answered by nick_knight49 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
all purpose flour can be used for all purposes flour can't
2006-06-17 05:33:01 · answer #5 · answered by chevy*gurl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here is all you will probably ever need to know about flour and more.
2006-06-17 01:08:57 · answer #6 · answered by unsersmyboy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
flour is natural. all purpose flour is fine.
2006-06-17 01:13:20 · answer #7 · answered by nicey 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can see everything about the flour in here :
http://www.joyofbaking.com/flour.html
2006-06-17 13:24:34 · answer #8 · answered by Massiha 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
one has baking soda in it
2006-06-17 01:07:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋