Dough enhancer?

Question

I have a cookie recipe that calls for whole wheat flour and dough enhancer to make the dough light and fluffy. Do I have to use it? Can I omit it or is there something I can substitute for it? Thanks.

I'm having a hard time finding dough enhancer in my area and I would like to use the whole wheat flour.

The person that gave me this recipe also uses freshly ground flour. I guess that's why she uses dough enhancer. I didn't know store bought flours already have it.

Answer 1

most store bought flours contain the dough enhancers.

I'm kind of surprised your cookie dough calls for dough enhancers. Dough enhancers are usually used in bread making where you really work the gluten in the wheat.

Cookies you don't work the gluten or the cookie will end up a little tough.

Edit... Let me clarify myself in regards to dough enhancers. The enhancer I was referring to is amalyse. Most store bought flours contain some form of amalyse via adding malt or letting the the wheat kernel spout a little before milling (naturally malting).

Answer 2

Here is a description of dough enhancers...

http://www.breadmachinedigest.com/library/dough_enhancers.html

And no, store bought flours do not normally have these added with the exception of "Self rising" flour which is really more of a mix than a flour.

Bert