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Can you use self rising flour in place of all purpose in muffins?
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∙ 13y ago
as long as you DON'T use yeast
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Can you use self rising flour instead of all purpose flour for a pizza dough?
No! self rising flour has additives in it. ( salt and a leavening agent)
Is cake flour the same as self rising flour?
Short answer: NO. they are not the same. Do NOT use one for the other. I was trying out a new peach cobbler recipe. It called for self-rising flour. I found the definition for self-rising flour which is basically flour with some type of rising agent (usually baking powder) in it. That is what I thought cake flour was -- flour with baking powder. When i made the recipe using the cake flour, the cobbler did not turn out/did not rise. Therefore, I would not use cake flour in place of self=rising flour again. Use 1 cup regular flour minus 2 teaspoons. Add 1 and 1/2 teaspoon baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt to equal 1 cup.
Can you use regular flour instead of self- rising flour?
Only use self-rising flour (aka self-raising) as a substitute for regular flour if the recipe gives instructions for doing so. Self-rising flour contains salt and leavening and cannot be used as a direct replacement in all recipes that call for plain flour.Well once I made biscuits with regular flour and they were rock hard, so unless you want rocks instead of fluffy soft biscuits, then you can't use rugular flour instead of self-rising.
Is bread flour different than all purpose flour?
All purpose flour is your "baseline" flour--it's wheat that's been dehulled, ground and fortified. Cake flour is ground finer than all purpose flour. Cakes have a very fine texture you can't really get from all purpose flour, because all-purpose flour's particles are larger. Bread flour has more gluten in it, which gives you a more substantial bread.
What is multi purpose flour?
It is plain flour, but with a medium gluten content.Flour can have a high gluten content - (strong flour) and this sort of flour is best for bread making, or a low gluten content in which case it is best for pastry and cakes (if you add baking powered to low gluten flour - this is sold as self raising flour).A multi purpose flour will have a medium gluten content and thus can be used for both bread and cake baking it is a compromise product.
Can you use all-purpose flour in place of cake flour?
As long as its not self rising flour. Self rising flour contains levening agents, and that will wreak havoc on the balance of your cake recipe. You can substitute all purpose flour for cake flour, but because regular flour has a higher protein content than cake flour, and therefore produces more gluten, it will affect the texture of your baked good. It will be a little harder, a little denser, and the taste may be affected as well. In order to approximate the effect of using cake flour, for each 1/2 cup of cake flour called for in the recipe, take your half cup measure, loosely spoon flour into it, don't pack it, level it off, then remove 1 tablespoon of the flour and add 1 tablespoon of cornstarch to it.
Can you use all purpose flour instead of almond flour in your macarons?
Yes, you can use all purpose flour in place of almond flour. However, the resulting cookies would not be macaroons, but simple cookies without much flavor.
What can you use as a flour substitute in a cake?
You can use self raising flour and decrease the amount of other leavening agents in the recipe. However there are no more substitues for plain flour; strong flour does not work (too much gluten, baked goods come out hard), similarly pasta flour does not work. Any specialist flours (cornflour, buckwheat, quinoa flour etc...) should only be used in recipes designed for those types of flour.
What is the shelf life of all purpose flour?
It would be best to use the flour within one year, if frozen. It won't necessarily spoil if held longer, but it can pick up flavors from the freezer or may even turn rancid, depending upon the type of flour.
Is it possible to substitue sifted flour in the place of cake flour?
If all purpose flour is used sift the amount a couple of times and add one or two egg whites to the recipe -- the difference in using regular all purpose (and this may be different in Europe or Australia) and cake flour is the protein content and types of wheat employed by the miller. Cake flour is derived from softer wheats while all purpose flour will typically be a blend or soft and hard wheats. A cake made with all purpose flour will perhaps have a heavier texture (hence the suggestion of the egg whites), but will still taste ok - and perhaps the baker will prefer the the version using all purpose flour ---unless your catering a presidential dinner, don't worry about it. experiment, and have fun.
Can you use yogurt in place of milk in muffins?
yes
How do you make plain muffins without flour?
I don't think I would use oat bran cereal in place of oat bran flour. While oat bran cereal will have a high content of oat bran or even oat bran flour, the two are not interchangeable and won't give you the same results.
