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What is the difference between plain flour and all purpose flour?
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∙ 10y ago
There is no difference between plain flour and all-purpose flour. They are one and the same. All-purpose (plain) flour does not contain the salt and baking soda that self-rising flour has.
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What is the difference between plain and all purpose?
Plain flour is the term used in Britain, all-purpose is an americanism. Neither contains baking powder.
Difference between plain white flour to wholemeal flower?
The difference between plain white flower and whole meal flour is that whole meal flour is a little denser. Also plain white flour is bleached so it looks white.
Can you substitute plain flour for all purpose flour in baking a cake?
yes. They are the same thing. Plain flour is an Australian term where all-purpose is the American.
How do you convert plain flour into all-purpose?
In most cases plain flour is identical to all-purpose flour. All-purpose flour may be used to bake bread or pastries, whereas pastry flour has a low percentage of gluten and bread flour has a high percentage of gluten. Plain, or all-purpose flour has a medium percentage of gluten.
How do you make AP flour?
AP Flour = All Purpose Flour = Plain Flour
Is all purpose flour the same as plain flour?
All-purpose flour is the same thing as plain flour. The terms are simply different for different parts of the world. In Australia and the United Kingdom, it is known as plain flour while in the United States and Canada it is known as All-Purpose Flour. This type of flour has a lower amount of gluten protein than bread flour, but more than baking flour so it is balanced and can be used for a wide range of purposes.
What is the difference between plain flour and self raising flour?
If you were baking a cake: Self-Raising Flour - would make it rise Plain Flour - wouldn't make it rise People use self-raising in cakes to make them bigger, but they use plain in pancakes so it keeps it thin.
What is all purpose flour in the UK please?
It's plain flour.
How to concert plain flour in selfrising flour?
the difference between the two are that self rising has yeast in it. so all you have to do is get some yeast and mix it with the flour.
What's in plain flour that isn't in any other flours?
When you say plain flour, I think you mean all-purpose flour. The only thing in all-purpose flour is ground wheat. Self-rising flour has salt and baking powder in it. Most recipes call for using all-purpose flour.
Can you substitute plain flour for all-purpose flour in baking stained glass cookies?
Plain flour most likely is AP flour and I say yes at any rate.
Can you use plain flour instead of white flour?
Yes, assuming that by "plain flour" you mean all-purpose flour. Because all three sound like the exact same thing.
