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Gluten is important for the chewiness of classic French and country style breads.
it is present to some extent in all wheat flour.
'Bread flour' contains the highest amount, around 10%,
and is intended for making bread.
'Cake flour' contains the least, yielding a more tender crumb as desired
for cakes and most pastry products, pancakes especially.
The old standby 'all Purpose' flour is just that, a middle of the road product meant to produce acceptable results in any recipe.
(with expected middle of the road results)
for best end product use the appropriate flour for your recipe.
a cake flour substitute can be concocted by using an 80% AP flour/20% cornstarch mix.
Gluten must be activated by adding water then physically manipulating the dough,
this is why you should knead your bread thoroughly , but mix your cake and muffin batters as little as possible.
Having trouble stretching your Pizza dough or forming bread loaves?
wrap the dough and let the gluten relax for 15 minutes or so and most
of the troublesome elasticity will go away.
The baking industry can order their flour with the exact gluten/starch ratio they desire, and foodservice/wholesale has access to many types that are not on supermarket shelves.
What else can I help you with?
Is flour made from gluten?
No, gluten is a component of flour, specifically, a protein.
Why is gluten important flour?
it has good fiber capacity on it.
Is wheat flour gluten-free?
No, wheat flour contains gluten and is not gluten-free.
Is self-rising flour gluten-free?
No, self-rising flour is not gluten-free as it typically contains wheat flour, which contains gluten.
Does white flour contain gluten?
Yes, but you can buy gluten-free flour.
What has more gluten spelled or all purpose flour?
flour has more gluten; spelt is gluten free.
Which flour has more gluten than cake flour?
Bread flour has more gluten than cake flour. Gluten is the protein in flour that produces elastic, stretchy dough and chewy breads.
How much gluten do you add to plain flour to make strong flour?
2Tb gluten to how much flour?
What is the best gluten-free flour for frying?
The best gluten-free flour for frying is rice flour.
Is teff flour gluten free?
Yes, teff flour is gluten-free.
Can celiacs eat gluten free flour?
Um the word gluten might be a hint its high in gluten! YES! Gluten Flour is specifically gluten. Its like maximum amount of gluten possible. You use gluten flour to make baked goods stretchier ect. YES
Can you use gluten free flour instead of self raising flour?
Technically all flour has gluten in it. Gluten is a protein found in food processed from wheat and other related species. Different kinds of flours have different levels of gluten (bread flour has high gluten vs. cake flour with low gluten). Self-rising flour is all-purpose flour with salt and some kind of leavening agent. So yes, self-rising flour, like all flour has gluten in it. It just doesn't have special amount added or taken away like bread or cake flour does. It has same gluten content as all-purpose flour.
