They main difference is in the amount of proteins. Pastry flour has less proteins about 8% or 9% while all purpose flour can be as much as 12% or so
no. bad idea.
Pastry flour.
Whole wheat pastry flour enriches your baked goods without making them heavy.
Yes, you can.
Bread flour has a higher percentage of gluten than all-purpose flour or pastry flour. Gluten is a protein molecule that forms a sort of network in dough that is desirable to make bread chewy. But pastry is suppose to be tender or flaky, not chewy or tough. So bread flour is not a good choice for making pastry.
yes pastry flour can be baked with cake flour its all flour isn't .
well Flour for the structure of the pastrySoft plain flour (low in gluten) is used in shortcrust pastry to give a short crumbStrong plain flour (high in gluten) if used in flaky/rough puff pastry to give the pastry elasticity
Instant flour is a type of flour that has been precooked and dehydrated, making it quick to dissolve in liquids and thicken sauces or gravies instantly. It is different from regular flour because it has been processed to have a finer texture and can be used without cooking, unlike regular flour which needs to be cooked to remove the raw taste.
Yes, you can substitute almond flour for regular flour in this recipe, but keep in mind that almond flour has a different texture and may affect the final outcome of the dish.
you mix flour, water and margarine/butter together. put it in the pastry design you want cook it then you get a pastry!
You can use a pastry cutter, knife and fork or pastry blender.
Cake or pastry flour, I have also heard it called soft flour.