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What is the difference in bread flour and plain flour?
Plain flour has a lower gluten content than high grade or bread flour so is less suitable for bread. Some bread flours may also have additives to improve the bread texture or to quicken the bread making process.
Are scones healthy?
Healthier than white flour ones, but healthy is probably not the best description of a scone.
What types of flour are the most glutenous?
Bread flour, sometimes called "Strong flour" has a higher gluten content than regular cake flour. Out of all bread flours, "Canadian" bread flour usually has the highest gluten content. I think that pasta flour (sometimes called "00 flour") may have a slightly higher gluten content than some bread flours, but using pasta flour doesn't result in a better quality of bread.
Why do you need more water to make bread with wholemeal flour than white flour?
One does NOT need more water to make wholemeal bread than to make white bread.
Why is bread made from whole meal or whole wheat flour better than bread made from white flour?
its healthier for you
Can you make pie crust with bread flour?
Yes, you can make pie crust with bread flour, but it may not yield the best results. Bread flour has a higher protein content than all-purpose flour, which can make the crust tougher and chewier rather than tender and flaky. If you choose to use bread flour, consider mixing it with a bit of all-purpose flour to achieve a more desirable texture.
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.
When making scones with wholemeal flour would you need to add less or more liquid?
It will require more liquid because wholemeal flower is heavier and denser than normal flour.
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.
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 makes wheat bread healthier than white bread?
Whole grains, as opposed to bleached flour.
Why some bakeries now use wholemeal flour when making fruit scones?
to make it healthier and help the digestive system
