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Flour
Flour is a powder, made by grinding cereal grains or other seeds or roots. It is the main ingredient of bread and is used a lot in baking.
628 Questions
Is flour mix with water produced a solution?
A solution is a mixture of 2 or more substances that consists of solids, liquids or gases. So, the answer would be yes.
Is potato flour and tapioca flour complex carbs?
Potato contains simple carbohydrates that are easy to digest and absorb by the human body.
One large potato which is around 300 gms in weight contains around 280 calories.
Is plain flour the same as soft flour?
No because they USE different flours, fats, liquids and sweeteners differently in the factory. Bread flour and cake flour are not the same.
If you substitute one ingredient for another, the results will be different. Understanding ingredients, why they function the way they do and how to adjust for their differences will make your baking experiences more successful and consistent.
How much is three fourth cup of flour?
This means that the whole recipe calls for 3 cups but this is divided into different places in the recipe.
Can you substitute gram flour for chickpea flour?
The Indian rotis and chappatis are sometimes referred as bread. So if that is what you are referring to then, yes. You can make paranthas with chickpea flour but you might want to add some wheat flour to make a dough. This is because, the chick pea flour by itself will be sticky when you add water. Add some spices and salt and then make it like any other paranthas.
How many cups of flour in 50gram flour?
If it is plain white flour, that is about 1/2 a cup. -There are many kinds of flour,all of different mass.
What state leads in in flour production?
Kansas, which is also known as the bread basket to the world, and the wheat state.
Flour is powdered wheat or maize (corn) etc.
The wheat plant is a type of grass, but not like the type of grass that grows on a lawn. Wheat has much bigger seeds, which are used as food.
The powder is produced by grinding the seeds between hard objects until the seeds are crushed to powder. Different types of flour are made from different plants.
(See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flour). More wheat flour is produced than any other type of flour. There are different ways the powder can be modified to produce different types of wheat flour. In wheat there are naturally occurring starches and proteins. Wheat flour can be refined to remove certain parts of its natural contents, or to change the ratios of its contents to something more appropriate for the consumer or for the product the consumer wants. Some people are allergic to the gluten protein in wheat flour, so some flour is processed to be gluten free. Regulations in many countries require that wheat flour be enriched with certain nutrients to replace any that may be lost in the production of flour. Flour can be brown, white, wholemeal, wholegrain etc. and different processes are used to make these different types of flour. There is even self-raising flour, used in baking. It contains a little baking powder and salt. This makes it rise in cooking. Many cakes have 'self-raising flour' in the recipe. History and present situation regarding additives:
For centuries people have put different additives into flour to improve it. The amount of these additives is very small, and the situation is highly regulated, by law and by government agencies. Examples of additives, especially in the bread industry:- 1. Additional Nutrients
2. Processing Aids- Various enzymes and processing aids are permitted for use in breadmaking flour. These are destroyed by the baking process.
3. Flour Treatment Agents -to ensure good loaf volume and improved crumb structure, softness and colour. + Vitamin C, (E300)
4. Emulsifying Agents -to provide dough stability and maintain softness. (E471, E472(E) )
5. Preservatives -e.g. vinegar, to prevent mould. (Vinegar is a natural ingredient and is not actually regarded as a food 'additive') + Calcium Propionate (E282) to inhibit the growth of mould and bacteria. The flour you buy in the shops is basically a natural product that has been used for thousands of years for making various foods such as bread, cakes, biscuits, noodles, chapatti, naan, tortilla, dumplings, buns, pasta, and crackers, etc. Oh yes, and by the way, white wheat flour is also the traditional base for wallpaper paste!
Yes and no. They are both ground corn but the texture is different. Cornmeal is ground to be like coffee, while masa is powdered. They don't swap out well in recipes.
In 2.5 cups of flour, there is 5.925 dl. This measurement assumes that your flour has been sifted and has not settled into a denser mass through prolonged storage.
Is normal flour the same as self-raising flour?
No. Cornflour is made from corn and does not rise. It's used for different reasons than self raising flour which is wheat flour with bicarb already added. Be aware with cornflour that it can also be wheat flour if it says wheaten cornflour. That concept baffles me.
Can you bake with flour that has weevils?
The only problem would be if you told anyone about it. It is just a little extra protein. That may upset some people, but if you run the flour through a shifter, that should get rid of most of the weevils and there are no diseases carried by weevils. People may not want to think about it, but we all eat a fair amount of bugs every day. The USDA even has an acceptable amount of bug content in breakfast cereal.
If you absolutely must use the flour, a very fine sieve should separate out the weevils. Freeze the flour for at least two days first, to kill the insects.
However if you can simply buy more flour, do so: any large infestation can affect flavors.
If weevils are a recurring problem for you, wrap your flour packages in plastic and keep them in the fridge. Because the weevils could well be invisible but present before you buy the flour or other dry goods, freeze the package for two days before refrigerating; this will kill off any eggs or larvae.
When you find weevils present in dry foods, wrap the package in plastic and dispose in the bin. You must also vacuum the cupboards where the weevils were found and then wipe thoroughly with a damp cloth.
There is approximately 7.685 cups of flour in 960 grams. This means that there is 0.008 cups in every one gram of flour.
What is the function of self rasiing flour in a cake?
It allows breads and cakes to rise (by trapping the bubbles in gluten protein molecules). Plain flour can be used but it has to have baking powder added to it to help it rise. Self-raising needs no such additives.
Does unbleached wheat flour have gluten in it?
Bleached flour has been treated chemically to make it whiter. Flour can be bleached naturally by aging, which is time consuming and more expensive than artificial methods. See link for more information.
Is flour a mixture of solid and gas?
Flour acts as a solid when in a stationary state however if air is blown into the flour at a calculated rate, the flour can take on the properties of a liquid. Adding air to the flour adds energy which moves the particles similar to adding energy to a block of ice which excites the molecules into movement.
What is a stone bowl used to make flour called?
If you are refering to the stone bowls used to hold the wheat to be ground into flour it's called a mortar the items to grind the wheat is called a pestle.
The wheat is picked from the fields it's grown in and then is ground down to fine pieces.
Can eating flour out the bag hurt you?
Eating cornmeal out of the bag can be harmful definitely by raising the BP and causing constipation and retaining fluid when eating more tea spoons than recommended.... I know because I'm a regular eater.
