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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.

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Butter and flour is it glue?

No, there is no flour in butter. Butter is made by churning or beating heavy cream until it solidifies. Margarine will have other ingredients in it, but none of those ingredients are flour, either.

What happens when eat too much cooked flour?

flour isn't really bad for you, It is a starch so if in baking it could be bad for you. It also depends on the type of flour you use, white flour is not as great as whole wheat flour. (think of bread)

flour is made from wheat which in nature isn bad for you.

Many tribes raised what to grind into flour?

A mano and matate were used by the Hopi to grind corn. A matate (or metate) is the large stone on which the grain is placed. A mano is a smaller stone tool (or rock) used to grind corn or other grains. It is rolled over the matate to break down the grains into a powder

Why is flour good for you?

Flour does not make you fat. Too much food and insufficient exercise make a person fat. The solution to being fat is to loose weight. This can ONLY by done by eating less and doing more.

Can you use Bisquick after date on box?

If the date is a "USE BY" then it should not be used after that date. In the case of "Best Before" it means that the quality of the product strts to diminish from that date stated. This will mean that it can be used within 2 - 3 days of that date if its been well refidgerated - The watch word is safety - if in doubt dont use it.

Can you make a sponge cake with just milk butter flour and sugar?

No - a basic sponge-cake recipe comprises flour, sugar, margarine and eggs. The basic quantities are - 2 eggs plus 4 ounces (112g) of each of other ingredients

Can you substitute gluten free flour for all purpose flour?

You can use all purpose, gluten free baking flour to make many baked goods, including cookies. Use a recipe that calls for that specific brand of all purpose gluten free baking flour so that they turn out as good as possible.

How should flour be stored?

Cakes made with flour usually do not need to be refrigerated. They keep well for two or three days if kept covered at room temperature. Cakes also can be kept covered in the fridge for a week or so. Refrigeration is needed for any cake with filling containing eggs, such as a custard filling.

Why are flour the best flour for bread making?

Flour helps in adding texture to the bread and sometimes helps in rising. The best flour to use for bread making is Strong White Bread Flour which can be found in grocery stores like ASDA!

Where did enriched white flour come from?

Originally Strong Plain White Flour came from South America, as they used to produce alot of crops, such as wheat. However, nowadays most countries produce this type of flour and use it in every day cooking. Hope this helped:)

Does flour and powdered sugar dissolve in water?

With enough heat, powdered sugar will dissolve in water just like granulated sugar. Complete absorption of the sugar will occur at a lower temperature per unit of sugar comparatively because of the difference in granular size. As such it will appear to dissolve more completely or faster than granulated.

What nutrient do enriched and whole wheat flours add to yeast breads?

There is no yeast at all in enriched flour. Enriched flour has a few specific nutrients added to replace some of the nutrients lost when the bran and germ are removed from whole wheat to produce white flour. Yeast must be added to enriched flour if it is used to make bread. See the Wikipedia article linked below for additional information.

Where do you buy cheap bulk peanut flour?

Hi there! I love peanut flour and have done extensive searchs for it online! It is great in protein shakes, pancakes, baked good, and processed with cottage cheese to make a very high protein "PB Pudding!"

I've never found it in 10-20 lb bags, but you can get it in a 5lb (little over 2 kg) portion from the first site in related links. This site has peanut flour in a variety of roasts and fat%.

Trader Joe's. Check on line or find an American store to purchase the peanut flour! My brother has just brought me some from Atlanta, Georgia!

Trader Joe's quit carrying the peanut flour but they had it private labled Protein Plus.

Southern Grace Farms has cases of 25lb bags, but you have to get 50lbs at a time.

What is a long thin piece of paste made from flour water and eggs?

PASTA. Pasta in Italian means paste. Usually made with only flour and water, but sometimes eggs are added.

Is flour biodegradable?

Yes. It will normally break down faster than other forms of green plants such as grass. But it has extremely little solid material compared to the water content.

How many quarts in a bag of flour?

depends on how much flour you have. if you have 25 pound bag of flour it would be maybe 14

How many cups of flour in 20 ounces of flour?

2 or 2.5 depending on the measuring system.

20 fluid ounces = 2.5 cups (8 fluid ounces), US or imperial small cups.*

20 fluid ounces = 2 cups (10 fluid ounces, 1/2 pint), imperial large (aka. 1.25) cups.


*imperial small cups of 8 ounces are equivalent to 1/4 of a Fifth or half a Tenth. (a tenth = the volume of 1 lb. of water at 62°F, a fifth is 1/5 imperial gallons).

a US fluid ounce is 4% larger than an imperial fluid ounce.


Or nearly 4 cups by weight and material.


IF you are measuring the corn flour (masa harina) by weight, 20 ounces is 1.25 lbs. and is approximately 4.2 cups US, or 4.36 Imp. small cups.

IF you mean corn starch (often called corn flour in commonwealth nations) then 20 ounces is 3.8 cups US, or 4 cups Imperial.

Maida flour made from what and how?

1.Pure wheat flour is light yellow in color whereas maida is derived from wheat flour is bright white in color.

2.maida is devoid of all fiber from wheat flour,and is silky to feel.Wheat flour is made white and silky by using a chemical named BENZOYL PEROXIDE,which is incidentally also used for Making Hair dye.

3. Benzoyl Peroxide combined with protein in wheat flour promotes diabetes in human beings.

4.Another chemical Alloxan is added to wheat flour to make it silky smooth.

5.Alloxan is also used to induce diabetes in Rats for research purpose.

6.Hence white bread made of maida is not good for health.

7. People who read this should forward to their friends for their knowledge.

What is meaning of flour sifter?

A flour sifter is an item that is used to remove clumps and debris from flour. It is also used to make the flour a lighter consistancy. They look like a mesh metal net usually contained in a circular frame.

Does white flour have bleach in it?

Flour is bleached to make it lighter in color so that when you make white baked goods they actually turn out white, not the slightly off-white color of unbleached flour. The oxidization (whitening) process also frees up a bit more gluten in the flour making it slightly harder than unbleached flour.