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.
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yes. They are the same thing. Plain flour is an Australian term where all-purpose is the American.
There is no difference between plain flour and all-purpose flour. They are one and the same. All-purpose (plain) flour does not contain the salt and baking soda that self-rising flour has.
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.
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No. Some cake flours contain corn starch. Pastry flour, or all-purpose flour, does not.
It is best to use self-raising flour if the recipe asks for it, as it is not the same as plain flour, but you can substitute plain flour for self-raising flour provided you add raising agents like baking powder and bicarbonate of soda yourself to the flour.
Yes, assuming that by "plain flour" you mean all-purpose flour. Because all three sound like the exact same thing.
The homophone for "soft flour mixture" is "sought flower mixture." Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings, origins, or spellings. In this case, "soft" and "sought" sound identical, as do "flour" and "flower," making them homophones.
Yes, all cake flour is the same. They are just different brands.