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What nutrients may be lost when wheat is processed to become plain flour?
vitamin B1,B2,B3,E, Folic acid, calcium, phosphorus, zinc, copper,iron and fiber are lost when wheat is processed into plain flour
Is rice flour similar to plain for self raising flour?
No. Rice flour is made from rice. Plain flour is refined wheat flour. Self rising flour is refined wheat flour with baking powder and salt already in it. Wheat flour has gluten, rice flour does not and cannot be used to substitute for wheat flour.
What are the ingredients used in plain flour?
Wheat
Why is it when you buy pancake mix the ingredients say wheat flour but when you try to make them yourself it says to use plain flour?
The store mix has to list the ingredients and be specific. Wheat flour instead of Oat, Rice, Buck Wheat or some other type. Plain flour means all purpose, not self rising, cake or bread flour. All purpose or plain flour being wheat flour.
Is wheat flour and yeast the same?
Yes. Wheat flour is the same as Plain Flour. Unless recipe calls for whole-wheat flour, that would mean wholemeal flour.
Can wheat flour be used instead of white flour in pizza?
"White flour" is wheat flour, it's just been processed in a slightly different way. It's perfectly fine to use whole wheat flour instead of white flour in a pizza crust.
Difference between white bread and whole wheat bread is?
White bread is made from wheat flour that has been processed to remove the bran and germ - thereby making it white. Whole wheat bread has been made with whole wheat flour - four that has been processed from the intact grain. Whole wheat bread will naturally contain more fiber. There are some recent varieties of wheat that produce a whiter flour. You can find them on the grocery shelf labeled as "white whole wheat".
Can you substitute plain flour for all-purpose flour in baking cookies?
One can make other types of flour using all purpose flour, but not the reverse. The other flours have additional things added, foe example, Bread flour has wheat gluten and Self rising flour has salt and baking powders.
What is the difference between plain white flour and strong plain flour?
"Strong flour" is the British term for high gluten flour made from "duram" wheat, literally, "strong" wheat. In the U.S., this is known as bread flour. It is used for baking yeast breads, where a chewy texture is desirable. Bread flour has a higher percentage of protein, which forms the elastic, chewy, texture of gluten.
Which flour is used to make pancakes?
Most people use an all-purpose white flour made from wheat, but I've seen recipes that called for whole wheat, rice, or buckwheat flours as well
What are the properties of plain flour?
A protein called gluten (glutenin) is responsible for the wheat flour's elastic properties. If there is more gluten in the flour, it makes it easier for the flour to have a rough texture and vice versa. High gluten flours are produced from hard wheat. Example of high gluten flour is bread and pizza. Cake flour is produced from soft gluten flour.
How maida is prepared?
Maida is prepared by refining wheat flour to remove the bran and germ, resulting in a fine-textured white flour. The wheat flour is processed through a series of grinding, bleaching, and sifting to achieve the desired quality and texture of maida.
