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    All Purpose Flour – Other Names

    White flour, plain flour (in Europe) and maida (in India). All purpose flour should not to be confused with bread flour, cake flour, pastry flour or self-rising flour. Although all these flours are derived from wheat and can be used for baking, each of these flours have specific qualities making them suitable for certain types of baked goods only and hence careful consideration of all these aspects is required if you decide to substitute one for the other. Buy All-Purpose Flour

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    Source

    Made from the endosperm of hard winter wheat (high-gluten content) or soft wheat (low-gluten content) or a combination of both. Depending on the type of wheat used, the gluten/protein content of all purpose flour ranges from 8%-13%. But in general the gluten content of all purpose flour is about 10% and for cake flour it is about 7%.

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    How is it made?

    Whole wheat or any other whole grain for that matter has three parts. The outermost layer called the bran (rich in fiber), the middle layer is the oil containing germ (protein part) and the innermost layer is called the endosperm, which is the starchy part of the grain. All purpose flour is made by stripping away the bran and germ and milling the endosperm into finely ground flour. Whole wheat flour or any other whole grain flour is made from the entire grain containing all the three layers; bran, germ and endosperm.

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    Types of All-Purpose Flour

    Unbleached and bleached. Unbleached simply means that the flour has not undergone the process of bleaching and hence will not have the pure white color. Chemical bleaching/whitening agents or atmospheric oxygen is used to bleach all purpose flour and hence such flour is also called refined flour. Maida, cake flour are examples of bleached flour.

    Enriched flour is all purpose flour which is enriched with some of the nutrients which are lost during the process of milling the flour. In US and Canada it is mandatory to fortify the white flour with thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, folic acid and iron in the amounts required by the regulations of the respective Governments. It’s important to note that even though all purpose flour is enriched it does not have all the nutritional benefits of whole wheat flour.

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    Maida

    Maida can be used in recipes that call for all purpose flour. The technical difference is that maida is not enriched like it’s US/Canadian counterpart and I personally feel that maida is super fine than all purpose flour, making it even a better substitute for cake flour.

All-Purpose Flour Recipes

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This Eggless Vanilla Cake is simple to bake and uses readily available ingredients. The taste and texture make it perfect for any occasion. This vanilla cake recipe can be baked with simple ingredients. With a particular variation that I did gave a lighter texture to the cake.

I Can’t Believe It’s Eggless Chocolate Cake!


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A simple eggless chocolate cake recipe with step by step illustrations to bake a moist, decadent eggless chocolate cake using tofu as an egg substitute.
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It's unbelievable that these light & airy vegan blueberry muffins are made with vinegar, not eggs. This is the best eggless blueberry muffin.

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My search for the perfect eggless vanilla cupcakes has ended with this awesome recipe.
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Are you a baking novice and want to impress your family/friends with homemade cookies, which look fancy and tastes "out of this world" good!? This eggless sugar cookie recipe is your best bet.

Vegan Banana Bread Video Recipe (Updated)


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Having overripe bananas at home? Wondering what to do? No second-guessing, please. You have to try this egg-free, dairy-free, easy vegan banana bread recipe.

Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins


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Don't throw away those over ripe bananas sitting on the counter. Bake these very simple yet delicious chocolate chip banana muffins and I promise that you will stop eating bananas to let them ripe to make these muffins over and over again.

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Special occasions call for a special treat and this chocolate layer cake should be it. I bet you would wonder why do we need eggs to bake a delicious and decadent cake once you try this recipe.
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Vegan Red Velvet Cupcakes


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