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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

Tutti Frutti Cake


(from 19 reviews)
If you are of Indian origin, I think you will feel the same way I feel about tutti frutti (it's candied peel for Americans)....

Low Fat Blueberry Coffee Cake


(from 21 reviews)
Are you looking for a coffee cake without eggs recipe? Do you have blueberries at home? Then you are in the right place. This egg free blueberry coffee cake recipe will become a sure hit in your house because of it's rich taste yet light and tender texture and amazing taste.

Vegan Chocolate, Oatmeal and Peanut Butter Muffins


(from 25 reviews)
Easy to bake vegan peanut butter muffins with the goodness of quick cooking oats.

Vegan Strawberry Cupcakes


(from 8 reviews)
Can a cupcake made with vinegar taste so good? Yes! Sure! Try these vegan strawberry cupcakes and you will know what I mean.

Vegan Date Cake


(from 13 reviews)
Vegan dates cake? Does it sound healthy? Does it sound not so tasty? You are absolutely wrong. This is the simplest cake recipe one can bake and I can assure you that it's unbelievably moist and tasty.

Strawberry Banana Muffins


(from 34 reviews)
This strawberry banana muffins with yogurt recipe is a perfect and easy recipe to try if you want to make something simple yet delicious with strawberry and banana. You can also use blueberries instead of strawberries in this recipe.

Vegan Oatmeal Raisin Cookies


(from 22 reviews)
Nobdoy can guess these are vegan cookies. Vegan version of the classic cookies are chewy and tasty.

Chocolate Shortbread Cookies


(from 10 reviews)
Are you wondering how to make chocolate shortbread cookies? Don't worry because this is a simple chocolate shortbread recipe that is easy to make and tastes absolutely delicious.

Eggless Coconut Macaroons


(from 33 reviews)
A simple easy recipe to make coconut macaroons eggless using condensed milk, milk, cashew nuts, cardamom powder and shredded sweetned coconuts.

Vegan Apple Cake


(from 3 reviews)
This apple cake recipe bakes such a moist and fluffy cake that it's hard to believe that its a vegan cake.

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