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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

Decadent Banana Nutella Muffins


(from 10 reviews)
I strongly believe that banana and Nutella are made for each other. If you have any doubts about that, bake these muffins and you will agree with me too.

Pistachio Cranberry Bread

Simple to prepare cranberry bread recipe using fresh cranberries and toasted nuts.

Delicious Cinnamon Monkey Bread Recipe


(from 11 reviews)
A simple recipe to bake monkey bread (aka pull apart bread) from scratch with step-by-step pictures using chocolate chips, all purpose flour, milk and sugar.

The BEST Moist Banana Cake Recipe Ever!


(from 8 reviews)
Make this decadent, moist banana cake to make your next special occasion even more special. Even though it is not a layered cake the ingredients, procedure and presentation makes it really a fancy cake and the best banana cake ever!

Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cupcakes


(from 3 reviews)
Easy to bake yet very delicious vegan friendly chocolate chip peanut butter cupcakes.

Just Like Starbucks Banana Bread!


(from 8 reviews)
The next time you are in a hurry to bake a banana bread with eggs or not, this just like starbucks banana bread with walnuts recipe is definitely worth the try.

Vegan Cranberry Pistachio Biscotti


(from 6 reviews)
Anytime is biscotti time, but these red and green jewelled beauties is perfect for this season.

Fat-Free Mango Strawberry Quick Bread

Can you believe that this moist and spongy mango bread is fat free? Check it out!
Pumpkin Pancakes Recipe (Vegan)

Vegan Pumpkin Pancakes


(from 9 reviews)
The orange hue of these vegan pumpkin pancakes will give a bright start for any gloomy day. Go ahead and use sweet potato puree if that's all you have. Mix in some (vegan) chocolate chips or cranberries to make it even more special. If you do not have whole wheat pastry flour you can use a combination of whole wheat flour and all-purpose flour.

Blueberry Oats Bundt Cake


(from 1 review)
A healthy cake recipe loaded with anti-oxidant rich fresh blueberries, quick cooking oats and walnuts.

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