Flour

Flour is a pantry staple made from milling grains (usually wheat) to a fine powder. Different types of flours use different parts of the wheat kernel. The bog-standard white variety only uses the endosperm, for instance, while whole wheat flour uses the whole thing. It’s not new for humans to use flour in recipes. In fact, the Romans were milling it centuries ago. And there’s even been evidence of sifting, so we know that they were using soft and fine flour to make dough even all those years ago. Obviously, humankind’s love of bread goes back a pretty long way! If a recipe simply calls for “flour” what should you be using? All purpose flour? Self raising? Whole wheat? Bleached or unbleached? The possibilities in the baking aisle are almost endless. And that doesn’t even cover the whole world of flours which don’t use wheat: think almond, oat, coconut, and more. The complicated part is that in some recipes, getting the right type can be make or break. Whereas in others, it makes hardly any difference. In general, all purpose is a good option if you’re unsure. Baking recipes should usually specify the exact type, since getting it wrong can cause things to flop or fail. If you’re making a savory dish, you’ll be fine with almost any flour you have in your pantry – just be careful substituting non-wheat flours as they sometimes absorb liquid differently. Remember that as delicious as white flour can be when incorporated into recipes, it has very little nutritional value. While it can form part of a balanced diet, it shouldn’t be eaten regularly or in excess.

Flour nutrition and vitamin info per 100g

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Flour substitutes

• Regular substitute
  • Barley flour
• Gluten free substitute
  • Coconut flour
  • Sunflower seed flour
  • Quinoa flour
  • Arrowroot powder
  • Chestnut flour

Flour equivalents and varieties

• Toasted flour
• Bread flour
• Whole wheat flour
• Self raising flour
• Wheat flour

Flour cooking tips

• Samsung Food

  Ideal grating cheese, firm enough to hold up to a microplane, but rich enough to melt into any number of pasta dishes you might use it with. Pecorino is best over pastas

• Samsung Food

  Put a couple of bay leaves in your flour in order to avoid bugs.

• Samsung Food

  Store flour in an airtight container and keep at room temperature up to 6 months.