Everything Flour, Types of Flour
Millet and Millet Flour: Broaden Your Flour Horizons
To learn about millet flour, we have to start at the source: millet. Millets are tiny seeds from grasses native to Africa. They are often … Read more
Everything Flour
Flour. It’s in our name. It’s in our veins. It’s in virtually every type of baked good, pizza, pasta, pastry, and biscuit you have ever had and ever will have. Bottom line: flour is king. We think it deserves more respect than it gets, which is why we have explored every facet of flour for you. We guarantee you will learn something you didn’t know!
The Freshly Milled Flour Movement
For quite some time now, what most Americans have been eating when it comes to bread is a really refined, fast-processed bread that strips some key nutrients. In recent years, a movement has emerged that seeks to use freshly milled flour that is not stripped of its nutrients.
Everything Flour, Types of Flour
Semolina Flour
Semolina flour is a type of flour, obviously enough. Like regular flour, it’s also made from wheat. However, it’s made from a kind of wheat called durum wheat, and is coarser and rougher than regular flour.
Everything Flour, Types of Flour
Coconut Flour: A Gluten-Free Tropical Wonder
Coconut flour has become a staple ingredient in gluten-free baking. Coconut flour is made from ground dried coconut meat. It contains medium-chain triglycerides (MCT) and lauric acid, both of which are beneficial for health. Read on for how it can be part of your baking repertoire.
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00 Flour: Cool Name, Awesome Flour
00 Flour is a kind of flour from Italy, where it’s considered the best quality flour to use in making both pizza bases and pasta. It’s made from durum wheat, in contrast to regular flour, which is made from red wheat.
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Teff Flour: An Ancient Tiny Grain With Huge Flavor
Teff flour comes from a cereal grain grown most commonly in Eritria and Ethopia, in Africa. As a plant dating back to 1000 BC, teff has ancient grain status, meaning that it’s considered to be a grain that has not experienced much, if any, modification. Ancient grains are considered very healthy for you and are commonly grown in Africa and the Middle East.
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What is Kamut Flour?
Flour made from kamut is the result of milling ancient grains, which is closely related to durum wheat used in semolina flour. This flour is considered an ancient grain, and some manufacturers guarantee that the khorasan wheat that goes into their flour has never been made into a hybrid product, so it is the same kind of grain people ate thousands of years ago.
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What is Tigernut Flour?
What is Tigernut Flour Made From? You might be relieved to learn that tiger nut flour has nothing to do with tigers. This flour isn’t … Read more
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All About Ragi Flour
Ragi flour, derived from the ancient gran finger millet, is a great option for baking. It is very versatile and boasts high protein and high fiber. Throw in the fact that ragi flour is gluten-free, and you’ve got a winning option.
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Potato Flour
What is Potato Flour? As you might suspect, potato flour is flour made from whole potatoes. It comes from whole potatoes that have been baked, … Read more
