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Jorge Hernández García Dcu2S Flour The Finely Ground Flour Sifted Flour and Grain, Vegetables, Herbs or Nuts
Jorge Hernández García Dcu2S Flour The Finely Ground Flour Sifted Flour and Grain, Vegetables, Herbs or Nuts
FLOUR
The finely ground flour sifted flour and grain, vegetables, herbs or
nuts.
An essential ingredient in baking, provides structure absorbs liquids and contribute color, flavor and
nutritional value.
Flours are the most common:
All purposes
Mix flour, durum and soft
Protein 09.05 to 11.05%
Bleached or unbleached.
Artisan
A craftsman unbleached flour
Ground hard red winter wheat.
Protein of about 11.5%,
Allows high quality artisan breads that develop good gluten and flavorful.
Atta flour
Grain wheat flour (Asia).
For traditional breads and pancakes.
Baker
Wheat flour
Protein or gluten, between 12 and 26%.
Also known as strong flour.
Bleached flour
Undergoes a bleaching process to remove the natural yellow pigment. This is achieved through either
aging or adding flour bleaching agents such as benzoyl peroxide or chlorine gas.
Bread flour.
Hard red winter wheat and hard red spring
Between 11 and 13% protein, and ground, either.
Bleached or unbleached,
for bread, rolls, and sweet dough products yeast.
buckwheat
Buckwheat.
Strong flavor and dark color.
To Russian blinis.
Cake Rich,
bleached wheat flour mild winter
Proteins of 7 to 8%.
For cakes and biscuits.
Clara
Commercial flour of poor quality.
16% protein
It is less refined and higher in protein than bread flour; milled in the outer layer and wheat endosperm is
slightly darker in color
A corn gluten meal
Ground corn flour either white, yellow or blue.
Durum
Flour milled durum wheat,
Proteins 12 to 15%.
For products semolina pasta and bread.
Enriched
A white flour enriched with B vitamins, minerals and iron to replace many of the nutrients that are lost
during the milling process.
Graham-like whole wheat flour, but with the finely ground bran. Normally used in soft breads and cookies.
Gram
flavor.