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  1. Overview

    Flour is a powder made by grinding raw grains, roots, beans, nuts, or seeds. Flours are used to make many different foods.
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    Flour - Wikipedia

    • Flour contains a high proportion of starches, which are a subset of complex carbohydrates also known as polysaccharides. The kinds of flour used in cooking include all-purpose flour (known as plain outside North America), self-rising flour, and cake flour (including bleached flour). The higher the protein content the harder and stronger the flour, and the more it wil… See more

     What Is It and How to Use It
    What Is It and How to Use It
    Flour is a powder made by grinding raw grains, roots, beans, nuts, or seeds. It is used to make many different foods, especially baked goods.
    Etymology

    The English word flour is originally a variant of the word flower, and both words derive from the Old French fleur or flour, which had the literal meaning "blossom", and a figurative meaning "the finest". The phrase fleur de fari… See more

    History

    Maize or corn flour has been important in Mesoamerican cuisine since ancient times and remains a staple in the Americas. Rye flour is a constituent of bread in central and northern Europe. Archaeological evidence for making … See more

    Modern mills

    Roller mills soon replaced stone grist mills as the production of flour has historically driven technological development, as attempts to make gristmills more productive and less labor-intensive led to the watermill and … See more

    Types

    Wheat is the grain most commonly used to make flour. Certain varieties may be referred to as "clean" or "white". Flours contain differing levels of the protein gluten. "Strong flour" or "hard flour" has a higher gluten cont… See more

    Dangers

    Flour dust suspended in air is explosive—as is any mixture of a finely powdered flammable substance with air (see dust explosion). Some devastating explosions have occurred at flour mills, including an explosion i… See more

    Products

    Bread, pasta, crackers, many cakes, and many other foods are made using flour. Wheat flour is also used to make a roux as a base for thickening gravy and sauces. It can also be used as an ingredient in papier-mâché… See more

     
  1. Flour can be made from various sources, including12:
    • Wheat (the most common source)
    • Barley
    • Buckwheat
    • Corn
    • Lima beans
    • Oats
    • Peanuts
    • Potatoes
    • Soybeans
    • Rice
    • Rye
    Learn more:
    Although most flour is made from wheat, it can also be made from other starchy plant foods. These include barley, buckwheat, corn, lima beans, oats, peanuts, potatoes, soybeans, rice, and rye. Many varieties of wheat exist for use in making flour.
    www.madehow.com/Volume-3/Flour.html
    The most common varieties of flour are made from wheat although any grain can be made into flour, including rice, oats, corn, or barley.
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    Wheat flour is the product obtained by grinding whole wheat kernels, which consist of bran, germ, and endosperm components. During the milling process, kernel components are separated and recombined to make different types of …

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  10. Gluten - Wikipedia

    In home or restaurant cooking, wheat gluten is prepared from flour by kneading the flour under water, agglomerating the gluten into an elastic network known as a dough, and then washing out the starch.

  11. Different Flour Types and Uses : Flour 101 - Food …

    Milled from a mixture of soft and hard wheat, with a moderate protein content in the 10 to 12 percent range, all-purpose flour is a staple among staples.

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