flours

Powdered grain varieties

Flours is the plural of flour—ground grain used in baking and cooking.

Different flours have different properties: The recipe calls for equal parts bread and pastry flours.

As a verb, flours means to coat with flour: She flours the pan before pouring in the batter.

types

all-purpose

Suitable for everything

  • breadLeavened flour product
  • cakeFrosted baked dessert
  • pastryButtery baked dough

self-rising · whole-wheat · bleached · unbleached · enriched · refined · plain · strong · soft · hard

baking

dough

Flour-liquid mixture for baking

rising · leavening · bread · cakes · cookies · pastry · muffins · scones · biscuits · crust

grain

wheat

Cereal crop for flour

  • ryeHardy cereal crop
  • barleyGrain for malt
  • oatsCereal grain for porridge

spelt · buckwheat · sorghum · teff · millet · corn · rice · quinoa · amaranth · chickpea

staple

bread

Leavened flour product

chapati · roti · naan · pita · flatbread · dumplings · pancakes · crepes · injera · fufu

texture

fine

Acceptable in quality

gritty · granular · sifted · airy · fluffy · crumbly · powdery · milled · starchy · light

gluten

celiac

Pertaining to the abdomen

gluten-free · wheat · barley · rye · cross-contamination · autoimmune · dietary · seitan · sensitivity · alternatives

Opposites
processing state

flourswhole grains

Kernels with bran, germ, endosperm

groats · whole oats · kernels · berries · grits

texture/particle size

flourschunks

Thick, solid pieces

lumps · grits

physical form

floursliquids

Matter that flows

oils · syrups · pastes · doughs · batters

Phrases
Family

flour, floury, floured, flouring, cornflour, wheat flour, rye flour, cake flour, bread flour

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G