plain flour

Unleavened baking powder

Plain flour is the British term for all-purpose flour—wheat flour with moderate protein content, suitable for general baking.

It contains no added leavening agents, distinguishing it from self-raising flour: The recipe calls for 200g plain flour.

American recipes typically say "all-purpose flour" for the same product.

types

all-purpose

Suitable for everything

bleached · enriched · milled · refined · soft · hard · protein · gluten · self-raising · wholemeal

baking

pastry

Buttery baked dough

bread · dough · batter · kneading · rolling · sifting · measuring · leavening · rise · gluten

cooking

roux

Cooked fat-flour paste

  • gravyThickened meat drippings
  • sauceLiquid food accompaniment
  • pancakesFlat griddled breakfast cakes

crepes · batter · coating · tempura · fritters · dumplings · gnocchi · noodles · blinis · bechamel

dusting

sifting

Separating by particle size

powdered · work surface · rolling pin · bench · hands · light · even · layer · patisserie · bread-making

staple

pantry

Household provisions closet

everyday · household · budget · bulk · stored · versatile · simple · accessible · affordable · common

Categories
Opposites
leavening agent inclusion

plain flourself-raising flour

Flour containing leavening agents

self-rising flour

protein content/gluten strength

plain flourbread flour

High-protein wheat grind

strong flour · cake flour · pastry flour

refinement/processing

plain flourwhole wheat flour

Complete grain powder

graham flour · stone-ground flour

Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G