Soft Wheat Flour Substitute

Baking By monosylabicgirl Updated 16 Mar 2012 , 2:05am by monosylabicgirl

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monosylabicgirl Posted 15 Mar 2012 , 10:19pm
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what can i use as a substitute for soft wheat flour? i can't find it anywhere down here and im dying to try some recipes that call for all-purpose soft-wheat flour. Could i use just all purpose flour or should I mix it with some cake flour? please help!

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jason_kraft Posted 15 Mar 2012 , 11:00pm
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Soft wheat flour basically means that the flour has a low gluten content, so straight cake flour should work. There is no such thing as "all-purpose soft wheat flour"...all-purpose flour is made from a mix of soft and hard wheat and has a moderate gluten content. It's possible that the recipe is calling for something between cake flour and AP flour, in which case you would want pastry flour.

http://www.cookingforengineers.com/article/63/Wheat-Flour

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monosylabicgirl Posted 16 Mar 2012 , 2:05am
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thanks so much!
i followed the recipe exactly but used cake flour instead and the cupcakes are soooo fluffy and moist. best made from scratch cupcakes ive ever made!

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