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Default What is "plain flour"?

On 2017-09-22, U.S Janet B > wrote:

> On 22 Sep 2017 17:38:21 GMT, notbob > wrote:
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>>So I guess the question is: what is "plain" flour and what is "white
>>bread" flour?


> All-Purpose Flour. I believe the Brits indicate high gluten flour as
> "strong' flour


Dang! ....forgot the link:

<http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/raised_game_pie_90104>

I think of "high gluten" as bread flour. Despite this recipe calling
for "100g strong white bread" flour, the link (in green text) sounds
more like all purpose flour (APF) instead of high gluten bread flour.
The "plain" flour link definitely sounds like pastry flour. I jes
wanna clarify.

I plan on making a pork pie, like the one in the 1946 film, Great
Expectations, starring John Mills. Paul Hollywood offers a trick
round pork pie mold fer about $25, on Ebay. Those fancy molds, like
the one's used on that Brit Baking show, are too damn pricey. Even
the cheap one's costs well over £100. 8|

<http://www.ebay.com/itm/Paul-Hollywood-Bakeware-Beechwood-Hand-Raised-Boiled-Pastry-Pork-Pie-Dolly-Mould-/361869712659?epid=1280871490&hash=item54411d9d13:g :-bIAAOSwv9FXgS3O>

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