It's probably a longshot outside of the South, but soft biscuit flour (e.g. White Lily) is the same as cake flour.
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amych - Jan 02, 2005 7:23:43 am PST #2177 of 10002
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Lee - Jan 02, 2005 7:25:55 am PST #2178 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Will somebody yell at me to start doing useful stuff, like work?
Topic!Cindy - Jan 02, 2005 8:09:15 am PST #2179 of 10002
What is even happening?
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Looks like you might be able to order it.
Other hits on google suggest substitutions, if you can't get cake flour. One such is if a recipe calls for 1 cup of cake flour, substitute 3/4's cup of all-purpose flour + 2 tbsp corn starch.
SailAweigh - Jan 02, 2005 8:11:02 am PST #2180 of 10002
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
One such is if a recipe calls for 1 cup of cake flour, substitute 3/4's cup of all-purpose flour + 2 tbsp corn starch.
So, it's not just how fine it's ground. Interesting.
Ginger - Jan 02, 2005 8:13:57 am PST #2181 of 10002
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
It's mostly gluten content, or lack thereof, that makes cake flour. Less gluten makes for more tender (non-yeast) baked goods.
P.M. Marc - Jan 02, 2005 8:14:37 am PST #2182 of 10002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
So, it's not just how fine it's ground. Interesting.
Nope. It's all about the gluten content. Cake flour is lower in gluten than bread or all purpose flour.
P.M. Marc - Jan 02, 2005 8:15:10 am PST #2183 of 10002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Ginger, curse your sudden but inevitable crossposting.
DCJensen - Jan 02, 2005 8:19:10 am PST #2184 of 10002
All is well that ends in pizza.
You're just glutens for punishment.
Sheryl - Jan 02, 2005 8:33:30 am PST #2185 of 10002
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
My, it's quiet here.
This evening we've been invited to my boss's house for dinner. This should be interesting...
Lee - Jan 02, 2005 8:46:07 am PST #2186 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Odd Discovery of the day: I have no paperclips in the house. Sadly, I need them enough for work that I may have to make a special trip out of the house for them, which will require getting dressed.