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Tenzint
Joined: 01 Dec 2008 Posts: 14
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Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 7:16 am Post subject: Making Pies - without Flour |
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Okay, okay, I know this sounds strange, but what can be used to replace flour completely in a savoury pie recipe? Could you use oats? or.... I don't know.
Any ideas and suggestions?
What role exactly does flour play in the recipe?
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Dilbert
Joined: 19 Oct 2007 Posts: 1304 Location: central PA
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Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 11:11 am Post subject: |
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generally the flour is a thickener - absorbing the juices and making a gravy.
cornstarch, potato starch, arrowroot - alternative thickeners
no reason oats and other cereals can't be used - as a rule they absorb moisture - which maybe the tricky part. if the mix does not have enough moisture to "cook" the grain/cereal it might not work out so well. for example raw rice - if it doesn't have enough moisture to cook it'll be quite crunchy. |
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Tenzint
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Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 11:21 am Post subject: |
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Thanks.
That makes sense - I'll give it a try and see how it goes!
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danicamoore
Joined: 16 Sep 2009 Posts: 58 Location: Illinois
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Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 8:16 am Post subject: |
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unfortunately you can't make an oat as an alternative for flour. as what dilbert said. i surely agree with him. then how was your pie then? |
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