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ges74
Joined: 16 Apr 2014 Posts: 2
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Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2014 12:53 am Post subject: Densities of various flours |
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Hi,
Brand new to this website. Michael, what a fantastic resource!
I read your entry on Wheat Flour and a subsequent thread on milling wheat and resultant flour densities.
I wonder whether different flours have different densities. My husband is celiac and I recently purchased "The Healthy Gluten Free Life" by Tammy Credicott, which specifies a number of different flours like sorghum, teff, almond, coconut, brown rice, and potato, and starches like tapioca and potato. The book lists quantities in both cups and grams but the conversion rate seems to be consistent across all the ingredients (1 cup = 120g). I thought it was a bit strange, and I'm suspecting the conversions are incorrect because several of the recipes didn't really "work" when I used the weight measures.
Can anyone confirm whether the densities of various flours are grossly different? I would think that if wheat flour itself varies greatly in density based on storage, age, etc then the differences among flours would be just as great, if not greater.
Many thanks,
Eileen |
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Dilbert
Joined: 19 Oct 2007 Posts: 1304 Location: central PA
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Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2014 6:03 pm Post subject: |
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different? yes.
grossly different? for wheat flours, no.
this site is pretty easy to click thru the various types
http://www.traditionaloven.com/conversions_of_measures/flour_volume_weight.html
120 g/cup wholemeal/wholewheat vs 127 gm/cup for bread/strong flour
....and... recipe cup specifications like 'sifted' / ' double sifted' _do_ make a big difference when working by weight
for 'other' grains, the differences can be significant - as in 10% or more.
for small recipes, not usually a huge thing - but if you're making something with 6-8-10 cups, could make a difference.
and, to add to your fun and enjoyment, the density of one brand will likely vary from other brands for "the same thing" - i.e. "all purpose"
personally I've been buying the same brand of AP and breads flour for decades. because they tend to be much more consistent in both quality, density and grind/milling.
I do not buy 'store brands' - those change by who is cheapest this quarter - I bake by weight, in grams, and I've been bitten by that inconsistency. |
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ges74
Joined: 16 Apr 2014 Posts: 2
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Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2014 8:03 pm Post subject: Thanks for that link |
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Dilbert,
Thanks for that link. I was interested to find that rice flour and potato flour were 160 vs the 125 for all purpose flour and 122 for Gluten Free Flour.
These are differences of 30% and would definitely throw the recipe off.
Thanks for confirming my suspicion. Now, if only I could get my hands on info for the other flours (sorghum, teff, etc...) so I could go back and convert the recipes...!
Eileen |
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