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  • Question
    How well does it work for coating meat to fry, such as chicken?
    Community Answer
    It works pretty well, just make sure you use a little more than you would with white flour- whole wheat is denser.
  • Question
    Can whole wheat flour be used to make gravy?
    Community Answer
    Yes, any thickener can be used as long you separate the main juice from boiling. Add the thickener to the mix in a separate container so as not to cause lumps and to make a mix paste that's hot from the stock. Then you can take off the heat and add paste mix back to the finished stock (stir continuously) until correctly thicken. Getting it perfect takes practice.
  • Question
    If I use whole wheat flour in place of self rising flour, do I add baking powder or soda?
    Rich Helms
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    A cup of self rising flour is made up of a cup of all-purpose flour, 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder and 1/4 teaspoon of salt.
  • Question
    How can I substitute wheat flour for white whole wheat flour?
    Emily Berger1
    Community Answer
    You can substitute wheat flour for white whole wheat flour 1 to 1 for your recipe.
  • Question
    Can I do this to pizza dough as well?
    Community Answer
    Yes, you can do this for pizza dough, just use a little more water and/or a little less flour in your recipe.
  • Question
    Will this work for cookies?
    Community Answer
    Yes, it will.
  • Question
    Can I use taro flour in place of wheat flour?
    Emily Berger1
    Community Answer
    It's recommended that you only substitute about 1/4 of the wheat flour with taro flour.
  • Question
    Can I use these techniques in cakes as well?
    Emily Berger1
    Community Answer
    Yes, these techniques work well in cakes too, especially darker or denser cake recipes.
  • Question
    Do I need to adjust the measurements if I use 70% whole wheat flour?
    Emily Berger1
    Community Answer
    If you're using 70% whole wheat flour, you should add at least 2 tsp (9.9 ml) of liquid to your recipe to help with the density of the whole wheat flour.
  • Question
    What can be substituted for wheat flour?
    Community Answer
    It depends on what type of food you're preparing. Coconut flour has good flavor, and is also probably the closest to normal flour. Oatmeal flour is good for more crumbly things.
  • Question
    I have dough hooks. Can I use them the whole time instead of kneading with my hands for 10 minutes?
    Anika D
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    First you make the dough using your dough hook, then you knead it to make it more firm as well as incorporating air into the dough.
  • Question
    What amount of white flour equals 3/4cup of whole wheat flour?
    Emily Berger1
    Community Answer
    1 cup of flour is proportional to 3/4 cup of whole wheat flour in most recipes.
  • Question
    Can I mix whole wheat flour and white flour when substituting?
    Community Answer
    Yes, but if you do, try to keep the amounts the same.For example, if replacing 1 cup of white flour, mix together 1/2 cup white flour and 1/2 cup whole wheat flour.
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