What is the difference between flour and refined flour?

The difference between flour and refined flour is: different primary and secondary, different looseness and different uses.

First, the difference between primary and secondary

1, Flour: Flour is a kind of powder ground by wheat. It is the main body of all kinds of flour.

2, refined flour: refined flour is flour can be divided into high gluten flour, medium gluten flour, low gluten flour and gluten-free flour, but all belong to flour.

Second, the degree of looseness is different.

1, Flour: Flour has a low gluten content, and it is easy to form dough by hand.

2, refined flour: high-gluten flour: itself is relatively active, relatively smooth, and it is not easy to form balls by hand. Medium gluten powder: between high and low powder, semi-loose. Low-gluten flour: protein content is low, so gluten is weak, and dough is easy to be formed by hand.

Third, the use is different.

1. Flour: There are many kinds of foods made from flour, such as bread, cakes, snacks, steamed bread, steamed bread, pasta and so on.

2, refined flour: high-gluten flour: more suitable for making bread, as well as some cakes. In cakes, it is mostly used for muffins and cream hollow cakes. Medium gluten flour: commonly used in Chinese dim sum, such as steamed bread, steamed buns and noodles. Low-gluten flour: It is more suitable for making cakes, muffins, biscuits and pastry, with fluffy and crisp taste.

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