Flours and the gluten complex Flashcards
What us flour?
Tube powder derived from the endosperm of seeds or other starchy foods
What is the most common source of flour?
Wheat
___ is the basis for all baked product
flour
What are 7 types of wheat flours?
1) Whole wheat
2) white
3) bread flour
4) durum semolina
5) all purpose
6) pastry/cake
7) gluten flour
Which flour has bran, germ and endosperm? which one has endosperm only?
Whole wheat
wheat
Which flour is high in gluten?
bread flour
Which what is from hard winter durum wheat?
durum semolina
Which flour has the gluten content that is between cake and bread?
all purpose
which flour is lower in protein (gluten?)
pastry and cake
which flour is milled to retain gluten?
gluten flour
In white flour milled from endosperm, endosperm makes up ___ of the wheat kernel
83%
Why does white flour produce breads with a higher volume and finer texture?
Because gluten forming proteins:
- develep most effective in the absence of germs
- are responsible for the viscoelastic properties of wheat flour dough
Whole wheat flour contains entire ___ kernel
wheat
What has the highest amount of gluten? moderate? lowest?
high: durum wheat, bread flour
moderate: rye, cae flour, barley
low: buckwheat rice quinoa (gluten free)
Which flour are gluten free (RCSBP)
Rice cornmeal soy buckwheat potato
Does rye contain gluten?
yes but in a lower amoiunt
Does critical contain gluten?
yes, it is a hybrid gof wheat and rye
What are the 3 functional properties of starch in flour?
1) strengthens through gelatinization
2) Dextrins contribute to colour and sweetness
3) contribute to crumb
Fine crumbs s are ___
small, densely packed air cells
Coarse crumbs are ___
large, irregular holes