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Antonia Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

Flour

Hi,
What is the difference between whole wheat and whole grain pastry flour?
Is the first made of wheat and the second of grain, are they both used for pastry or only the second?
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It is difficult for me to give you the answer, maybe there are someone who is very familiar with the flour can reply to you.
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I believe that the terms wholewheat, wholegrain and wholemeal are interchangeable (though wholewheat is Amer. Eng.). All are made by milling 100% of the wheat grain. White flour, on the other hand, has had the bran (outer coating of the grain) and the wheat germ (the bit that grows into a new plant) removed.

Not to be confused with "granary" flour which contains whole grains of malt.
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In addition to Abbie's great explanation, I'll say you can use any kind of flour you wish for your pastry, I guess.
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Thanks, I realized afterwards that whole grain and whole wheat are pretty much the same.
I'm not familiar with flour in my own language, let alone in English.
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Americans call only wheat 'grain'.

Britains call any type of grain (wheat, barley, oats etc) 'grain'.
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I don't think so, Nona. We have "multi-grain" bread, which can include wheat, oats, and/or rye. I would also add rice to the list. Jim
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