Extended information Low-gluten flour is short for low flour, also called cake flour, which is called thin flour in Japanese. Low-gluten flour refers to flour with water content 13.8% and coarse protein below 9.5%. It is usually used to make cakes, biscuits, cakes and pastries, and pastry snacks.
The sponge cake is made of low-gluten flour. Because the low-gluten flour has no strength, the cake made of it is particularly soft, bulky and flat. Low-gluten flour is similar to cake flour and pastry flour in daily life, but in addition to low-gluten flour, cake flour also contains wheat starch and emulsifier. Low-gluten flour refers to flour with water content 13.8% and coarse protein below 9.5%, which has the functions of nourishing heart, tonifying kidney, removing heat and quenching thirst.
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