cake flour
foodstuff
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Cake flour is a finely milled flour made from soft wheat. It is ideal for products like cakes, cookies, and pie crusts because it has a low protein content, resulting in a softer, crumblier texture rather than a highly elastic structure. This is in contrast to high-protein, hard-wheat flour, which is better suited for bread due to its ability to form a strong gluten network that can hold gas and expand. All-purpose flour is a blend suitable for most cooking, except for the most delicate cakes.123
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