Flours & Meals in Baking Ingredients

Can you substitute almond flour for all-purpose flour in baking?

In most cases, yes, almond flour can be substituted for all-purpose flour when baking. You may need to add more binding agents like eggs depending on the recipe, but in most baked goods it’s an easy one-to-one swap to use almond flour in place of all-purpose. Almond flour does have a slightly sweet, nutty taste that all-purpose flour lacks, so the taste will be affected somewhat.

What type of flour do you use to feed sourdough starter?

Feed your sourdough starter with the same flour you used to make your starter if you can. Any wheat flour will work, with all-purpose flour and whole wheat flour among the most common. Other types of flour like rye and spelt are also great to use when building and maintaining your sourdough starter.

What can I use if I don’t have self-rising flour?

You can make your own self-rising flour by adding salt and a leavening agent like baking powder to regular all-purpose flour. For each cup of all-purpose flour, add 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder along with 1/2 teaspoon of salt.