Potato Flour ?

05/10/2011 05:21

What is Potato Flour?
Potato flour is ground or "milled" from the whole potato which is cooked then dehydrated. Potato flour absorbs large amounts of water,and cannot be the main flour for baking, because your recipe will turn out gummy.
Potato flour is used as a thickener in soups, gravies, and sauces.
Potato flour is more heavy than wheat flour and has a definite potato flavor.
Small amounts are used to increase water and help hold together a recipe. Like bean flour it should be mixed with other types of flour for baking.
For general baking substitute up to a 1/4 of the flour in your recipe with potato flour.
For yeast bread recipes you can substitute up to 1/6 of the flour with potato flour.
A few Tablespoons of potato flour added to a recipe will add moistness but too much will make it more "heavy" or dense.

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Topic: Potato Flour ?

Date: 05/10/2011

By: Ken

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