Asian cooking help! Is Wheat starch the same as wheat flour? Is tapioca flour the same as Tapioca starch?!
Asian cooking help! Is Wheat starch the same as wheat flour? Is tapioca flour the same as Tapioca starch?
I am trying to make har-gau (Chinese Shrimp pot stickers), and I have wheat flour instead of starch. Also, is tapioca flour the same as tapioca starch. I was trying to make brazillian cheese bread, pao de qeuijo (spelling is wrong) and it calls for tapioca flour, but I have the starch. Thanks!
Answers:
Wheat starch is a small component of regular wheat flour. If removed the flour becomes high gluten, which is poor for baking, etc. I would recommend getting the wheat starch since it's a small part of wheat flour, but can really change the flour's consistency.
Tapioca flour and starch are interchangeable, though.
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