Flour from wheat--?

[BiscuitMaker]

Ok ladies those of you that have wheat that you grind yourself. Question??

I have hard wheat that I bake bread with no problem. I also have soft wheat, which I know is for cakes etc. If I should use all P. flour for a cake do I use straight soft wheat?

I have read that all P. is some soft and some hard wheat.

Would I need to add anymore rising power to the cake. Cookies may not be a problem. I would assume you would need to sift the flour.Any help??Thanks

[westbrook]

'P' flour?

[Grubby]

All-purpose flour

[BiscuitMaker]

Hey girls after I scanned that post it sounds crazy!! In my defense I am on meds for pain, so just overlook how crazy it sounds.

So do you just use straight soft wheat for a cake? Do I need to change anything?

[DoubleD]

BiscuitMaker - I believe you can use soft wheat 100% for your cake making. Assuming you grind it finely enough, you should actually end up with a better cake batter than you do now using the all purpose flour.

[westbrook]

just grind the soft wheat, nothing needs be added, other then the usual for baking from scratch.

 

this does NOT make good pastry or bread flour! but oh so wonderful cakes and some cookies.

[BiscuitMaker]

Made cookies yesterday they were wonderful, I hope to make a cake on Sunday. Then Biscuits. This is fun, boy I could go thru a lot of wheat fast.

[BiscuitMaker]

Thank-you everyone, I will report how it turns out. The bread I make is great I make four loaves at a time, so I only have to bake about every 3 weeks.