OT - Flour questions

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone. For all the bakers out there -

 

what is the difference between pastry flour and regular flour?

 

Do you have an oatmeal pastry shell recipe (may be farfetched, I know)?

 

Do you have a whole wheat pastry shell recipe?

 

I've made two pies in the past three days. All apple, yummy. Anyway,

the last one I used one cup pastry flour and one cup whole wheat

flour. I love pies and would like to cup up with a healthier type of

pie crust.

 

Thanks and have a great Tuesday.

 

Jenn

[Guest guest]

Hey, pastry flour is made with a softer wheat, or a summer wheat

giving it a softer texture. Also it contains less gluten than

regular or all purpose flour so it is not as sturdy either. hope

that helps a little bit....as for the oatmeal pastry shell here is a

link to a recipe for one

http://www.cooksrecipes.com/pie/oatmeal_pie_crust_recipe.html

and the whole wheat crust....I found a recipe for a sugarless apple

pie that uses a whole wheat crust..heres the link

http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,1937,145161-243199,00.html

Hope this helps!!

Elizabeth

 

 

, " Jenn " <jj_73molly>

wrote:

> Hi everyone. For all the bakers out there -

>

> what is the difference between pastry flour and regular flour?

>

> Do you have an oatmeal pastry shell recipe (may be farfetched, I

know)?

>

> Do you have a whole wheat pastry shell recipe?

>

> I've made two pies in the past three days. All apple, yummy.

Anyway,

> the last one I used one cup pastry flour and one cup whole wheat

> flour. I love pies and would like to cup up with a healthier type

of

> pie crust.

>

> Thanks and have a great Tuesday.

>

> Jenn