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| unbleached flour is better to have than bleached correct?
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LOVLEY2C1
4/26/07 12:25 P
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| Very interesting ideas, Thanks!
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LILLIANELAYNE
4/26/07 10:06 A
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U are right I have found the unbleached flour is the best. Also I like pasta really well and I have gone to the wheat pasta or the flavored pasta. If you spend a little ertra and get the top brands the don't taste too bad.
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MUSICLOVER7
4/25/07 9:52 P
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Thanks for the advice, I'm going to try a lot of new dishes.........
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thanks a bunch for the info, I think I'll get the recipe book and give it a chance. I just thought it made things a little dryer and heavier in texture. I'll try to get used to it. 
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| thanks a lot, I didn't know there was a cookbook for that, although I had used king arthur flour before for pie crusts., also white flour and other white products such as white rice, etc tends to add extra around the belly. I gave us 90-95% of the white stuff about 4 years ago and I certainly noticed the difference! I will not go back to it.
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There are a lot of health benefits of whole wheat flour over enriched, bleached white flour, but you are correct, they aren't the same thing. Wheat flour is going to have that "heartier" taste that you don't want in a lot of pastries. When it comes to calories, wheat and white flour are about the same; however, white flour is lacking in a lot of health benefits that whole wheat flour provides.
If you really want to explore how to bake with whole wheat flour, I would strongly recommend the King Arthur Flour Whole Grain Baking cookbook. There are some really good recipes in there and they do a good job mixing up different kinds of flours to create good textures and flavors. We picked our copy up at Borders around Thanksgiving and have been using it a lot ever since. Your local library might have a copy too. It's definitely worth at least a look.
http://www.amazon.com/Arthur-Flour-Whole-Grain-Baking/dp/0881507199/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-3442060-3325547?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1177435675&sr=8-1
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| agree, you get used to wheat and then you don't want white flour or bread anymore. I will use half and half in some recipes. mostly I prefer wheat
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ANGELBABYKANE
4/23/07 4:39 P
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as you are transitioning, combine half & half, white & wheat flour.
Also, one step in the right direction is not using bleached white flour.
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Thanks for the info I'm going to check it out.
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| I think there's not a big difference in calories between white and whole wheat flour. However, whole wheat has a lot more vitamins and fiber. Have you tried the whole wheat flour made from white wheat (instead of the usual "red" wheat)? They sell it in my regular grocery store now, or you can get it at a health food store. It has the health benefits of whole wheat flour, with a taste closer to white flour. Good luck!
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ELLIE1950
4/23/07 12:10 P
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| I love to cook and have been trying these great recipes. I like to bake and most of the recipes call for wheat flour. I don't care for the texture or taste that it gives to cakes and some muffins, is there are big difference in calories between the two?
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