Instant Flour in the UK?

[adey73]

Anyone one know if Instant Flour is available in our Sceptred Isle?

It's low protein flour made from wheat.

Any ideas?

[cmling]

Just curious: Why is it called "Instant"?

[lapin d'or]

I have not seen instant flour in the UK but if I needed a very low protein flour I would try french patisserie flour type 45 (have bouught this from the Flour Bin in Chesterfield) or perhaps an Italian patisserie flour.

What are you going to be using this for?

[mkayahara]

Just curious: Why is it called "Instant"?

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Because it dissolves instantly, without clumping. It's used to thicken sauces without the hassle of making a roux or a beurre manié.

[adey73]

I want it to bind a potato recipe from Michael Richard's Happy in the Kitchen.

I have seen what is called Sauce Flour in Tesco, you think that'll do?

[azlee]

I want it to bind a potato recipe from Michael Richard's Happy in the Kitchen.

I have seen what is called Sauce Flour in Tesco, you think that'll do?

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is this like Wondra, which is available in the US? if so, Safeway probably carries it or can order it for you. i never tried the sauce flour from Tesco. what are the ingredients? does it contain malted barley flour?

Edited January 11, 2008 by azlee (log)

[Tim Hayward]

I want it to bind a potato recipe from Michael Richard's Happy in the Kitchen.

I have seen what is called Sauce Flour in Tesco, you think that'll do?

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Any reason not to use cornflour or indeed potato flour?

[adey73]

Ultimately no.

But it does have a different characteristic apparently.

It's for the Spuddies recipe in the book named above.

(nice picture of you holding the rashers Tim btw!)