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Can Bread Flour Replace All-Purpose Flour in Baking

Asked Apr 16, 2020 by Patrice B.

Can bread flour be used for most other baking needs like cookies and cakes?

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  • Rich T.

    April 17, 2020

    Flour: Can you substitute Almond flour in any baking recipe? If so what would be the conversion rate from all purpose flour?

    • Lynn ClarkMilk Street Staff

      April 17, 2020

      Hi Rich - Since almond flour has more fat than all-purpose and no gluten, I wouldn't substitute almond flour for all of the all-purpose flour in most recipes. Although some cakes are made with all almond flour - our Spanish Almond Cake is one - these cakes are purposely dense and very moist. They also have been developed using only almond flour so the other ingredients, like leavener and eggs, have accounted for this substitution. You can, however, substitute almond flour for a portion of the all-purpose flour. I'd start with 25% almond flour and go up to 50% to gauge the texture of the cake before adding more. Hope that helps! Best, Lynn C.