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It is going to give the finished product a heavier texture and will give it a slightly different flavor.

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What does flour do to a pizza base?

The gluten in the flour reacts with the yeast, allowing it to rise. All-purpose flour has a relatively low-gluten content, and is used for cookies and pizza doughs that are not required to rise. Bread flour has a high-gluten content which allows bread to rise quite a bit more.


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If you are allergic to wheat, yeast, milk, and eggs, you can have vegan bread that is not leavened with yeast and is made with a wheat substitute like rice flour, potato flour, or sorghum flour. Many quickbreads, such as banana bread, are not leavened with yeast and have been adapted to be vegan and gluten-free.


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Can you use self rising flour in place of all purpose in muffins?

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Why do rich doughs have a higher quantity of yeast?

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