all-purpose flour

American  

[awl-pur-puhs flau-er] / ˌɔlˈpɜr pəs ˈflaʊ ər /

noun

1. flour with a moderate amount of gluten, suited for most types of baking.

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all-purpose flour

What on Earth possessed Nolan, a notoriously detail-oriented director, to tap the all-purpose flour of movie stars to portray one of the most storied heroes in literature?

From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026

I started making pancakes with thinner and thinner batter, and replaced all-purpose flour with glutinous rice flour.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026

The researchers used five flours that included gluten: unbleached all-purpose flour, red turkey wheat, emmer, rye and einkorn; and five gluten-free flours: teff, millet, sorghum, buckwheat and amaranth.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2023

Instead of post-blender boxed pasta, he used a mix of semolina and regular all-purpose flour.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 23, 2023

Gluten-free: Replace the all-purpose flour with a scant 1 1/3 cups gluten-free flour blend.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2023

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