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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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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

Each starter began with one of three substrates: all-purpose flour, bread flour or whole wheat flour.

From Science Daily Jan. 21, 2026

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

From Washington Post Mar. 23, 2023

The Australian native McKinnon uses self-rising flour for her dough, but because it's less popular here, I've relied upon a similar recipe that works just fine with all-purpose flour.

From Salon Mar. 17, 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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