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plain flour

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noun

  1. flour to which no raising agent has been added

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A spinach wrap in place of plain flour.

From Salon

You know, agencies may deliver civilians a bag of flour, but they’re not going to eat spoonfuls of plain flour.

From Salon

True, the very best flour to use is specialist '00' flour, but plain flour works perfectly well in a pinch.

From BBC

Second, instead of seasoning her flour, Patton used plain flour and added her seasonings — which included Lawry's seasoned salt, paprika and pepper — to the avocado oil she used to fry her chicken.

From Salon

You can use plain flour – you don’t need to use fancy 00 flour – and if you haven’t got eggs, you can make it with water.

From The Guardian