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plain flour

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noun

  1. flour to which no raising agent has been added

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The possible answers were plain flour, salted butter, egg yolk and double cream.

From BBC Apr. 26, 2026

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

From Salon Dec. 14, 2024

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

From BBC Feb. 13, 2023

But Marcella Hazan makes hers with plain flour, and she’s not someone to mess with.

From The Guardian Apr. 12, 2020

If plain flour is used take 1½ teaspoonfuls baking powder and sift it with the flour.

From Desserts and Salads by Lemcke, Gesine

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