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A Guide for Selecting the Proper Wheat Flour It is wise to use flours specifically formulated for various baked goods, such as bread flour or cake flour, although all-purpose flour is suitable for a majority of items.

Types of Flour Ground from Wheat One of the primary reasons for the popularity of wheat flour is due to its gluten forming capacity when the flour is mixed with liquid. Gluten is the substance that provides dough with elasticity and the ability to stretch as the leavening agent produces carbon dioxide gas, which enables the dough to rise effectively.

Described below are some of the products (including flour) created directly from wheat. Other than a few exceptions, products that are created after the grain has been milled into flour are not described, because they are so numerous.

Type of Flour Where the Flour can be Purchased Amaranth Flour Commonly found in natural and health food stores Specialty shops Large food stores Mail order suppliers Arrowroot Flour Some large food stores Specialty shops Natural and health food stores Barley Flour Natural and health food stores Specialty shops Large food stores Buckwheat Flour Natural and health food stores Specialty shops Kosher markets Kosher sections of large food stores Mail order suppliers Corn Flour Cornmeal, Corn Flour, and Cornstarch: Most food stores Hispanic markets Atole Flour, Blue Cornmeal, Harinilla, and Masa Harina: Hispanic markets Specialty shops Hispanic sections of some large food stores Mail order suppliers Farro Flour Natural and health food stores Specialty shops Mail order suppliers Flax Seed Meal/Flour Natural and health food stores Specialty shops Well-stocked food stores Garbanzo Bean Flour Middle Eastern markets Specialty shops Natural and health food stores Job's Tears Flour Natural and health food stores Some Asian markets Mail order suppliers Kamut® Flour Natural and health food stores Specialty shops Millet Flour Natural and health food stores Mail order suppliers Indian, African, and Korean markets Some large food stores Oat Flour Large food stores Natural and health food stores Specialty shops Quinoa Flour Natural and health food stores Some large food stores Rice Flour White Rice Flour: Most large food stores Natural and health food stores Brown Rice Flour: Natural and health food stores Specialty shops Sometimes found in large food store Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Italian, Spanish, Middle Eastern, or any other market specializing in rice varieties native to a particular nation or region.