Shankar Maida Flour (Plain Flour)
Maida Flour is a white flour from the Indian subcontinent, made from wheat. Finely milled without any bran, refined, and bleached, it closely resembles cake flour. Maida is used extensively for making fast foods, baked goods such as pastries, bread, several varieties of sweets, and traditional flatbreads.
Maida Flour is low in protein (gluten), an advantage for producing high-volume, soft/tender cakes with fine grain. Its high extensibility and stretchability are desirable qualities for a variety of Indian pastries and baked goods. All-purpose flour, also known as refined flour or simply flour, is made from wheat grains after removing the brown covering. It is then milled, refined, and bleached. It is very common in Indian cuisine, especially for various Indian pieces of bread.
- Maida flour is low in protein and fiber due to bran removal during milling.
- Used in making bakery products such as pastries, sweets, as well as traditional pieces of bread such as paratha and naan
- Maida flour is low in protein (gluten), an advantage for producing high-volume, soft/tender cakes with fine grain.
- Its high extensibility and stretchability are desirable qualities for a variety of Indian pastries and baked goods.
