Thread: Which flour?

OK, Atora alone isn't enough to make tasty dumplings - so last night I went to my local baby Tesco's (you know - the express one) and found the flour.

They had rice flour, corn flour, all purpose flour and cake flour - I couldn't see self raising flour or bicarb of soda - not that I want to make my own SR flour anyway.

If I go to a bigger supermarket will they have self raising? ...I'm not being lazy but it will cost me 60 baht and 2 moto taxi rides to find out myself.

make up a baking powder biskit dough for like spoon drop biskits with a little poultry seasoning in the mix, depends on what you are making the dumplings in, be good for boiled chicken, or if fruit dumplings add a little sugar, then drop em in to the boiling fruit and cook 10 mins uncovered and 10 mins covered.

If you can find it then bisguick is an ideal thing for a guy to have on the shelf, make biskits, dumplings, hotcakes, or cobblers with it and only one package on the shelf.

^ Appreciated BG but it still doesn't answer my question - which of the above 4 should I use, and if none can I find self raising in a big Tesco's?

100g self raising flour
50g shredded suet
Half a teaspoon parsley
Half an onion finely chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
Cold water to mix

1. Put all the ingredients into a mixing bowl add the cold water to form a soft dough.

2. Divide the dough into 4 or 6 balls and place them into the stew or casserole 20-30 minutes before the meat and vegetables are cooked.
3. if you wish to cook them separately put them into boiling water for 20-30 minutes

Cake flour, Scampy. Cakes are supposed to rise, so I presume that will be SR.

Cake flour is not self raising its a mixture of plain flour & cornflour

1. Using a dry measure, measure the desired amount of flour into a separate container.
2. For each cup of all-purpose flour, add 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
3. Mix to combine.

You need:

• all-purpose flour
• salt
• baking powder

^ Really? Who puts cornflour in cakes? Is that American?

Us Americans are now taking a beating for baking..........

Yes its the american way of saying low gluten flour

Originally Posted by November Rain

Cake flour, Scampy. Cakes are supposed to rise

Jesus Christ,, NR you had better chum up with Dave and he teach you to cook..

I that confirmation - Cake Flour is the one I should use?

It better not be sweet.

Originally Posted by blackgang

Originally Posted by November Rain

Cake flour, Scampy. Cakes are supposed to rise

Jesus Christ,, NR you had better chum up with Dave and he teach you to cook..

I can cook, thanks, bg. I'm just not au fait with American terminology for some foods. I'm sure I wouldn't know some Australian ones, either. Congratulations to you for obviously knowing all 3 (US, UK & Oz) - because you wouldn't have picked me up, unless you were an expert, would you...?

^ Thats for sure, but never mind about English style, it ain't shit anyway,
But Velveeta is also shit, it is cheddar that wouldn't cheddar and is mixed with a bunch of chemicals til it ain't fit for human consumption and they call it American Process Cheese.

2 weeks.

2 unopened boxes of Atora suet.

Still no dumplings.

I guess I could ask the staff at Tesco but they wouldn't know a dumpling from a bar of soap - and if they did know what a dumpling was they would be thinking of the Chinese variety which is more related to ravioli or tortellini.

I'm a videographer and I want my dumplings.

Originally Posted by The Gentleman Scamp

Still no dumplings.

Well, pull your finger out and make them then!

Ooh, Ooh. I might be able to get proper Brit SR flour for you Scampy & post it to you - I've just thought of somewhere I might be able to get it here in HH. You want?

Originally Posted by The Gentleman Scamp

2 weeks.

2 unopened boxes of Atora suet.

Still no dumplings.

I guess I could ask the staff at Tesco but they wouldn't know a dumpling from a bar of soap - and if they did know what a dumpling was they would be thinking of the Chinese variety which is more related to ravioli or tortellini.

I'm a videographer and I want my dumplings.

I haven't followed the complete and utterly facinating dumpling saga, but what is the problem Scamps ?
You got Suet, now all you need is flour, thats available almost every where, Plain, Wholemeal, Rye, Cake, all purpose, Bread. Even Hi protein Australian, what are you waiting for, some bastard to come round and cook them for you maybe?

PM me your postal address, Scampy. I'll buy some UK SR flour today from a shop I know in Hua Hin (Hua Hin Ham, Bacon & Meat Co) & post it to you. OK?

NR you are too kind, it's not that urgent - if I can't get it in Bangkok i'll auction the suet on E-Bay.

Perterpan, I see you didn't mention self raising flour.

Bought the bloody stuff now! BTW, the guy that owns the shop says he'd be happy to sort you out with flour when you need it, if you can tell him where to get the suet.

Originally Posted by The Gentleman Scamp

NR you are too kind, it's not that urgent - if I can't get it in Bangkok i'll auction the suet on E-Bay.

Perterpan, I see you didn't mention self raising flour.

Scamps, to turn ordinary flour into self raising you just add a teaspoon of baking powder to every cup of flour. Now baking powder is available a Lotus, Makro and Tops here in Udon so I guess easy to find in the Mango, if not Pm yr address and I will post a tin down to you. The brand I use is called Royal, made in Thailand.

Cooks.com - Recipe - To Make Self Rising Flour
Try this link Scampi and stop stuffing around. And hurry up before your pig fat goes rancid.

Yes Scampy, i was looking for self raising flour last week and could not find any, i looked in Tops and Tesco. I think you would be best off getting plain and adding baking powder like Peter F Pan said.

I have a friend brings Atora over for me.

Two threads and a wasted pack of self raising flour bought in Hua Hin already..........and still no dumplings.