Thread: Which flour?

Originally Posted by English Noodles

I have a friend

unlikely!

^

You doubt that Noodles has a freind ? I have the phto of him to prove it.

^noodles rent boy maybe but i will not believe he has a friend!

I'm sure I've been here before...... must be Deja Vu

GS, keep the suet in the fridge, it comes to no harm even if you have opened a packet, the worse thing that happens is that it sticks together so you have to re-crumble it with your fingers when you need it, I still have four boxes in my fridge and after a year they are Ok.

I have used two boxes in vain trying to make dumplings that I could whip up in a matter of minutes in the UK, using SR flour of course. I've tried all sorts of different measures of baking soda and salt, and am yet to be anything like satisfied with the results.

I'm coming to the conclusion that baking soda is for just that, baking, it causes the dough to rise as the heat starts to remove moisture from the mix, but when you put your mixture into a pan of stew, you just end up with a soggy mess that tastes fizzy.

Originally Posted by peterpan

You doubt that Noodles has a freind ? I have the phto of him to prove it.

You realy should stop posting from the family album.

Originally Posted by jizzybloke

^noodles rent boy maybe but i will not believe he has a friend!

'jizzy' = sperm. 'bloke' = man; sperm man, you seem to find it very difficult to communicate without dropping hints of your hidden sexuality. I'm guessing you work with men, in a masculine environment.

A gay king without any doubt.

Noodles.

Baking powder, NOT baking soda. Add a few tspns to reg flour.

Still got two boxes of Atora - now in my fridge - I guess i'll have to grate the stuff if I ever get round to using it.

Here's how my flour shop went.



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Jeez, the first two are the same but for a subtle difference in the packet design, still no SR from dear NR but I have no use for these, hey perhaps we could swap NR?

Then you can say that Scampy sent you flours.

Cooks.com - Recipe - To Make Self Rising Flour

FFS Scampi. Check out this link and stop stuffing around.

The yeast will be past it's used by date, before you get around to using it. And I think it has a shelf life of 2 years or so.

Gus, my dear fellow - I appreciate that but it shouldn't be that complicated.

If I need to make the flour I may as well pluck my own chickens and build my own pot.

Did you get the baking powder ? as NR said just add a teaspoon to each cup of flour but sift or mix it well into the flour to distribute evenly through. An important thing with BP & BS is to cook or bake it straight away, if you leave it the mixture will rise because it reacts with moisture and then it will go flat.

A bit about the difference between baking soda and powder.

Difference Between Baking Powder and Baking Soda

Thaddeus

I'm coming to the conclusion that baking soda is for just that, baking, it causes the dough to rise as the heat starts to remove moisture from the mix, but when you put your mixture into a pan of stew, you just end up with a soggy mess that tastes fizzy.

It tastes Fizzy because you are using baking Soda, baking powder is neutral in taste.

^ That's just too much of a mission - I'd only fuck it up anyway.

I like life nice and simple.

Young Scampi, you Pratt, what's so hard about looking a little bit further in the supermarket and finding baking powder.

It's a" Best Foods" product that is made in Thailand, so it is in most shops that sell flour, usually on the same shelf.

And by the way, yes, I have before had to pluck my own chickens and even made cooking pots from tin cans. It aint that difficult.

I finally got some, I'm a bit drunk but Im gonna try to make the dumplings.

Oh joy...

Ok, I did all the measuring stuff with guess work - It was perfect but only had enough for two, and they are bubblin away.

But the utility management consultant has just fucking showed some interest for the first time in 6 weeks so I have to leave them bubbling and go meet her.

^ That package says it's for cake. Uhoh. Sweet dumplings.

Friendship Supermarket Pattaya has Self Rasing flour .