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Flour type, according to Polish food regulations, means the content of ashes in it (i.e. the remains after complete burning of the organic ingredients in a sample of the product at a determined temperature). Ii is expressed in gramms/100 kg of flour. For example: type 500 means that in every 100 kg of flour there's around 500 g of ashes, and type 850 means that in every 100 kg the content of ashes is around 850 g.
Main types of wheat flours:
- m±ka poznańska, typ 500 - recommended for dough for noodles, pierogi, pizza, for sauces (as densifier);
- m±ka luksusowa, typ 550 - recommended for dough for yeast cakes and fried cakes;
- m±ka tortowa, typ 450 - recommended for dough for sponge cake or sponge cake with fat;
- m±ka krupczatka, typ 500 - recommended for shortcrust pastry and "półkruche" (shortcrust pastry with cream, egg whites and baking soda), "ciasto parzone" (steamed dough/pastry???) and maccaroni
- m±ka wrocławska, typ 500 - recommended for dough for yeast cakes, puff pastry (ciasto francuskie) and rough-puff pastry (ciasto półfrancuskie), pancakes, soups and sauces
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