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00 Flour

"Gerald Ulett" <tusko45@hotmail.com>
Mon, 07 Mar 2005 10:15:03 -0800
v105.n011.7
Using a Google search, I found the following excerpt from a Mario Batali book:

"In Italy double zero (00) is the pasta maker's choice: the 00 refers to 
its sift fineness. Since it's hard to come by here, I like to blend 80 
percent cake flour and 20 percent all-purpose flour, but if you want to buy 
only one type of flour for making fresh pasta which isn't such a tragedy, 
buy cake flour. Be sure to avoid "self-rising" cake flour."

I have made both pasta and pizza dough using all-purpose flour and have 
been satisfied with the results, but I think I will try the cake 
flour/all-purpose flour mix next time.

Jerry Ulett