I accidentally bought whole wheat PASTRY flour. Now what?

[mimi]

It was really expensive, too -- organic, from a little boutique flour mill in Quebec. No clue what to do with that. Any T&T recipes out there?

 

[richard-in-cincy]

I made garlic rotis without the paste using ghee (Indian clarified butter)

They were really tasty.

http://www.angithi.com/RecipySite/RecipeDetail.asp?RecipeID=588

 

[mimi]

Thanks Sandy, did you substitute the whole wheat flour with whole wheat pastry flour?

I am under the strong impression that the two are not interchangeable for bread-like items because there's not enough gluten in the pastry flour. Thanks.

 

[richard-in-cincy]

No I didn’t Mimi… Sorry, I completely forgot the word pastry!!

 

[mimi]

Ok, thanks Sandy! Those Garlic Rotis look good anyway. ;o)

 

[foodmuse]

Oh, I hate it when I buy the wrong thing, here are a few recipes...

I've never used it but have found this website to often have good recipes.

http://www.bobsredmill.com/recipe/ingredient.php?pid=426

 

[rvb]

Hi Mimi! ellen's kitchen has some hints that might help.

http://www.ellenskitchen.com/cooktalk/adapt.html

 

[mimi]

Thanks guys those both have some great ideas. Especially pie crust!

 

[michelle]

hi sandy - have you ever added dry spices to reguar roti dough?>>

I teach an east indian cooking class, & we always make roti (we made aloo paratha last time). when i read your post, i wondering about adding spices to the dough, then maybe brushing them with garlic butter, instead of regular butter, after cooking.

 

[richard-in-cincy]

Mimi, get your tawa out! – lol! This roti recipe uses whole wheat pastry flour

While doing a bit of research to answer Michelle’s question, I found this recipe. It also answers Michelle’s question about adding spices to the chapati dough. I’m going to try that next time I make rotis.

http://www.mapi.com/en/newsletters/newsfood-flatbread.html

 

[richard-in-cincy]

I never added or heard of spices in roti dough before, so I did a little research.

See my post to Mimi on this thread along with the recipe link. It would be great if you can share your East Indian cuisine expertise with us! Your idea is creative.

 

[michelle]

i'll go ahead & try it Monday night at the class - I'll let you know how it comes out!

 

[pat-in-to]

In Japan I accidentally bought salt instead of sugar...

...they are packaged the same way. Now THAT made for some interesting recipe results!