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Eating and Drinking => Cooking, Storing and Preserving => Topic started by: Yorkie on February 19, 2012, 08:57

Title: Rice flour
Post by: Yorkie on February 19, 2012, 08:57

I have a recipe for shortbread which includes rice flour.

I couldn't find this at the supermarket.  Is it the same as ground rice?

Title: Re: Rice flour
Post by: plum crumble on February 19, 2012, 09:06

yes my dear, tis one and the same!

Title: Re: Rice flour
Post by: Spana on February 19, 2012, 09:22

Yep, thats what i use, shortbread just isn't the same without ground rice.  You can even use semolina at a push :)

Title: Re: Rice flour
Post by: chrissie B on February 19, 2012, 09:36

well you learn something new every day lol i allways thought they were different , just saw a recipie calling for rice flour the other day and have scowered the shops looking it lol.
thanks for that , i learn somthing new almost every day o here xx
chrissie b

Title: Re: Rice flour
Post by: kegs on February 19, 2012, 11:22

Rice flour such as the Doves farm variety has been ground more so is finer and tends to be a mixture of brown and white rice.  The ground rice is coarser so is more suitable for puddings or foods requiring texture.

Title: Re: Rice flour
Post by: Lardman on February 19, 2012, 12:02

As Kegs says its much finer ( I have both ground rice and rice flour here  8) )

If you have an Asian supermarket locally you should find rice flour in there. I ordered mine online from the spice supplier I've posted links.

Title: Re: Rice flour
Post by: Yorkie on February 19, 2012, 16:10

Thanks all  :D

I did get the ground rice, couldn't find the flour in the supermarket.  Might try the asian supermarket for it at some point though  :)

Title: Re: Rice flour
Post by: tosca100 on February 19, 2012, 19:12

Tesco Extra sell Doves Farm rice flour, £1.75/kg

Title: Re: Rice flour
Post by: Yorkie on February 19, 2012, 19:55

That's useful to know Tosca - I was in a T's Extra when looking for it in both the flour and dessert sections.  I'll look for it in the gluten free section next time I'm in, but it may be that this store doesn't actually stock it  :(

Title: Re: Rice flour
Post by: asd1 on February 19, 2012, 20:03

I got the very last bag of rice flour at our tescos as I was making chocolate and beetroot brownies tonight in an attempt to get oh to eat beetroot...... It worked ;)

Title: Re: Rice flour
Post by: Yorkie on February 19, 2012, 21:29

So, you got my rice flour  >:(  ;) :lol: :lol:

Mmmm cake.

I intended to make the shortbread this evening.  Got the butter out of the fridge to let it soften, put the heater on in the kitchen so it would soften.

And it's now 930pm and I've only just remembered the preparation I did a couple of hours ago.  Oh well, I'll put the butter back in the fridge until later in the week!  ::) :lol:

Title: Re: Rice flour
Post by: Chrysalis on February 19, 2012, 22:21

Tip:  You could put ground rice in the blender to make it finer, as one does with granulated sugar to make it castor!  ::)

PS.  Don't forget to put the lid on BEFORE turning the blender on  :tongue2:

Title: Re: Rice flour
Post by: Yorkie on February 20, 2012, 18:12

Quote from: Chrysalis on February 19, 2012, 22:21

Tip:  You could put ground rice in the blender to make it finer, as one does with granulated sugar to make it castor!  ::)

PS.  Don't forget to put the lid on BEFORE turning the blender on  :tongue2:

I never heard of doing that with sugar but what a good idea!

As for the lid, point taken  ;) :lol:

Title: Re: Rice flour
Post by: chrissie B on February 21, 2012, 10:18

great , ive got a list of things to get from differen t shops lol
chrissie b