Cake Flour Substitute

Directions

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   ["Sift the cornstarch and all-purpose flour together.", "Mix well.", "Sift again to ensure it is evenly combined.", "If you only need one cup of cake flour, place 2 tablespoons of cornstarch into a one cup measure.", "Fill the remaining space with regular flour.", "Sift to ensure it is well combined.", "Use to replace cake flour in your recipe.", "What is cake flour?", "Cake flour has a very low protein content.", "Protein aids in the production of gluten.", "To achieve a very tender crumb some recipe will call for cake flour which is very finely milled to keep baked goods from getting heavy.", "Too much gluten can make baked products heavy.", "Cake flour is more starchy with helps to hold larger amounts for sugar and fat without collapsing.", "Cake flour is make from the endosperm part of wheat kernels.", "As cake flour is milled it is bleached which breaks down excess protein in the flour.", "On average cake flour is about 7 percent protein, which is much lower than other flours.", "For example \"bread\"" flour contains about 14 percent protein to aid in the development of gluten to help the bread rise.""