Where can I buy Cream flour?

Polly

I make a lovely apple sponge loaf/cake and the recipe states 'cream flour'. My sister has been able to get this for me in Dublin but I cannot seem to find it in any of the major supermarkets. I've made it using regular plain flour but it just wasn't as nice. Can anyone help? Will put up the recipe if anyone wants it and its perfect to make with kids as its just so simple

Gingernutmeg

I'm not sure what 'cream flour' is ... It must be an Irish thing, as I've never seen anything with that kind of name (my mum's a baker, so I've seen a LOT of flour lol). I'm wondering if it's a finer wheat flour, maybe you could try the Macdougalls '00' plain flour, that makes lovely pastry and cakes.

tanith

I just found this I guess its what you mean...

http://www.celticfoods.com/prods/580402.html


http://www.hudsoncream.com/

The second one looks as though it might be easier to locate a shop

EDIT : Sorry they both seem to be US sites... try googling Cream Flour ...

Polly

Odlums,yes thats the name. Will definitely try the '00' but would be grateful if anyone could come up with a source for me. Thanks

tanith

Hi Polly.. I found this site which is UK

http://www.odlums.ie/Index.html

If you click on the About Odlums button and then click on useful links it gives a list of UK supermarkets who may sell it...also some cracking recipes on there...

Polly

Hi Tanith. Thank you so much. I have emailed them for details of suppliers locally. I'm reminded yet again what a great site this is :T

sandy2_2

tanith wrote: »

Hi Polly.. I found this site which is UK
http://www.odlums.ie/Index.html also some cracking recipes on there...

Had a look at the recipes on this site, there were quite a few I'm going to try, although I did get confused by the ingredient 'bread soda' til i googled it and found bicarb

Pipkin

I was curious as to what *cream flour* was, so I looked it up and found this:

http://www.foodireland.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=news;action=display;num=1141783338

Does this not mean it's just another name for plain flour?

Polly

Hi Pipkin. Yes thats how it appears but I have tried a number of alternative plain flours and the cake just does not turn out the same. Its definitely got something special!

meanmarie

I suppose that cream flour is fine, but very expensive here...about €2.50 for 2k as opposed to Lidl 'flour' at €1.19 for 2k. Not sure if it is widely available in UK...don't Dunnes supermarkets have some UK branches (or is it only clothes they sell?) as they are an Irish chain they might stock. To be honest, if you can find any fine flour it will do just as well, 00 might work, but cream is not great for bread so see what you can find..I would suggest that SR flour used without as much raising agent will do too. On a price thing, even though the £ is more than the € I find that when you have to convert one cash to another it costs quite a bit apart from the exchange rate

Good luck

Marie

Polly

Will definitely give the OO a go but have tried the self raising. I didn't know the price of Odlums as my sister just brings me a few bags when she visits. In return I post Sainsbury's magazine to her, which she loves. Would love to find a local source for this anyway. We do have Dunnes but none of the stores near me do food.