Tapioca flour

livalot

does anybody know where I can find this please. I have looked in the baking sections of Saisnsburys and Tescos but could not find it. .. I have several cake recipes that need it that I want to try it out. Apparently it is used a lot in ready made cAkes so it is a good ingredient to have about. Thank for any help

Livalot x

purpleivy

Not seen it, what about H & B. I saw it in something for the first time the other day, I think it was a thickener in Seeds of change tomato sauce.

did a search, there seems to be a brand called Allergy care available mail order.

FrenchMaid_2

I buy mine at the Flourbin

They do all sort of flours that are difficult to find - what do you need it for? I use it for a lot of vegan recipes.

Swan_2

try an Asian grocer or Chinese supermarket if you've any locally, I'm sure I saw in in one of the ones I go to, think it was the Chinese

Swan_2

FrenchMaid wrote: »

I buy mine at the Flourbin

They do all sort of flours that are difficult to find - what do you need it for? I use it for a lot of vegan recipes.

that's an excellent site, it's got powdered buttermilk which I've searched for for ages, couldn't even find it on-line!

the postage for just one or two small items is steep, but I'm sure I could make an order up to the maximum weight for that minimum postage quite easily

thanks

livalot

[quote=FrenchMaid;8008549
what do you need it for? I use it for a lot of vegan recipes. [/quote]


Amongst other things I need it because I want to make the rich moist chocolate cake that was mentioned in the baking guide given out with the Guardian newspaper a few weeks ago. Apparently this flour is a trade secret used by a lot of cake mixes. Quote from the baking guide:

"I love the texture of packet chocolate cake mixes, that fluffy softness and long-lasting moist texture. But the key ingredient that makes it like that isn't very scary and chemical.

Here's the trade secret. What they do is add a little bit of tapioca or similar flour, which does a curious thing to a cake. When wet, it swells with moisture more than any other starch, and it's often used in packet cake mixes to give that delicate moist crumb which stays soft for days."

The whole of the baking guide and great recipes are available online.... will post a link if anyone is interested


Thanks for all the replies so far.

Livalot x

lil_me

Tesco near the rice for rice pudding etc. Just says 'tapioca' on the packet. Same place in most other stores if they stock it.

Swan_2

livalot wrote: »

The whole of the baking guide and great recipes are available online.... will post a link if anyone is interested

I'd love to see the guide, please post the link

Swan_2

lil_me wrote: »

Tesco near the rice for rice pudding etc. Just says 'tapioca' on the packet. Same place in most other stores if they stock it.

are you sure it's tapioca flour? they only have the kind for puddings in my Tesco
though maybe that's because I live in the sticks & it's not as well stocked as the more cosmopolitan branches

livalot

lil_me wrote: »

Tesco near the rice for rice pudding etc. Just says 'tapioca' on the packet. Same place in most other stores if they stock it.

Never thought of looking near the rice .... thanks for the suggestion. Will def have a look tomorrow when I go to Tescos! Just for a joke I would love to ask somebody working there, esp one of the youngsters.... just to see the look of utter bewilderment on their faces but I won't :rotfl:I am still recovering from the havoc I caused when I asked them for popping corn..... you would think I had asked for gold covered diamonds or something .
Livalot x

livalot

Swan wrote: »

I'd love to see the guide, please post the link

Here is the link and some of the pages that contain the recipes that I am determined to make (including that chocolate one) as they sound soooooo lovely


http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2007/nov/24/bakingguide


Baking guide feature p19 The easiest loaf in the world

p20Delicate milk loaf

p22Olive oil and potato flatbread

p31 Cider vinegar muffins

p32Perfect plain pitta

p34Top teacakes

p37 Buttery brioche

p46The easiest cake in the world

p50Moist rich chocolate cake

p52Golden syrup fruit cake

p56Carrot, orange & pistachio cake

p58Butterscotch banana cake

p62Double espresso Brazil nut cake

p63All-purpose cookie dough


I especially loved P7 as it is all about how home-baked is best..... and compares the ingredients in shop bought and home baked stuff........ show that list to anybody who isn't convinced that home baked stuff is better for you!!!!!


Livalot x