Cozy At Home Event – Day 3
We’re all trying to eat better these days, making things from scratch whenever we can and substituting healthier ingredients when possible. This is where Gold Medal white whole wheat flour comes in, as it’s a fabulous way to get your family to eat whole wheat products… without them having any idea.
Traditional whole wheat flour is brown in color and has a different texture than all-purpose flour, thus leaving your baked goods looking and tasting a bit different than you might be used to. While this doesn’t bother me or my family a bit since we’ve been eating whole wheat for quite some time and substituting Gold Medal whole wheat flour whenever possible, there are certain foods that are hard to make with whole wheat flour because of the different texture. Gold Medal white whole wheat flour is 100% whole grain but with a lighter taste and color, which makes it a great substitute because it not only looks more like traditional white flour, it also produces great baked goods that are moist and flaky like all-purpose white flour.
I was thrilled when I received a Gold Medal white whole wheat flour pack a few weeks back in the mail and got to try it out in my own kitchen. After using traditional whole wheat flour for so long, it was really fun to try a white flour to compare in some of our favorite dishes. It’s been a long time since we have had white bread around the house and I think I actually forgot how delicious it can be for sandwiches and more.
The Gold Medal white whole wheat prize pack we received not only included a coupon for free flour, a canister to store it in, and some great recipe cards, it also had a conversion guide for you to follow. The white to whole wheat conversion guide from Gold Medal walks you through substituting it in your family’s recipes, gradually introducing it in place of your traditional white flour for more delicate items. This is something I love since it’s hard to know how to best use a new pantry ingredient and it’s always nice to have a guide.
The included recipes are also great because they certainly don’t look or taste like foods made with healthy whole wheat flour, they are just like what you might find in a bakery case or restaurant. Seriously… gingerbread cupcakes and double-chocolate lava cake? Don’t mind if I do!
As much as I love the Gold Medal white whole wheat flour, my favorite thing in the prize pack would have to be the Gold Medal ceramic canister with its retro charm. Since we have Tupperware overload in our cabinets, we decided to use the canister as a “cookie jar” of sorts for goodies in the house that we could keep on top of the fridge. Not only is it completely adorable, the kids now know not to even try digging through the pantry because the foods they are looking for are up too tall for them to possibly get at unassisted by us.
If you haven’t had a chance to check out Gold Medal white whole wheat flour, I would highly recommend trying it. Not only is it a healthy substitution you can make easily for your family, it’s also really great tasting – in baked goods and everything else you use flour for. Check out the Gold Medal site to see tips and tricks for mastering the use of the new Gold Medal white whole wheat and for recipes, nutritional information and more!
Tips for Baking with White Whole Wheat Flour
• Gold Medal White Whole Wheat Flour looks more like all-purpose white flour because it’s made from a different kind of wheat—hard white spring wheat. Most whole wheat flours are made from hard red spring wheat.
• Substituting some white whole wheat into recipes will enable you to sneak some whole grain into baked goods while maintaining a similar taste and texture of those made with all-purpose flour.
• For recipes that depend on the flour for most of the flavor, such as bread and pizza dough, or baked goods that call for sugar and fat—such as cookies, muffins and brownies start by substituting white whole wheat for 25 to 50 percent of the recipe’s flour content.
• White whole wheat flour absorbs more moisture than all-purpose flour, which can make for deliciously moist and flaky recipes, but also means that baked goods won’t stay as fresh as long as those made with all-purpose flour. If your family won’t be eating what you baked in a day or two, consider freezing the freshly-baked goods until you need them. Place cooled baked goods in a resealable plastic freezer bag. Freeze quick breads (like scones and muffins) up to 3 months, or unfrosted cookies up to 12 months.
• Chocolate Chip Cookies are a great recipe to freeze to keep on hand, whenever you want homemade cookies. For a “fresh-baked” cookie anytime, simply microwave a frozen cookie on a paper towel on Medium-Low (30%) about 1 minute 45 seconds or until the edge of the cookie is heated; then move the cookie and paper towel to the counter to stand about 30 seconds or until the chips are cool enough to eat. (Time may range slightly, depending on the wattage of your microwave.)
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