Can you use all purpose flour instead of flour?

TheNavet
TheNavet Posts: 162 Member
in Food and Nutrition
It's all in the title: my mother asked me to make her some lower calorie chocolate muffins, and the only recipes I have found require oats which I don't have - obviously -. So would the substitution work D:?

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  • iWaffle
    iWaffle Posts: 2,208 Member
    Yes, because it's all purpose flour. It works for anything.
  • shellma00
    shellma00 Posts: 1,684 Member
    Not to be nit-picky, but your title asks if you can use all purpose flour instead of flour.. And yes would be the answer.

    But I am assuming you really want to know if you can use flour instead of oats and I am sure that depends on what you are making, but I am not sure it would be wise. Flour and oats are 2 completely different ingredients, have different properties, and textures.
  • TheNavet
    TheNavet Posts: 162 Member
    Thank you! (why didn't I think of it :embarassed: )
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    It's all in the title: my mother asked me to make her some lower calorie chocolate muffins, and the only recipes I have found require oats which I don't have - obviously -. So would the substitution work D:?

    Substituting flour for oats will give a very different texture. I wouldn't recommend it for most recipes.
  • Laurelthequeen
    Laurelthequeen Posts: 78
    In my experience, similar quantities of flour and oats will have vastly different liquid-holding properties.

    I'd say you would have to use more flour, and be careful not to overmix. Your muffins would not end up the way that they're supposed to still, and you'd lose the benefits of whole grains.
  • 12skipafew99100
    12skipafew99100 Posts: 1,669 Member
    no, use flour instead.
  • calibriintx
    calibriintx Posts: 1,741 Member
    I think your best bet here is to go buy her some low cal muffins....
  • mattashbrock
    mattashbrock Posts: 38
    When baking the type of flour can definitely affect the end product. Other ingredients and even small things such as the temperature of the eggs, temperature of the butter, and very small changes can make an enormous effect. Baking, unlike cooking, is much more of an exact science ( ask any baker). That being said if you are not picky, use the flour that you want.
  • just_fur_luck
    just_fur_luck Posts: 141 Member
    Yes, because it's all purpose flour. It works for anything.

    This.

    I've used it instead of motor oil in my car and I've used it instead of laundry detergent. It's really the only thing I buy at the store anymore.
  • Amandastan
    Amandastan Posts: 30
    All purpose flour is obviously flour.
  • egarrett8911
    egarrett8911 Posts: 39
    Yes, because it's all purpose flour. It works for anything.

    This.

    I've used it instead of motor oil in my car and I've used it instead of laundry detergent. It's really the only thing I buy at the store anymore.

    I used it to regrout the tile in my bathroom the other day. Worked like a charm.
  • pennydreadful270
    pennydreadful270 Posts: 266 Member
    The oats are probably quite important to the low-calorie bit of that recipe.
  • Sqeekyjojo
    Sqeekyjojo Posts: 704 Member
    Use mini muffin cases.

    That'll get them lower calorie without much hassle. And it's the first couple of bites that are the best.

    Muffins are essentially, cake for breakfast.

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