Plain Flour
Plain flour for Mexican baking and cooking. Indispensable for making northern-style flour tortillas, pan dulce, sweet tamales and Mexican pasties. Combined with lard for flaky pastry doughs.
Estimated retail price
~£1.09 / 1.5kg
Typical price at UK Mexican grocers
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How it's used in Mexican cooking
Plain Flour, part of the pantry basics section of the Mexican pantry, appears in 19 recipes in our collection, including Ensenada-Style Fish Tacos, Cheese-Stuffed Chillies and Red Chilli Stew. Each recipe shows step by step how it is added, in what quantity and which other ingredients it is paired with — the most reliable guide to how it is actually used in Mexican cooking.
Recipes with Plain Flour
TacosEnsenada-Style Fish Tacos
StewsCheese-Stuffed Chillies
StewsRed Chilli Stew
DessertsThree Milks Cake
DessertsChurros
DessertsBuñuelos
DessertsMexican Shortbread Biscuits
DessertsCajeta Empanadas
DessertsDay of the Dead Bread
DessertsThree Kings Cake
DessertsGaznates (Fried Pastry Rolls)
StewsMexican Breaded Steak
Street FoodPicadillo Empanadas
DessertsMarquesitas
DessertsGorditas de Nata (Sweet Cream Biscuits)
Pan Y ReposteríAConchas (Mexican Sweet Bread)
StewsQueso Relleno (Stuffed Edam Cheese)
DessertsBunuelos de Viento (Puffed Mexican Fritters)
SeafoodCoconut Prawns
Frequently asked questions
How many recipes use Plain Flour?
Plain Flour is used in 19 recipes in our collection, such as Ensenada-Style Fish Tacos and Cheese-Stuffed Chillies. The full list, with a photo and link for each recipe, is on this page.
Where can I buy Plain Flour in the UK?
You can buy Plain Flour online via the Amazon link on this page, or look for it at Latin American grocers in the UK.
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