plain flour

noun

British
: flour that is suitable for general use : all-purpose flour
I used bread flour for the rolls instead of plain flour.

Examples of plain flour in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Coinneach MacLeod’s Shortbread Ingredients ½ cup of soft butter ¼ cup golden caster sugar, plus extra for sprinkling Pinch of salt 1 cup of plain flour 10 tsp. BostonGlobe.com, 5 Mar. 2023

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“Plain flour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plain%20flour. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.

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