What is wondra flour? May 23
Wondra flour is an ingredient sometimes called for in baking recipes, mostly in some pie crust and tart crust recipes that promise a flaky and tender crust. It is actually a brand name for a type of instant flour and, because the brand is so widespread, the name Wondra tends to be used in recipes.
Instant flour is low protein, finely ground flour that has been treated so that it will dissolve instantly in water and not require the same long cooking process as non-instant flour to dissolve in a liquid and thicken it. The process is called pregelatinization, and it involve heat a starch (flour) with very hot water and/or steam, then drying it out, so that it has essentially been cooked already. Because of this, instant flour also very unlikely to form lumps when mixed with a water or other solution. Wondra also has some malted barley flour mixed into it, which acts as a dough conditioner in many breads.
While all purpose flour, pastry flour and cake flour can all be substituted for each other reasonably well when you make a few adjustments to the amounts you need, you cannot really work out a similar substitution for instant flour. Cake flour, with its low protein content, will be the closest you can get, but unless only a very small amount is called for in your recipe, it is worth either (a) trying to find some Wondra or (b) trying to find a different recipe.
Jade May 23
I use Wondra all the time to thicken recipes, especially chili or certain sauces. Works great! Thanks for posting on an underrated item
Judi May 23
I use Wondra for rolling out piecrusts. I still hate rolling out piecrusts (my sister got that gene), but the Wondra makes a big difference.
Karen May 24
Does anyone know if Wondra is like “00″ flour, called for in some pizza crust recipes? I cannot find it anywhere and would love to try it in pizza crust. Thanks!
Natty May 27
You know what else Wondra is great for? Dredge some thick slices of bacon in it, sprinkle with brown sugar and bake at 350 for about 20 minutes. zomg.
JANET MCLEAN Nov 19
I AM LOOKING FOR THE WONDRA FLOUR PIE CRUST RECIPE.
Deanna Jan 19
Wondra Pie Crust
See the wonders of Wondra with this tender, flaky crust.
I N G R E D I E N T S
4 cup Wondra flour
2 cup Crisco vegetable shortening
1 Tbsp. salt
1 egg
1 tsp. cider vinegar
Milk
I N S T R U C T I O N S
Blend together, the flour, Crisco and salt with a pastry cutter. Using a 1 cup measuring cup, whip the egg and vinegar together, adding enough milk to make 1 cup of liquid. Add to the dry ingredients.
Heat oven to 425 degrees. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. (Extra crust may be frozen for up to 3 months).
*For best results use Wondra flour when rolling crust out too.
Anonymous Feb 27
Wondra is a wonderful product for making gravy. I cannot find the product “Wondra”. Wegmans in Rochester, NY use to sell Wondra but do not anymore and I can’t find Wondra anywhere.
Please tell me where I can purchase