Help, What is the difference

shtrdave · Joined: 29 Nov 2008 Posts: 18 Location: Johnstown PA

I see a lot of recipes, some ask for potato or tapioca flour and some ask for potato or tapioca starch. What is the differnce between the starch and flour or are starch and flour the same product with a different name.

I was looking at the Devils FOOD Cake recipe I have everything but the tapioca starch but I do have Tapioca flour.

This is a new learning experience eveytime I want to make something for her.

rpf1007 · Joined: 13 Feb 2008 Posts: 699 Location: Chicago

Tapioca starch and flour are the same.

Potato starch and flour are NOT the same.

So you can use the tapioca flour in the recipe.
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shtrdave · Joined: 29 Nov 2008 Posts: 18 Location: Johnstown PA

Great, she has a big day on Tuesday, I can make her a cake for it now, she wants a gob cake.

aklap · Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Posts: 10520 Location: WI, USA

Hey Dave - check out this thread: Starch vs Flour.
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shtrdave · Joined: 29 Nov 2008 Posts: 18 Location: Johnstown PA

Thanks

Now for coconut flour I could dry some out and grind?