SLC23-W6 | Flours

Hello everyone, good morning to you all and welcome back to my blog. I Can't believe it's Week 6 already! I must say it was an awesome ride all through.

Share one or more photos of the flours you commonly use for cooking. Describe what type of flour it is (Refined or healthy)

The two flour I use often is Corn flour and All purpose flour (Plain flour)

Corn flour

This Flour is obtained from Grinding Dried Corn Kernels. After it has been grounded, it is then sifted inorder to separate the powder into the bran, Endosperm and germ. The Endosperm is then refined into a finer powder. This Flour is a refined flour because of the process of producing it which made it's Nutritional value to reduce.

Name of Flour	Characteristics	Benefits	Uses
Corn flour	It has a powdery texture. It has a sweet flavor and also gluten free. It is also contains dietary fiber.	It is a good source of Carbohydrate, fiber and Vitamins	It is used in baking cake, bread etc. It is also used in making peanuts. It is also used as a thickener for making curry sauce.

All purpose flour (plain flour)

|This Flour is produced from grinding Wheat grain, then after, it is sifted to separate the bran, germ and Endosperm and finally, it is refined into a finer and whiter flour. This Flour is a refined flour because of the process of producing it which made it's Nutritional value to reduce.

Name of Flour	Characteristics	Benefits	Uses
All purpose flour (plain flour)	It has a fine and smooth texture.	It is a healthy source of Carbohydrate and Vitamins.	It is used for baking various cake , cookies, bread e.tc. it is also used in making snacks like Chin-chin, doughnuts etc.

Make 1 sweet or savory pancake (HEALTHY) using a healthy type of flour. SHOW: INGREDIENTS, STEP BY STEP AND FINAL RESULT

I used All purpose flour to make this Pancake.
I will start by listing the Ingredients.

ingredients

Ingredients	Quantity
All purpose flour	1 cup
Egg	2 pieces
Onions	1 small size
Salt	to taste
Water	Until consistency is reached.
Coconut oil for frying.	Very small.

Procedure for its preparation
Add all dry ingredients ( All purpose flour and salt) together and sieve.
Whisk the egg and set it aside.
Add the egg to the Flour.
Add water until you reach a consistency.
Slice and add Onions.
Heat up the frying pan, grease with a drop of coconut oil. Add the mixture, flip and monitor till it is light brown.

Pancake is ready!

Question 3: What are the characteristics, benefits and uses of the flour you used to make your pancake?

Characteristics	Benefits	Uses
It has a soft and fine texture, it also contains good amount of gluten.	It is a good source of Carbohydrate and Vitamins.	It is used for baking various pastries, it is also used in making snacks like Chin-chin, puff puff,buns etc

At what time of day do you consider it better to consume this type of preparation? Explain your answer

Pancake is best to be eaten as breakfast. It is always good to start the day with a light and nutritious diet inorder to be agile for the rest of the day, and pancake fits into one of the ideal meal for breakfast.

Of the 6 classes worked in this course, which one has been your favorite?

I really enjoyed everything about this Lecture through out the duration of the 6Weeks, but the Class that I really enjoyed so much was the first Class. It was like an eye opener for me and I got to learn about the recommended and non recommended macro nutrients. And since then, I try my best to eat healthy.

What topics would you like us to develop in the next healthy cooking classes?

I would really love the Tutors to teach on the recommended Meal plan for people with different body weight and also for people suffering from Ailments like Diabetes that warrants sticking to a particular kind of diet.

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