545818 Tue Aug 05 13:04:29 -0700 2008 8 23 Ontario (including Toronto) 0 3932231 Where in Toronto or the GTA at large can I get whole wheat pastry flour? I'm referring specifically to flour made for baking cakes and pastries and not regular whole wheat. Please let me know if there is such a thing here. Thanks much! Tue Aug 05 13:04:30 -0700 2008 162654 DishyDiva 1 3932789 You can find it at bulk barn. Tue Aug 05 16:05:50 -0700 2008 3932231 100399 professor plum 2 3934689 Is there a particular BB that sells it? I posted about WW pastry flour and could not find it anywhere in Toronto. I looked in all the high end stores (Whole Foods, Michael Angelo's, Longo's), and even in Buffalo, could not find pastry flour, just whole wheat flour. I also checked Bulk Barn but couldn't find it in Scarborough or Pickering. Wed Aug 06 09:26:55 -0700 2008 3932789 84151 red dragon 1 3932792 Noah's carries whole wheat hard and soft flours. I'm not sure if the soft flour is a direct substitute for whole wheat pastry flour but it may be worth a quick search to find out. good luck! WON http://whatsonmyplate.wordpress.com Tue Aug 05 16:06:04 -0700 2008 3932231 92591 wontonfm 1 3932918 Any of the natural food stores with bulk departments will have this. I'm in the west end, and go to Qi or Evergreen; Noah's, Big Carrot, and several places in Kensington also routinely stock it. Tue Aug 05 16:48:05 -0700 2008 3932231 84143 chloe103 1 3933327 So far, I like the whole wheat pastry flour sold by Whole Foods. It's their house brand, 360. I find the texture to be very close to all purpose flour- it's very light. I have also tried the Oak Manor brand but will not be using it again - it's still find it too dry. I haven't tried the bulk barn wwpf but would like to, just to compare. The whole foods 360 is a little pricier, the package is small. Tue Aug 05 19:19:45 -0700 2008 3932231 188217 budeeez 2 3935633 Thanks for the detailed comparison, budeez. I had Whole Foods in mind but haven't yet had the time to go. Price is not a concern, as long as the flour is good. Wed Aug 06 13:24:12 -0700 2008 3933327 162654 DishyDiva 1 3933652 Are you making a robust pastry, like a savoury pie crust, or something soft and delicate, like a puff pastry or sweet shortcrust? For the latter a whole grain product would likely be too heavy, try an unbleached white (it is still a treat, right?) As for the shops, Whole Foods or the Big Carrot are the most likely to have helpful staff, and avoid the Bulk Barn or any bulk, unwrapped grain product. I have had two infestations of meal moths, and they are horrible to try and get rid of, you end up throwing out a heap of food. Not worth saving a quarter per kilo. Tue Aug 05 22:04:38 -0700 2008 3932231 53727 Ginsugirl 2 3935661 Ginsugirl, I need the WW pastry flour for cake. Based on recommendations on the Home Cooking board, I bought the King Arthur Flour Whole Grain Baking cook book which uses whole wheat pastry flour for many recipes. The cake recipes I'm focusing on (Devil's Food Cake and Classic Butter Cake) call for both unbleached flour as well as whole wheat pastry flour. I also know exactly what you mean about the moth problem. I've found them in my containers (thankfully they were sealed at the time) of whole grains purchased from Bulk Barn. It totally freaked me out to see the moths fluttering inside my jars. Ugh! Then again, you never know. It's possible moths can infest any brand. Wed Aug 06 13:31:14 -0700 2008 3933652 162654 DishyDiva