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All pupose flour????

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mcwaterssmith2005 - home chef
mcwaterssmith2005

do they mean plain flour or self raising?

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bluegecko - home chef
bluegecko

All purpose means it can generally be used for most recipes calling for "flour" - it has no additional ingredients. Self-raising has raising agents already added (salt, sodium bicarb, etc.).
Pastry flour is more finely ground than all purpose flour and has a low gluten content, produces lighter baked products. Bread flours usually have extra gluten to produce more elastic dough - good for bread, less good for baking.

bunyip - home chef
bunyip

in U.K. & OZ & nNZ. it is known as plain flour.
Bunyip in OZ