Homemade cakes - what could be tastier? And this criterion depends on flour - the main ingredient of your favorite and delicious muffin. Its quality directly affects the finished dish, it will be simple pancakes or complex, fancy cakes.
A little about the manufacturer
Sokolnicheskaya flour is produced at OJSC Mill Plant in Sokolniki in Moscow. This institution was organized after the transformation in 1993 of the state enterprise "Moscow Mill Plant No. 1 named after A. D. Tsyurupa", which was founded in 1881.
Today OJSC "Smelters Plant in Sokolniki" has a powerful production, scientific base and is a highly mechanized, modernized, automated producer of high-quality flour from rye and wheat.
The plant has developed three brands of flour products, including TM Sokolnicheskaya.
Types of flour TM "Sokolnicheskaya"
The mill produces the following Sokolnicheskaya flour:
- Special-grade wheat baking.
- Wheat traditional premium.
- Wheat baking, premium.
- Wheat, premium.
- Peeled and sowed rye.
- Flour for pancakes.
- Corn.
Flour composition
Flour and wheat products of a flour mill in Sokolniki are made in accordance with GOST R 52189-2003 and meet the general technical conditions. So, the main component of traditional wheat and bakery products is wheat, corn, peeled rye, seeded flour of the corresponding grade.
Pancake flour "Sokolnicheskaya" in its composition, in addition to premium wheat flour, contains skimmed milk powder, powdered sugar, a baking powder - sodium bicarbonate, sodium chloride, edible egg powder and an acidity regulator - citric acid. In fact, this is a full-fledged blank for the preparation of pancakes, which can only be diluted with water in the right proportion.
Sokolnicheskaya flour is primarily a premium product, which means that according to GOST it should contain no more than 0.55% of the mass fraction of dry ash and at least 28% of the mass fraction of raw gluten. Moisture may be present in the flour. Its percentage of mass fraction should not exceed 15, otherwise the flour will quickly deteriorate. In addition, products can be enriched, within the established norm, with mineral substances, vitamins and baking improvers, for example, dry gluten. It is she who gives porosity to baking, the more gluten, the more magnificent the baking. If the manufacturer really enriched his products, then this will be indicated on its packaging.
Description
Sokolnicheskaya wheat flour is sold in paper packaging with a packing of 2 kg and 1 kg. Also on the shelves you can see this flour in cylindrical jars weighing 800 g with an adjacent plastic lid. Such packaging is practical and convenient in the household. Peeled rye flour is sold only in paper packaging weighing 900 g.
The wheat baking flour in the jar is made of soft wheat varieties, has a snow-white color, fine grinding and low fat content. For 100 g it accounts for 69 g of carbohydrates, 10.3 g of protein, 1.1 g of fat and 334 kcal. Well suited for cooking pastries - pancakes, cakes, pies. It is stored for a year in a cool, dry place.
Peeled rye flour is made from high quality grain according to GOST R 52809-2007, taking into account modern technologies and using modern equipment. From it baked cakes, bread, cookies, original muffin and make rye kvass. It is stored for six months at a temperature not exceeding +20 degrees and relative humidity not more than 70%. 100 g of the product contains 298 kcal, 8.9 g of protein, 1.7 g of fat and 61.4 g of carbohydrates. Seeded rye - this is the highest grade, which in addition to sown rye flour contains a lot of fiber, vitamins, amino acids and minerals.
Sokolnicheskaya flour (2 kg) - wheat, traditional, special and baking - is produced without impurities, is well cleaned, has a snow-white color. There are no extraneous odors and tastes in it. It is suitable for baking bread and other bakery and confectionery products. It can be used not only in private households, but also in mass baking. Products made from this flour are voluminous, lush, elastic, dimensionally stable and of the correct appearance.
Sokolnicheskaya pancake flour is sold in paper packaging weighing 1 kg, made from premium wheat. It is yellowish in color and has a loose consistency. 100 g of product contains 10 g of protein, 2 g of fat, 65 g of carbohydrates, 330 kcal and vitamins B1, B2, PP. The product is stored for no more than 10 months at a temperature not exceeding 25 degrees and humidity not more than 70%. The packaging describes in detail the recipe for making pancakes from this flour, all that is needed except for it is water or milk for dilution.
Sokolnicheskaya corn flour is made from fine grinding according to GOST 14176-69. It is sold in paper packaging weighing 1 kg. The product contains vitamins, a minimum of fats - 1.5 g per 100 g flour, carbohydrates 71 g, proteins 7 g and 330 kcal. It is stored 3 months in a cool dry place.
Price
The price of Sokolnicheskaya flour is quite reasonable, depending on its type and packaging volume. For example, a bakery wheat weighing 2 kg will cost between 70-80 rubles, respectively, 1 kg - about 40 rubles. A couple of kilograms of baking special flour of the highest grade will cost 100-130 rubles. Packaging rye flour costs around 45 rubles. One kilogram pack of pancake flour is sold for 60-70 rubles. The price of a two-kilogram package of premium wheat flour ranges from 70 rubles, while a baking wheat in a 0.8 kg jar costs about 80 rubles.
Consumer Reviews
Reviews about Sokolnicheskaya Wheat flour are mostly positive. Consumers like its price and good quality - snow-white color, friable consistency, no impurities, dry, light, clean, normal level of gluten. Any pastries and dishes from it are excellent, ranging from bread to dumplings. The dough fits perfectly, there is no unpleasant taste, smell.
Cornmeal is popular with lovers of cereals from it, it also makes delicious flat cakes, pancakes and bread, it is used as a thickener for gravy and sauces, breading. It is dietary, healthy, as it contains minerals and vitamins. Rye flour is appreciated by lovers of wholesome and light food, it gives a piquant aroma. From it bake bread, various bakery products and pastries.
Reviews about Sokolnicheskaya flour for pancakes
Thin, porous, tender pancakes without lumps are prepared from pancake flour, which are easy and quick to knead according to the prepared composition. Convenience lies in the fact that the mixture from the pack must be filled with water in the correct proportion (the recipe is indicated on the package) and, without waiting, as usual, for the lumps to dissolve, proceed to frying the pancakes. Consumers note that pancake flour is friable, fine and clean.
Assessment of Roskontrol and Roskachestva
In 2016, Sokolnichesky Wheat Bakery flour was tested by Roskontrol and Roskachestvo. Roskontrol blacklisted it, because the indicator of the number of drops and the mass fraction of gluten did not meet the standard. It was found that the sample does not have good baking properties. Another reason for blacklisting was the presence of potato sticks in the sample, which is unacceptable for baking flour.
In the same year, flour was tested by Roskachestvo. According to their tests, it is safe, well-cleaned, has normal microbiological indicators and baking properties that meet the requirements.