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All Purpose Flour Recipes: 10 Easy Ideas Malaysian Home Cooks Will Love

All purpose flour turns one pantry staple into curry puffs, banana cake, roti, and thickened curry gravy without a separate bag for every recipe.

Malaysian home cooks searching for all purpose flour recipes want a flour that stretches across sweet kuih and savoury pastry, and MFM’s Cap Ros All Purpose Flour delivers that balance with 9.0g of protein per 100g.

This list is for home bakers, weekend cooks, and small kitchen businesses across Malaysia who want ten practical ways to use all purpose flour this week, plus the flour facts behind each result.

What Is All Purpose Flour?

All purpose flour is a wheat flour milled from a blend of hard and soft wheat, usually at an 80:20 ratio, giving it a mid-range protein content that suits both structured bakes and soft doughs.

Malaysian cooks often know it simply as plain flour, and MFM’s Cap Ros All Purpose Flour is milled to this same multi-purpose standard for home and commercial kitchens.

The protein level in all purpose flour determines how much gluten develops during mixing.

Gluten gives dough its stretch and traps the gas that yeast or baking powder releases, which is why the same bag of flour can produce a chewy chapati and a tender cake with different handling.

Ordering in high volume for a bakery, café or food business? Contact MFM Flour to enquire about Cap Ros All Purpose Flour supply.

What Can You Make With All Purpose Flour?

All purpose flour handles baking, frying batters, and gravy thickening in one bag, which is why it sits in most Malaysian kitchens alongside rice flour and self-raising flour.

Its moderate protein content means doughs hold together without turning tough, and batters fry up crisp instead of dense.

The ten recipes below cover breakfast, tea time, and dinner, so a single bag of Cap Ros All Purpose Flour can carry a household through the week.

10 Easy All Purpose Flour Recipes for Malaysian Home Cooks

1. Pan Mee Noodles

Ingredients

2 cups MFM Cap Ros All Purpose Flour
1 egg
½ tsp salt
½ cup water, add slowly
1 tsp cooking oil

Steps

Mix flour and salt in a bowl.
Add egg, oil and water slowly, then knead into a firm dough.
Cover and rest for 30 minutes.
Roll the dough flat and cut into strips, or pinch into small pieces.
Boil in hot water for 2 to 3 minutes until the noodles float.
Serve with soup, minced meat, anchovies and vegetables.

MFM Cap Ros All Purpose Flour gives pan mee dough enough structure for rolling, cutting or hand-pinching into simple homemade noodles.

2. Curry Puffs (Karipap)

Ingredients

2 cups MFM Cap Ros All Purpose Flour
100g cold butter or margarine
½ tsp salt
½ cup ice water, add slowly
1 cup curried potato and chicken filling

Steps

Mix flour and salt in a bowl.
Rub in cold butter or margarine until the mixture looks crumbly.
Add ice water slowly and mix until a dough forms.
Rest the dough for 20 minutes, then roll it thin.
Cut into circles, add filling and fold into pleated curry puffs.
Chill for 15 minutes, then fry until golden brown.

MFM Cap Ros All Purpose Flour helps the pastry hold its shape while keeping the shell light and flaky.

3. Steamed Pau Buns

Ingredients

2 cups MFM Cap Ros All Purpose Flour
1 tsp instant yeast
2 tbsp sugar
½ tsp salt
¾ cup warm water
1 tbsp cooking oil

Steps

Mix flour, yeast, sugar and salt in a bowl.
Add warm water and oil, then knead into a smooth dough.
Cover and rest for 45 to 60 minutes until slightly puffed.
Divide into small balls and flatten each piece.
Add your preferred filling, seal and place on baking paper.
Steam for 10 to 12 minutes, then rest for 2 minutes before opening the lid.

MFM Cap Ros All Purpose Flour is suitable for pau and steamed buns, making it a practical choice for soft homemade pau without needing to flip or stretch the dough.

4. Banana Cake (Kek Pisang)

Ingredients

2 ripe bananas, mashed
1 cup MFM Cap Ros All Purpose Flour
2 eggs
½ cup sugar
¼ cup cooking oil
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp vanilla essence
Pinch of salt

Steps

Preheat the oven to 170°C.
Mix mashed bananas, eggs, sugar, oil and vanilla in a bowl.
Add flour, baking powder and salt, then stir until just combined.
Pour into a small loaf pan.
Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean.
Cool before slicing.

MFM Cap Ros All Purpose Flour works well for banana cake because its moderate protein range supports a soft cake texture without making the crumb too dense.

5. Apam Balik and Pancakes

Ingredients

1 cup MFM Cap Ros All Purpose Flour
1 egg
¾ cup milk or water
2 tbsp sugar
½ tsp baking soda
Pinch of salt
Crushed peanuts, sweet corn and sugar for apam balik

Steps

Whisk flour, egg, milk, sugar, baking soda and salt into a smooth batter.
Rest the batter for 10 minutes.
Pour onto a hot greased pan and cook until bubbles appear.
For apam balik, add peanuts, sweet corn and sugar before folding.
For pancakes, flip and cook the other side until golden.

MFM Cap Ros All Purpose Flour gives the batter soft centres with lightly crisp edges.

6. Pisang Goreng Batter

Ingredients

1 cup MFM Cap Ros All Purpose Flour
¼ cup rice flour
1 tbsp sugar
Pinch of salt
¾ cup cold water
4 to 5 ripe bananas, sliced

Steps

Mix flour, rice flour, sugar and salt in a bowl.
Add cold water slowly and stir into a smooth batter.
Dip banana slices into the batter.
Fry in hot oil until golden and crisp.
Drain on a wire rack before serving.

Cold water helps keep the batter light, while MFM Cap Ros All Purpose Flour gives the coating enough body for frying.

7. Egg Tarts (Tat Telur)

Tart Shells Ingredients

1½ cups MFM Cap Ros All Purpose Flour
100g cold butter
2 tbsp sugar
3 to 4 tbsp ice water

Custard Ingredients

2 eggs
½ cup evaporated milk
¼ cup sugar
½ cup water

Steps

Rub cold butter into flour and sugar until crumbly.
Add ice water slowly and form a soft dough.
Press the dough into tart moulds.
Whisk eggs, evaporated milk, sugar and water, then strain.
Pour custard into the tart shells.
Bake at 180°C for 20 to 25 minutes until the pastry is golden and the custard is just set.

MFM Cap Ros All Purpose Flour helps the tart base stay firm enough to hold the custard.

8. Thickened Curry and Gravy

Ingredients

1 tbsp MFM Cap Ros All Purpose Flour
1 tbsp oil or butter
1 cup curry or gravy liquid

Steps

Heat oil or butter over low heat.
Add flour and stir for 2 to 3 minutes until lightly golden.
Pour in curry or gravy liquid slowly while whisking.
Simmer for a few minutes until the gravy thickens.
Add more liquid if the gravy becomes too thick.

This simple roux helps Malaysian curries and gravies become smoother and richer.

9. Kuih Bahulu

Ingredients

1 cup MFM Cap Ros All Purpose Flour
3 eggs
½ cup sugar
½ tsp baking powder

Steps

Beat eggs and sugar until pale and fluffy.
Fold in flour and baking powder gently.
Pour into greased bahulu moulds.
Bake at 180°C for 12 to 15 minutes until golden.

MFM Cap Ros All Purpose Flour supports a light kuih bahulu batter, helping the kuih bake into a soft, golden and springy tea-time treat.

10. Homemade Bread Rolls and Pizza Dough

Ingredients

2 cups MFM Cap Ros All Purpose Flour
1 tsp instant yeast
1 tbsp sugar
½ tsp salt
¾ cup warm water
1 tbsp cooking oil

Steps

Mix flour, yeast, sugar and salt in a bowl.
Add warm water and oil, then knead into a smooth dough.
Cover and rest for 45 to 60 minutes until doubled.
Shape into small bread rolls or flatten into a pizza base.
Bake rolls at 180°C for 18 to 20 minutes, or pizza at 200°C for 12 to 15 minutes.

MFM Cap Ros All Purpose Flour gives enough structure for soft bread rolls and simple homemade pizza dough.

Stocking a home bakery or small kitchen business? Contact MFM Flour for bulk pricing on Cap Ros All Purpose Flour.

All Purpose Flour vs Other Flour Types: Which Should You Choose?

Choosing between all purpose flour, self-raising flour, and bread flour comes down to the raising agent and the protein content each one carries.

The table below breaks down when each flour fits a Malaysian kitchen.

Flour Type	Protein Level	Raising Agent	Best For
All Purpose Flour (Cap Ros)	9.0g per 100g	None, add separately	Karipap, pau, cakes, gravies, pancakes
Self-Raising Flour	Similar to all purpose	Pre-mixed in	Quick cakes, muffins, scones
Bread Flour	Higher protein	None, add separately	Chewy breads, bagels, pizza crust
Low-Protein Flour	Lower protein	None, add separately	Delicate biscuits, light sponge cakes

All purpose flour stays the most flexible choice because a cook can add baking powder when a recipe needs lift, or skip it entirely for karipap pastry and gravies.

Discover self raising flour recipes and Japanese flour bread recipes to expand food ranges for your business.

Why Makes MFM Cap Ros All Purpose Flour Reliable for Everyday Baking

MFM’s Cap Ros All Purpose Flour is milled with a protein level of 9.3% to 10.5%, making it suitable for everyday home recipes such as noodles, cakes, pau and steamed buns.

It is available as an 850g consumer product, while MFM’s wider catalogue also includes commercial flour options in 25kg packs for professional kitchens and food businesses.

Consistent milling standard to support reliable performance in every batch, helping home cooks achieve more consistent results.
Available in both retail packs for home cooks and bulk supply for bakeries, cafes, and small food businesses.
Backed by MFM’s position as a leading flour supplier in Malaysia, with a full product range spanning high, medium, and low-protein wheat flour in Malaysia, self-raising flour, and Japanese bread flour.

Home cooks who outgrow a single all purpose bag can move to MFM’s broader range without switching suppliers, since every flour type follows the same quality standard.

Start Baking More with Reliable MFM All Purpose Flour

Keeping separate flour bags for pau, curry puffs, banana cake and everyday home recipes can make the pantry feel crowded and costly.

MFM Cap Ros All Purpose Flour helps Malaysian home cooks simplify daily baking with a consistent 9.0g protein blend that supports both sweet and savoury recipes.

Contact MFM Flour to enquire about Cap Ros All Purpose Flour supply and bring more recipe ideas to life with one dependable flour.

Frequently Asked Questions About All Purpose Flour Recipes

1. What is all purpose flour used for in Malaysian cooking?

All purpose flour covers karipap pastry, pau dough, banana cake, and gravy thickening in Malaysian kitchens.

2. Is all purpose flour the same as plain flour?

Yes, all purpose flour and plain flour usually refer to the same type of flour for general cooking and baking.

3. Can I use all purpose flour instead of self-raising flour?

Yes, but you need to add baking powder separately because all purpose flour does not contain a raising agent.

4. What can you make with all purpose flour besides cakes?

You can use all purpose flour for pisang goreng batter, roti dough, pau, curry puffs and gravy thickening.

5. Where can I buy all purpose flour in Malaysia?

Home cooks and businesses can contact MFM Flour directly to order Cap Ros All Purpose Flour in retail or bulk quantities.

6. How much protein does MFM Cap Ros All Purpose Flour contain?

MFM Cap Ros All Purpose Flour contains 9.0g of protein per 100g.