What can I use instead of Semolina flour?

All-purpose flour: 1 cup. Bread flour: 1 cup.

What changes when you substitute Semolina flour?

Less chew, less color. Chewier.

Substitute for Semolina flour

What it does in a recipe: Coarse golden durum flour: pasta, gnocchi, and crisp bread crusts.

2 substitutes, ranked by what's already in your pantry. Amounts are dataset values — US and metric where a ratio exists.

All-purpose flour

per 1 cup semolina

US1 cup

Metric125 g

Pantry stapleBaking-safe ✓Alcohol-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeFish-freeNut-freePeanut-freeShellfish-freeSoy-freeVeganContains gluten

Softer pasta and crumb; less golden.

What changes: Less chew, less color

Bread flour

per 1 cup semolina

US1 cup

Metric120 g

CommonBaking-safe ✓Alcohol-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeFish-freeNut-freePeanut-freeShellfish-freeSoy-freeVeganContains gluten

Chewier — closer to semolina's bite.

What changes: Chewier

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What can I use instead of Semolina flour?: All-purpose flour: 1 cup. Bread flour: 1 cup.
What is the exact ratio to substitute Semolina flour?: All-purpose flour (per 1 cup semolina) — US: 1 cup. Metric: 125 g.
What changes when you substitute Semolina flour?: Less chew, less color. Chewier.

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