You can’t, as you can with some other “flours,” swap it out for flour in recipes completely. It won’t function the same way grain-based flours will. But any recipe that contains flour can have some of this added for flavor, which is where things get exciting. Think about making homemade pasta that is destined to get a ragu made with red wine. Add some wine flour into your pasta dough for a beautiful color and a backnote of that flavor in your noodles themselves! Making homemade bread to serve with cheese and charcuterie? Some wine flour in the dough will again give you a really cool color and flavor.
What about sweets, you ask? It is here for that as well. Think red velvet cake amped up with a bit of red wine flavor, or shortbread cookies with a little wine flavor in them. What about a red wine crust under your next cheesecake, or a red wine buttercream on a chocolate cupcake for a grown-up take on a children’s classic. Even your next pie crust or crumble topping can get a terrific boost, just think about the fruit flavors you often hear associated with red wine… cherries, blackberries, plums, a pie with any of these fruits would absolutely be pals with a wine flour crust or crumble topping.
Savory recipes can also get a great boost, whether you are adding it into your next spice rub for a steak you are grilling or stirring a spoonful into a beautiful sauce or gravy. And you can mix it one teaspoon into one tablespoon of salt or sugar to make wine salt or wine sugar to sprinkle on things for garnish.
