What Can a Person Substitute for Whole Wheat Pastry Flour?

Whole wheat pastry flour is similar to bleached white pastry flour, but it has a little of the bran and wheat germ still in it. This makes it a little bit heavy and gives it a coarse feeling, both in its raw state and after being cooked. For the closest substitute to whole wheat pastry flour, combine 1/2 cup cake flour with 1/2 cup whole wheat flour for each cup of pastry flour needed.