Flour can absorb a lot of things due to its porous nature (including smells!), which means that it can draw fats, oils, and any other liquid into its tiny crevices. If you are working with flour that contains gluten, then the gluten will even help bind the oil into your dough, which I think is kind of cool, like all these little components just helping each other out to make you a nice loaf of bread. Teamwork! Which Flour [...]
Which Flours Absorb the Most Liquid (And Which Absorb the Least)?
We have all been there. Making dough for something, and it isn’t coming together, so you throw in a bit more water, only to have it turn into a sticky mess. Such a delicate balance, and that’s just with standard all-purpose flour! When you start baking with alternative or gluten-free flour, it can be even more of a mystery, and you might find that your liquid-to-dry product ratios are all off again. So why do different [...]
Which Flours Have the Longest Shelf Life (and Which Have the Shortest)?
When I first started venturing into the world of baking, knowing how long my ingredients were going to last was a real learning curve, especially if I had made them myself. I should note that this was before smartphones and the world of cooking blogs, so the answers were not as easily accessible as they are today. I’ll never forget my first experience of having bugs crawling out of a bag of flour in my pantry, like some kind [...]
Does Flour Absorb Smells?
There is a pizza place where I live that we eat at occasionally. It isn’t the most incredible pizza, but it is convenient and always open. My partner and I comment every time that the dough always has a particular flavor, different from the other pizza doughs in town that I assume use similar ingredients from similar suppliers. A few of their breaded products have the same taste to them too. We say that all their food tastes [...]
Coconut Flour vs Millet Flour: Full Details
Have you ever tried coconut flour or millet flour? If so, then you know how each offers different textures and flavors for your baking needs. But if you haven't, you may be unsure which one is best for a new recipe. Today, we’ve got the inside scoop on both coconut and millet flours – from their unique characteristics and health benefits to comparing how they perform in the kitchen. So put those measuring spoons aside for a [...]
Coconut Flour vs Pecan Flour: The Full Scoop
One of the great perks about using alternative flours is that you get delicious baked products and are loading up on essential nutrients for your body! Coconut flour and pecan flour are two great examples of this….You just need to know what product you’re baking before choosing either. So, let’s make that choice a little easier on you by comparing the ups and downs of both flours. Ready? Let’s go. Comparing [...]
