Bags of flour stocked on shelves at the grocery store - Jay Juno/Shutterstock Most standard baking recipes call for all-purpose flour, so why are there several different varieties to choose from in ...

In his early 20th century masterpiece Remembrance of Things Past, French writer Marcel Proust describes eating a madeleine — a shell-shaped little cake — soaked in some tea. For him, it is a ...

You spent the last 16 months mastering a basic sourdough bread recipe—that’s amazing. Now, you’re ready to branch out with more advanced loaves. But one look at the baking aisle and your head is ...

It’s easy for us to not put a lot of thought and consideration into certain commodity purchases like sugar, salt and flour. There are just a handful of brands and they only contain one ingredient — ...

Most people probably have grown up with baked goods and other dishes made with bleached, wheat-based all-purpose flour. Others may use whole-wheat flour for at least part of their baking, to add ...

All-purpose flour is called "all-purpose" for a reason — because it can be used to make everything from muffins to pizza, cakes to cookies, and quick breads to pie crust. Just because it’s all-purpose ...

Not all flours are created equal. While are hearty and add both flavor and texture to your baked goods, others are nothing but empty calories and may contain dangerous ingredients. That is why you ...

A voluntary recall of several sizes of unbleached and bleached "Gold Medal" bags of flour has been announced by General Mills due to potential salmonella contamination, according to the Food and Drug ...

Call me crazy, but I don’t like drinking bleach. So, when I am in the baking aisle of my grocery store and see bleached flour, that’s an immediate pass. I’ll take my flour unbleached please! But that ...