A three-ingredient biscuit recipe in a Christmas event booklet made me question what I knew about a very basic ingredient: flour. The booklet was published for the 2003 Weihnachtsmarkt, a Christmas ...

Self-rising flour, popular in many Southern recipes, is a lower-protein all-purpose flour that is mixed with baking powder and salt. Readily available in many Southern grocery stores, self-rising can ...

These days, bakers are spoiled for choice when it comes to the wide variety of available flour. From classic all-purpose to gluten-free mixes and whole grain options, it's easy to get confused — ...

Recipes that appear in Idea Alley have not been tested by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. I haven't had trouble finding all-purpose flour at the grocery store, yet. But I've heard from many others who ...

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The Washington Post food staff recently fielded questions about all things edible. Here are edited excerpts from that chat. I watched a master class episode with Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood recently ...