Had a talk with my apprentice that made me rethink sifting flour

He said sifting is just extra work for no real gain in most recipes. Told him he's wrong but now I'm second guessing it after he showed me 3 cakes that came out fine without.

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mia_singh2420d ago

Does the flour feel lumpy when you pour it straight in?

charles_chen9319d agoMost Upvoted

You know, that's a really good point @mia_singh24. It's funny you ask because I was just thinking about this the other day when I was making pancakes. I always pour the flour straight in from the bag and yeah, sometimes it feels lumpy but then I just stir it real hard and it dissolves anyway. Actually now I'm curious if you sift it first does it make the texture different. I tried sifting once for cookies but it felt like an extra step that didn't really change much to me.