Sifting flours

What is the purpose of sifting flours? -Lisa

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3 Responses to Sifting flours

  1. benny_120 on 2007-02-17 22:17:12.050467

    Lisa, flours can settled down and if you do not sift you can actually end up with more than the recipe calls for. It seems to me that rice flour does not settled like the others but you can try and experiment and see what I mean. Sift one cup of each of your flours and measure again. You should find more flour left in your bowl once you have filled you cup up again. --Betty

  2. lauren_12 on 2007-02-17 21:03:45.738218

    Do you sift flours for a recipe before or after you measure it?

  3. benny_120 on 2007-02-18 14:19:47.531138

    Sift before measuring to get the correct measurement. Most flours settle and if you don't sift first you will end up using more flour than the recipe calls for. That is not good for the recipe or your pocket book as much as these flours cost. Sifting after you measure out the dry ingredients blend the ingredients together more.

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