Sifting can also be helpful in very wet batters, as “The King Arthur Baking School” explains with regard to its sticky toffee pudding. The more you stir flour with water, the more gluten forms, which ...

Even if a recipe doesn't state that sifting dry goods is needed, Williams says she always does it. "I don't think it hurts—it lightens the load," she says, meaning that the result will be a more cloud ...

Sifting flour is an important technique used in baking that keeps batter lump-free. The best part is that you don't need a fancy tool to do it. If your sifter is in the dishwasher, or if you've lost ...

If you've ever used all-purpose flour to bake a cake or loaf of bread and ended up with a dense or chewy product, it might not have been the fault of not adhering to the recipe. It might have been the ...