Take a peek in your pantry: How many kinds of flour do you have? There's probably a bag of all-purpose flour in there for your favorite baked goods like cookies, cakes, and biscuits, but what about ...

When a recipe calls for flour, many home-based chefs reach for the generic all-purpose kind. This makes sense for kitchen efficiency, as it works just fine in many recipes. However, if you happen to ...

Have you ever made a loaf of homemade baked bread? There is just something wonderful about baking your own bread; it's so gratifying and your family will be so impressed. If you haven’t used a bread ...

I answer a lot of baking questions that come in from our readers. One of the more frequent topics involves whether recipes can be adapted to use all or some whole grains. Often, the answer is yes, to ...

If you’ve got a big bag of whole-wheat flour and want to use it in more than that one recipe you found online, you might need a little help coming up with ideas. You could try a recipe designed ...

When we’re little, we watch our parents work in the kitchen with awe. Flour, sugar, eggs, and a few other ingredients go into a bowl, and a little while later, a batch of cookies emerges from the oven ...