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flour

[flauuhr, flau-er] / flaʊər, ˈflaʊ ər /




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"There are mandatory vitamins and minerals which manufacturers in the UK are required to add to white wheat flour such as calcium carbonate, niacin and thiamin," she says.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Another standout ingredient in the batter is rice flour, which has a high starch content and creates a very light texture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Heavily processed milling strips away bran, germ and other nutrients, and while federal law requires such flour to be enriched, the end product still lacks key vitamins, minerals and anti-oxidants.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

Faith blossoms as Annie comes to understand Xavier’s driving need to reunite with his spouse, and the loving father of two employs a bag of flour to teach her swaddling lessons.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

She would dry and grind it into flour tomorrow.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

I tend to head straight to the stall run by Benjamin Watson of Kinship Bread, who uses only regional grains and stone-milled flours.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

They use a range of flours that are farmed using sustainable methods that prioritise soil health.

From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2025

We need water and we need food, which the yeast gets from the simple sugars found in most flours.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2025

He noted that artisanal bakeries in the state have long used unenriched flours without health inspectors going after them, as Arambula’s bill would do to tortilleros.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2024

The youth and the check board and the all color minutely, this and the chance of the bright flours inward is not in a glance.

From Geography and Plays by Gertrude Stein

On a lightly floured surface, unfold the puff pastry and cut it into four equal rectangles.

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026

When the batter has formed into a cohesive ball, turn it onto the floured work surface and knead the dough for two minutes.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 12, 2023

Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead gently until it comes into one mass; you don’t want to overwork it.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 27, 2023

Using a floured rolling pin, roll the dough into a 1/4-inch-thick rectangle, about 18 inches long by 12 inches wide.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 8, 2023

On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to about ¼-inch thickness.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

How you roll the dough depends on the final shape you want, but begin by generously flouring a countertop and rolling pin.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 15, 2022

Greasing and flouring the paper will ensure it releases without pulling off any of the cake crust.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 4, 2022

Place the dough between two large sheets of parchment paper and roll out into a 10-inch circle, flouring as needed.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 6, 2022

He clapped his hands again above his head, and a fine, light flouring flew into the air—sort of like chalk dust—and a haze shimmered about his face.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt

Princeton has one steam saw mill, two flouring mills, one feed mill, two elevators with a capacity of 60,000 bushels, and one brewery.

From Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes by William Henry Carman Folsom




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