Description: Flour is one of the main ingredients for a wide range of foods throughout the world, including pasta, bread, noodles, biscuits and cakes. Although there are many types of flour, plain flour is used most frequently.
How to select: Plain flour often comes in a box rather than a bag.
Use: To make pastry and to prevent rolled-out pastry sticking to the work surface, as a coating for raw meat and fish before frying and in sauces such as a thickener in cheese sauce or white sauce.
How to store: Keep in a cool, dry, dark place for up to 6 months. Once opened store in an airtight container.
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