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All-purpose flour, cake flour, arrowroot flour, and tapioca starch serve as excellent thickeners. Tapioca starch, wheat flour, and ground flaxseed are ideal substitutes for baking. When frying, the ...

You may not realize it until the moment presents itself, but the role of cornstarch cannot be overstated when it comes to cooking and baking a vast array of recipes. Whether it's a savory gravy for a ...

There’s nothing worse than a thin sauce or a watery stew, but such undesirable outcomes can happen to the best of us, which is why the kitchen gods have blessed us with cornstarch—a magical powder ...

You probably have at least one kind of flour in your pantry, but do you have tapioca flour? It can be used to thicken soups, sauces, gravies, and pie fillings, and bakers use the gluten-free flour to ...