To make your own chickpea flour, a food processor like this Cuisinart Mini-Prep one is essential, though a blender can work ...

Leave it to oh-so-creative pastry chef Rachel Klemek to think outside the box. The owner of Irvine-based Blackmarket Bakery has created a new line of products under the Marché Noir Foods banner.

You may be familiar with the kind of hand-cranked sifter you see in the photo at the top of this story. If you have one, great. Otherwise, “you don’t have to buy anything special,” Sheehan says.

Strong white flour is available from large supermarkets. Combined with fat, liquid, eggs or yeast, strong white flour is perfect for making bread, puff pastry, Yorkshire puddings, and any baked ...

The newer Tatte, which opened in 2007, is growing rapidly. Fans line up for shakshuka and tea cakes, served in subway-tiled spaces designed for first dates and Instagram myth-making.

Whole-wheat flour absorbs more liquid than white, though this shouldn’t be a problem with 50-50 ratios. Also, consider trying different varieties of whole-wheat flours, some of which work better ...

Flour can be combined with fat, liquid, eggs or yeast, and is used in to make breads, pasta, pastry, pancakes and dumplings. It is also used as a thickener in sauces and stews. Sift the flour ...