A Dozen Baking Flours—and How to Use Them

There’s a flour choice for fluffier pastries and another that is self-rising.

Since most grocery stores have a dizzying number of flours to choose from, you might be wondering: Which flour is the right one for a particular recipe? Lordn7/Dreamstime/TNS

By Gretchen McKay From Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa are fast approaching, which means a whole lot of home cooks are going to be wrist deep in flour, sugar and butter to craft their favorites cakes, cookies, muffins, yeasted breads, and pastries for the holidays.