Sifting Question

Baking By Pearl70 Updated 6 Mar 2007 , 4:53pm by lapazlady

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Pearl70 Posted 5 Mar 2007 , 1:19pm
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Can you tell me Am I suppose to sift the flour in all cookie recipes or just the ones that say so? Does it make that big of difference if it is done or not?

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darcat Posted 5 Mar 2007 , 1:31pm
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I dont generally sift my flour for cookies but what I do if their is baking powder or soda or salt instead of sifting it all together I just mix it with a wire hand wisk.

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MichelleM77 Posted 5 Mar 2007 , 2:48pm
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I do the same thing as darcat, or run a fork through the flour and other dry ingredients just to make sure any lumps are broken up and it's well mixed.

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yankeegal Posted 5 Mar 2007 , 5:12pm
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This is funny but I am the opposite-I always sift... no matter what the recipe says...

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fragglerock1 Posted 5 Mar 2007 , 5:17pm
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Yep, I always sift too.

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MichelleM77 Posted 6 Mar 2007 , 2:44pm
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I guess I would sift, if I owned a sifter! LOL!

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cookiecreations Posted 6 Mar 2007 , 3:25pm
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Originally Posted by MichelleM77

I guess I would sift, if I owned a sifter! LOL!




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Crimsicle Posted 6 Mar 2007 , 4:15pm
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Just be sure you sift AFTER you measure, if the recipe doesn't tell you to sift first. There's a significant difference in the volume (by weight) of flour that's sifted and not sifted.

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darandon Posted 6 Mar 2007 , 4:38pm
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I never used to sift but after reading a few threads here, I have started and I'm surprised that it makes a big difference in my buttercream, cookie batter and even in my cake batter. So I'm sold on it. Now to just get a new sifter, mine belonged to my mom and it is from the early 70's.

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lapazlady Posted 6 Mar 2007 , 4:53pm
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I'm a sifter, flour and powdered sugar are really lumpy here. And, yes, I also measure after sifting, the volume is quite different after sifting (it adds air, as well as de-lumping, if such a word exists.)

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