​A Lesson in Flour

I grew up in a house where my mom loved to look at recipes but did not really want to follow the copious steps to the final meal. “It is good enough” or “it will taste the same” were her two mantras. Do not get me started on her fast-food recipe book where it claimed she could make a Big Mac better than the restaurant!

I found myself almost falling into her mantra when I started to bake things other than cookies. We never had bread flour, yeast, or semolina in our house. Does it really matter? The obvious answer is yes. Now I just need to figure out how to store these additional ingredients in my limited pantry!