Baking comes with plenty of rules: specific measurements (and sometimes weights), parchment-lined pans, unsalted butter. One of those rules that pops up every once in a while is sifting flour. It’s ...

Sifting can also be helpful in very wet batters, as “The King Arthur Baking School” explains with regard to its sticky toffee pudding. The more you stir flour with water, the more gluten forms, which ...

When someone mentions pH levels or formulas, I hear those “wah wah” voices from the “Peanuts” cartoons in my head. So, it was with a tad of trepidation that I cracked open “Sift,” the encyclopedic new ...

Place the scones on the baking tray and bake for 10 to 15 minutes, or until cooked through and golden. Cool on a wire rack. Dust lightly with icing sugar.