We used to sieve flour because it makes it easier to mix with other ingredients for a more complete mix. You could also just sieve all dry ingredients along with the flour if you want to be thorough.
Yes, as it will avoid lumps in the dough.
because you do
Recipes will vary depending on the type of pastry or bread your making but the are the basic ingredients, Short crust pastry is Flour, Fat a little salt and water. Bread dough is Flour, Fat, Yeast, a little sugar (to activate the yeast) salt and water.
Sieved flour, milk and water, with a pinch of salt.
Never wash a flour sieve because if you wash it and then put flour in it again, the flour will become lumpy. The sieve basically will not work properly.
Shortcrust pastry is classically made without raising agents - just plain flour, butter, salt and water.
flour
Culinary products made out of flour. In the case of bread the other ingredients are yeast and water (with a little salt and oil). In the case of pastry the other ingredients are fat (and a little salt and water).
You can sift flour using a sieve.
no. bad idea.
Whole wheat pastry flour enriches your baked goods without making them heavy.
Pastry flour.
'''You sieve flour to get more air into it so it makes your final product more fluffy'''
the reason for this is because whenever we sieve flour it loses its roughage which is useful for us.