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    A regular pantry staple, the humble bag of flour can open up worlds of great baked goods.

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    There is virtually no end to the things that you can make with flour. It often boils down to:

    Will you take a few extra minutes and make this from scratch instead of buying the expensive, processed, premade item?

    Homebaking doesn’t need to be complicated. There are lots of ways to make it easy to do:

    1. Make Your Own Baking Mixes

    2. Weigh Your Flour

    3. Grab the Baking for the Freezer Cheat sheet.

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    1. The post says “come back tomorrow for more flour baking inspiration!” That was years ago and I am interested in that article, but can’t find it. Maybe post a link?

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      • The series included daily posts on different ingredients. You can find the whole series list here: https://goodcheapeats.com/2010/02/build-frugal-pantry/

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    2. What’s even better is if you have a bread machine to mix the dough for you! I am not a baker by any means but using my bread maker to mix I am able to make delicious homemade bread, cinnamon rolls, hamburger buns, etc. Love it!

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