How to Use flour in a Sentence

flour

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  • Add the cod fillets and coat both sides with the flour.
    — cleveland, 25 July 2023
  • Make a well in the center of the flour mixture and pour in the milk mixture.
    — America's Test Kitchen, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2023
  • Shake off excess flour and transfer the chops to the egg.
    — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The price of margarine has jumped some 24% over the past year, while the cost of flour has leapt almost 18%.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 10 May 2023
  • All-purpose flour: Used to thicken the sauce of the casserole.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2023
  • The flour had been mixed with water and left to ferment, Kavak said.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2024
  • To thicken it, whisk 1/2 cup of broth with 1/4 cup of flour, and add it to the slow cooker first.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Sprinkle the eggs on the flour mixture and stir until the mixture forms a dough.
    — Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2023
  • Made with rice flour for a gluten-free dough, the donuts are baked as opposed to fried to help keep the texture light and fluffy.
    — Zoe Baillargeon, Bon Appétit, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Butter, flour, and milk: This is how the sauce gets its smoothness and creaminess.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Grease and flour 2 (8-inch) round cake pans and line with parchment paper.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Add salt and 1 cup of the flour; beat on low until just combined, about 30 seconds.
    — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 28 Nov. 2023
  • In a stand mixer with a dough hook, mix the flour, yeast, and salt on low until combined, about 1 minute.
    — Christopher Kimball, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Add to yeast mixture along with 4 cups bread flour; mix until a sticky dough forms.
    — Micah A Leal, Southern Living, 20 July 2023
  • There’s enough fat and liquid in eggs alone to turn flour and almonds into a dough.
    — Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2023
  • Bags of flour and rice covered in what appeared to be rat feces, urine and bite marks.
    — Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Add flour mixture to mixture in stockpot, and stir well.
    — Leah Chase, Southern Living, 12 Feb. 2024
  • The cost of flour has jumped more than 17% over the past year; while the price of cookies has risen over 16%, government data showed.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 7 May 2023
  • Gently fold in flour and ¾ cup of the chocolate chips until just combined.
    — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 19 Nov. 2023
  • Some sources say the name is derived from the Latin simila, which means fine flour and is also the root of semolina.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 13 May 2023
  • Combine cream and flour: Whisk together heavy cream and flour; set aside.
    — Karen Schroeder-Rankin, Southern Living, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Those wishing to secure their own flour or semolina must resort to the marché noir – the black market.
    — Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Sep. 2023
  • They’re then plucked from the shallow waters and sold, ripe for dredging in flour and crisping up in the deep fryer.
    — Ben Mims, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2023
  • In a saucepan, melt four tablespoons of butter and stir in 4 tablespoons of flour to make a roux.
    — Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 22 Nov. 2023
  • The group lists instructions online for growing the starter with water and flour.
    — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The price of cereal and bakery products rose about 12% compared to a year ago, while the cost of flour climbed nearly 18%.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 10 May 2023
  • The structure in bread dough comes from gluten, which forms when the proteins in flour mix with water and break apart, then re-form in a strong network.
    — Genevieve Ko, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Tacos made with corn or flour tortillas, or with lettuce, or with cheese fried into a hard, greasy shell.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Wheat flour can have 75 or more insect fragments in every half cup or so.
    — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 9 June 2023
  • In a medium bowl combine 3 cups all-purpose flour, 4 1/2 tsp.
    — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Feb. 2024
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flour

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  • The fish should be lightly floured before it's fried.
  • Flour the top of the dough and roll it out to 1 ½ inches thick.
    — Jacqueline Detwiler, Popular Mechanics, 3 May 2017
  • Very lightly flour a piece of parchment, your rolling pin, and the top of the dough.
    — Beth Segal, cleveland, 12 Feb. 2021
  • There is no need to flour the counter; this oily dough will not stick.
    — Cathy Barrow, The Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2019
  • Coat the inside of the Bundt pan with the nonstick spray and lightly flour the pan.
    — Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Punch the dough and roll out on floured surface to 1/3-inch thickness.
    — Nancy Miller, The Courier-Journal, 3 Oct. 2017
  • Lightly flour your work surface and roll out the dough to a 14-inch square.
    — Washington Post, 10 May 2022
  • Roll out the dough on floured surface to 12-inch circle.
    — Nancy Ngo, Twin Cities, 30 Oct. 2019
  • Preheat the oven to 350F. Butter and flour a 9-inch round cake pan.
    — Kate Krader, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2021
  • Lightly flour your hands if the dough sticks to your fingers.
    — Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2020
  • But don’t neglect to flour them, which will help thicken the sauce.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2023
  • When the dough is doubled in bulk, lightly flour the counter.
    — Christopher Kimball, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Very lightly flour a piece of parchment paper, your rolling pin and the top of the dough.
    — Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 12 Aug. 2020
  • Make the cake layers: Butter and flour three 9-inch round cake pans.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2023
  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9-inch bundt pan.
    — Claire Perez, Sun-Sentinel.com, 2 June 2017
  • Lightly re-flour your hands, the work surface, and the dough as needed to keep the dough from sticking.
    — Time, 12 Aug. 2021
  • Lightly flour your rolling pin and start rolling the dough gently from the center out.
    — Rick Nelson, chicagotribune.com, 27 Nov. 2019
  • Roll out each portion on a well-floured board to 1/8-inch thickness.
    — Nancy Stohs, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2019
  • Once all the ropes are shaped and floured, use a knife to cut each rope every 1/2 to 3/8 inch to make small pillows.
    — Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2020
  • Roll out dough to ¼-inch thickness on a gluten-free floured surface.
    — Maureen McCourt Boylan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 Dec. 2017
  • Transfer dough to well-floured peel and stretch into 13-inch round.
    — Debbi Snook, cleveland.com, 13 Dec. 2017
  • Butter and flour three 6-inch round cake pans or six 4-inch round cake pans.
    — Beth Branch, Country Living, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Add batter to tube pan: Pour into a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Place dough onto floured counter and form into 2 disks of dough.
    — CBS News, 6 July 2019
  • Lightly butter and flour a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan, and set aside.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2022
  • Toss the beef in the pancake mix (or flour) until all the pieces are lightly coated.
    — The Editors, Outside Online, 23 June 2022
  • Lightly flour the surface of the dough, then use your palms to pat into a rough square.
    — Jessica Battilana, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Feb. 2022
  • Pour batter into a greased and floured 13- x 9-inch pan.
    — Pam Lolley, Southern Living, 11 Nov. 2023
  • Lightly flour a work surface and place chilled dough on it.
    — Joshua David Stein, WSJ, 18 Mar. 2022
  • Lightly flour your work surface, and turn the dough onto it.
    — Laura Kanya, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2023

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