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The Easy Flour Trick You Can Perform At Home For Bakery-Level Dough By Joe Hoeffner Nov. 24, 2025 11:00 am EST

Whether you use it to roast cuts of meat or bake loaves of bread, your oven has likely been a dependable companion on your kitchen journey. But you may not know that the oven can also upgrade your ingredients at almost every stage of the cooking process. You can enhance your oatmeal by toasting your oats for a richer, nuttier flavor; you can toast spices on the stovetop for bolder seasoning profiles; and, according to Chuck Hayworth, private chef at The Resort Chef , toasting your flour is a great way to upgrade your baking.

"It adds a slight nutty flavor to baked goods of all types," said Hayworth. Just as browning butter results in a deeper, more com

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