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Chunky Lola Cookies - Delicious 'kitchen sink' cookies from Boston's popular Flour Bakery + Cafe

Walking into Boston’s Flour Bakery is a bit like walking into an inner room at Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory. Homemade doughnuts sparkling with sugar beckon from beside the chalkboard. Cookies the size of your hand are perfectly fanned on a cake stand nearby.

Currant scones are one of the best-sellers at pastry chef Joanne Chang’s Boston bakery, Flour, and after she made me a batch in her home kitchen it was easy to see why. Featured in her eponymous new cookbook, the scones were humble and not-too-sweet with the perfect mix of crisp, fluffy, and buttery that equals oh-so-satisfying.

Pasta is a dish that can be served in countless ways, and each can have a different flavor, appearance, and texture. But just how many different kinds of pasta are there out there? Pasta is made of five basic ingredients: water, oil, eggs, salt, and arguably the most important ingredient - flour. By changing this […]

Anyone who is confused with Italian flour keep reading please. Types? Names? Recipes? Substitutions? In this article, I will answer all these questions and more!

Close-up view of unrecognizable African American cook in apron sprinkling dough with flour while making homemade bread

What a heck of a week it's been! Seriously, could we cram anything more into 5 days?!! Airport pickups and drop-offs, hockey tournaments, galas, a video shoot and somebody's senior prom tonight--seriously, it's time to stop, take a breath, kick back and bite into one of these wonde

Get ready to enjoy some seriously fluffy baked goods courtesy of these easy bread flour recipes. I'm talking savory buns, bagels, cakes, cookies, and more.

The apple cake to end all apple cakes. Sheer perfection.

'Tis the season for sharing home-baked treats! This year we partnered with some of our favorite bakers to create the ultimate holiday cookie swap. See

Self-rising flour is all-purpose flour with baking powder and salt added in. You'll commonly find it called for in biscuit, scone, and muffin recipes. Don't have self-rising flour on hand? Here's a recipe so you can make it yourself.

For years before I opened Flour, I had a notebook where I kept menu ideas for when I finally had my own dream bakery. It was filled with all of the pastries I had read about in cookbooks, learned to make at my jobs, and savored on my travels. When it came time to write a menu for the bakery, I realized it was impossible to include everything I wanted to offer. These doughnuts barely made the cut. After all, we were opening less than a block away from an outpost of the ubiquitous Dunkin'…

Joanne Chang’s famous banana bread from Flour Bakery: moist, super banana flavor, and so, so addictive

When baking, it can be a little confusing figuring out which to use, bread flour vs all purpose flour, but I'm here to help!

Flour’s addictive sticky buns have been famous in Boston for years, but they received national attention in the summer of 2007, when they starred in an episode of the Food Network show Throwdown with Bobby Flay.Note: This recipe actually makes enough brioche dough for two loaves or two pans of the sticky buns. Unfortunately, the bakers at Flour do not suggest simply halving the brioche recipe.

Sticky Buns

Struffoli Recipe (Italian Honey Balls)- these tiny fried dough balls are covered in delightful citrus-scented honey syrup and decorated with colorful sprinkles. They are fun to make with family and friends and are a classic Italian dessert.

While they may look the same, there is a huge difference between all-purpose and bread flour. Know which flour will work best for your sourdough, and how best to use it in your recipe. It's important to understand the protein content of the different flours, and why it matters.