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All-purpose flour, cake flour, arrowroot flour, and tapioca starch serve as excellent thickeners. Tapioca starch, wheat flour, and ground flaxseed are ideal substitutes for baking. When frying, the ...

Photo by Travis Rainey, Food Styling by Micah Marie Morton You might not reach for cornstarch every week, but the pantry staple is absolutely essential to a well-stocked kitchen. Most of us have a bag ...