My grandma swore by sifting flour three times and I finally tested if it matters

Made two batches of angel food cake last Sunday. One with the triple sift she taught me, one with just a single whisk. The triple sift cake was noticeably fluffier and rose a full inch higher. Guess the old lady knew what she was talking about. Anyone else have a baking rule from a relative that turned out to be true?

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grace50828d ago

Did you use the same bowl and mixing method both times, or was that the only difference? Trying to figure out if it was the sifting itself or just the extra air from handling it more that made the difference.

hunt.quinn28d ago

Wait you seriously didn't sift it the first time? That's wild lol