I know this isn't a recipe but I thought it good info.

 

Flour is the key ingredient in virtually all recipes. It is needed for pasta, cookies, cakes, casseroles, meatballs, and bread. If you can think of one recipe that does not call for flour, I can think of 5 that do. Since flour is such a popular ingredient in food, there are some essential pieces of information everyone should know. Knowing the most you can about flour brings you even closer to being a top-notch cook.

Flour Substitute
Since flour is such an important ingredient, it is important to know what to do when that ingredient runs out. Flour can be replaced in sauces for thickening. Instead, use half the amount of cornstarch. Since cornstarch has twice the power to thicken sauces, only half is needed.

Freezing Flour
Did you know you can and actually should freeze your flour. Too often families have a bag of flour sitting in their cupboard for years as they slowly use up the contents. Flour, like most other foods can go bad. To prevent spoilage, use an airtight freezer bag and wrap the flour. Then you can freeze it and use it whenever your recipes call for flour.

Mites In Flour
It my sound disgusting, but dust mites not only invade your carpets and furniture, but they can also inhabit your flour. Many people who are not traditionally allergic to food have allergic reactions to dust mites. To prevent dust mite problems in your flour, make sure you store it in a cool, dark place. Mites thrive in moist, warm areas.

Downside of Whole-Grain
It is fairly difficult to find anything wrong with whole-grain foods. However, if you use wholegrain flower in your foods, make sure you know that this flour can become rancid fairly quickly. This is because the oil in the grain remains. No matter how quickly you plan on using your wholegrain flour, store it in the refrigerator.

Those are NOT DUST MITES! They are GRAIN WEEVILS. Weevil eggs make it through all the sifting, sorting, and filtering because they are about the same size as the flour particles. In coarsely ground flour, they have an easier time of it. After a while, they hatch and then bugs go through a life cycle in your container. To prevent hatching: 1 - Use your flour faster than the bugs cycle, 2- Store your flour in the refrigerator or freezer where tit's too cold for the weevils to hatch. Weevils lay thier eggs inteh grain as it grows. Processing does not kill the eggs and they hatch in time and warmth. They appear as little black specks, or thin hard shelled bugs. Sometimes you may notice little webs on your grain products. These weevils will hatch in rice, pasta, oat / corn meal and other grain products even when stored in an air tight container becuase they are in the grain. Left long enough they will die as thier lifecycle can not be completed in the containe