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    Aug 18, 2009, 09:54 PM
    If I am making pancakes using self raising flour do I need to sift it first?
    Hi,
    My names dinushi, I'm from new zealand.
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    Aug 18, 2009, 09:57 PM

    You shouldn't need to.
    If you sift it they will be fluffier than if you didn't so it depends on how fluffy or how heavy you like pancakes.
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    Aug 18, 2009, 10:03 PM

    Thanks
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    Aug 19, 2009, 08:58 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by N0help4u View Post
    You shouldn't need to.
    If you sift it they will be fluffier than if you didn't so it depends on how fluffy or how heavy you like pancakes.
    WOW, really? I didn't know that, not that I make pancakes a lot, but I usually just sift to get out impurities. (sp? Again)
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