Manual Mixing in a Bowl · Manual Mixing with a Pastry Blender · Manual Mixing on a Flat Surface (Well Method) · Mixing with a Standard Electric Mixer - Batter ...Recipes|Tips&Advice|Glossary|Videos|Community|Seasonal|MyRecipeBoxJoinNow|SignInLoadingAdvancedSearchMixingMethodsHowTo'sFlour  ▼FlourTypesFlourShoppingGuideFlourPreparationGuideFlourPreparationGuide+LargerImageRate&ReviewProvidedByRecipeTipsSharethis!SaveRate&ReviewEmailPrintFlourisusedasthemainingredientformanytypesoffooditemsincludingbreads,rolls,biscuits,pancakes,waffles,cakes,pastries,andpasta.Somefooditems,suchascakes,waffles,andpancakes,requireonlyabattertobecreated,whichisusuallyliquidenoughtobepoured,whilefoodssuchasbreads,rolls,andpastarequireadoughtobeformed,whichisaheaviermassthatusuallyrequiressomekneadingorrolling.Describedbelowareseveralmethodsforcombiningflourwithotheringredientstocreatebatterordough.ManualMixing-Bowl|ManualMixing-PastryBlender|ManualMixing-FlatSurfaceStandardElectricMixer|Heavy-DutyElectricMixer|FoodProcessorManualMixinginaBowlOneofthesimplestmethodsforcombiningflourwithotheringredientsisbystirringtheingredientstogetherinabowl.Thismethodoftenworkswellforsmallerquantitiesofbatterorforbattersthatdonotrequirealengthytimeformixingandblending.ManualMixingwithaPastryBlenderApastryblenderisausefultoolforcombiningflourwithotheringredientstocreatedoughforpiecrusts.(ForspecificingredientsforPieCrustDough,seePieCrustsinthe"KitchenTechniques"sectionof"KitchenAdvice".)Mixthedryingredientsforpiecrustdoughinalargebowlandusingthepastryblender,cutinchilledshortening,butter,ormargarine.Mixtheingredientsuntilcoarsecrumbsresemblingtheshapeoftinysplitpeasareformed.Sprinklethemixturewithicewaterandcontinuemixingusingafork.Additionalicewatercanbeaddedinsmallincrementsifthedoughseemstobetoodry.Addonlyenoughwatersothatthedoughholdstogether.Pinchingasmallpieceofdoughbetweenyourfingersisagoodmethodfortestingtheproperconsistencyofthedough.Ifthedoughholdstogether,itisanindicationthattheproperquantityof