Meaning of 'sift together'

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What is the exact meaning of the phrase 'sift together'? If I need to 'sift together' flour, baking power, baking soda, and salt, does that mean put each one into the sifter sequentially, operating the sifter until is is empty before adding the next one?

Or maybe I'm supposed to dump all these things into the sifter at once and then sift until it's empty? Perhaps I should dump all the ingredients into a bowl, mix them with a spoon, then sift the resulting mixture?

Bonus points if you can tell me if I still need to stir ingredients which I have 'sifted together' in order to mix them. Thank you!

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Or maybe I'm supposed to dump all these things into the sifter at once and then sift until it's empty?

Bingo.

Bonus points if you can tell me if I still need to stir ingredients which I have 'sifted together' in order to mix them.

Nope. The sifting process and subsequent stirring in of other ingredients should do the job just fine.



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How do you sift something together?

use one of the following methods below:
  • Shake the bowl \u2013 Gently shake the bowl of flour to introduce air.
  • Toss like a salad \u2013 Lightly lift the flour up into the air with spoons and let it drop back into the bowl.
  • Use a strainer \u2013 Stir with a fork and then use a strainer or colander to sift.


    • How do you sift flour and baking powder together?

    When making baked items such as cookies and bars, your recipe instructions may tell you to measure all dry ingredients, such as flour, spices, cocoa, etc., then sift together. This process helps to combine everything evenly before they are mixed with other ingredients, such as eggs and butter.

    Why are dry ingredients sifted together?

    Dry ingredients like salt, baking soda, baking powder, or dry milk are sometimes sifted together, in order to distribute them better. And cocoa powder or powdered sugar are often sifted to remove lumps.


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    Answer 2

    Elendil's answer has it. I'd just respond to one other element of the question:

    Perhaps I should dump all the ingredients into a bowl, mix them with a spoon, then sift the resulting mixture?

    Usually not necessary, but you can. (Better yet, use a whisk instead of a spoon.) It really depends on the recipe and how critical it is to have things like leaveners (baking soda/powder) or other "clumpy" ingredients distributed evenly.

    In a large recipe where you can't fit all the ingredients in the sifter at once, you may particularly want to "pre-mix" the ingredients before sifting. Or, alternatively, sift everything twice to ensure distribution.

    (It seems like many years ago this double sifting was fairly common in certain applications. But I don't think many people do it anymore.)

    Lastly, I'd note that in some recipes the goal of sifting is to aerate the dry ingredients as well as mixing them. In that case, you definitely don't want to stir after sifting, since you'll defeat the purpose of sifting in the first place.

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