A couple who want to transform a derelict 17th-century flour mill into a contemporary, three-bedroom home run into financial issues when the true extent of the damage to the structure is revealed on Grand Designs tonight. Leigh and Richard, who until recently lived in Derbyshire, where they ran a small plant nursery and Richard was a … Read more
Europe gives the green light to MEALWORMS as a safe source of human food and says they can be consumed whole, dried or as a flour The decision was announced today by the European Food Safety Agency Once it is ratified by the European Commission, mealworms can go on sale Despite the name, the edible insects are … Read more
Le pain-demic! Britons baked a BILLION loaves of bread during lockdown amid soaring sales of flour and yeast Almost a billion loaves of homemade bread were made during covid lockdown More than one in three adults said they started baking their own bread this year Poll of cakes found Victoria sponge was most popular, overtaking … Read more
Shops have brought in extra stocks of flour to see fans of The Great British Bake Off through potential outbreaks of lockdown panic buying. The return of the popular TV programme is expected to inspire a new wave of enthusiasm for home baking. But fears of further lockdowns have raised the prospect of a shortage … Read more
Amanda Holden covers her daughters Lexi, 14, and Hollie, 8, in FLOUR as she refuses to choose her favourite child in hilarious TikTok challenge By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 18:28 BST, 1 July 2020 | Updated: 20:30 BST, 1 July 2020 She’s been keeping her fans entertained with hilarious social media posts during lockdown. … Read more
Putting folic acid in flour in Britain will save 400 babies each year, scientists say after move was introduced in 80 other countries If woman lacks folic acid when she conceives it increases risk of brain deformity The deficiency also hugely raises the risk of a baby being born with spina bifida Leading experts have … Read more
White flour is healthier now than in the 1800s thanks to genetic scientists developing new strains of wheat that are higher in fibre and other vital nutrients Researchers studied varieties of white flour that were grown from 1790 to 2012 They found modern varieties of flour are higher in dietary fibre and nutrients The team say … Read more
Mum sparks a furious debate online after revealing she bought gluten-free flour for her banana bread recipe – but who is in the right? A mum sparked a furious debate online after saying she used gluten-free flour She said she did this because she couldn’t find regular flour in the supermarkets The post triggered a … Read more
Miss World 1970: Beauty Queens And Bedlam Rating: Age Of The Image Rating: To his great credit, Michael Aspel did not try to excuse his 14-year stint as compere of the Miss World contest with the phrase: ‘Things were different in those days.’ That pretext is becoming as hackneyed as the plea: ‘I was only … Read more
Eating flour made from passionfruit peel ‘may stop mice from getting fat’ as scientists say it may also counteract the damage of a bad diet Mice gorged on fatty foods for 10 weeks, half of which also had passionfruit peel The mice had a 14% difference in weight and 22% difference in body fat The … Read more