# What Can I do With Flour? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 17, 2008, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-flour/477642 "2008-12-17T22:05:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![The\_Falling\_Reverend](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aca169/32.png) [@The\_Falling\_Reverend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Falling_Reverend)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2008, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-flour/477642/1 "2008-12-17T22:05:25Z")
I just recently did a survey of the food left in my house. Flour and seasonings are about it, plus a few random condiments. I know hardtack was just flour and water but are there any other decent recipes for flour? Any tips for making this staple tasty would be much appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2008, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-flour/477642/2 "2008-12-17T22:10:05Z")
From my grandmothers recipe file: \*\*Pasta eggs flour\*\* Seriously. That’s it. That’s all she wrote. ---
**Author:** ![rucciface](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ba9def/32.png) [@rucciface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rucciface)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2008, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-flour/477642/3 "2008-12-17T22:18:38Z")
If you have some lard (or shortening, even), you could make tortillas. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2008, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-flour/477642/4 "2008-12-17T22:25:18Z")
> [@Rita Rudner](#): > > If you mix flour and water, you get glue. If you add eggs and sugar, you get cake. > > Where does the glue go? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2008, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-flour/477642/5 "2008-12-17T22:28:33Z")
Papier mache! [http://www.monster-man.com/images/paper\_mache\_dragon\_head\_for\_art\_gallery.jpg](http://www.monster-man.com/images/paper_mache_dragon_head_for_art_gallery.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2008, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-flour/477642/6 "2008-12-17T22:32:08Z")
Cup of flour, cup of water, 1 egg = crepes. (cup of milk instead of water if you have it.) ---
**Author:** ![Cerowyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Cerowyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cerowyn)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2008, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-flour/477642/7 "2008-12-17T22:36:49Z")
Crêpe batter also typically has a bit of oil or butter to make them lighter, and salt to give them a bit of flavour. ---
**Author:** ![Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bc8723/32.png) [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2008, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-flour/477642/8 "2008-12-17T22:41:31Z")
Roux — flour and fat (oil or butter). Roux + salt + pepper + milk = white gravy for biscuits. Throw in some beefy-type seasoning (Kitchen Bouquet, or maybe a boullion cube [and skip the salt] and you’ve got a gravy that you can put over veggies… or over biscuits! Biscuits — flour and butter, plus sugar, salt, baking powder, and milk. Biscuits ‘n’ gravy, mmm mmm.