What is flour?

Flour is like the building block of many foods we eat every day.

Imagine you have a big pile of tiny white grains, these are wheat. When you grind them up really fine, they turn into flour, which is like powdered wheat. You can use this flour to make things like bread, cakes, and cookies. It's kind of like how sand becomes glass when it’s heated, just not as hot!

When you mix flour with water or eggs and heat it up, something interesting happens: the tiny grains come together and get stronger, making a soft or crunchy texture. This is why we can make bread that rises and gets fluffy, or cookies that are crispy.

You might already know this, when you help bake cookies at home, you're using flour! It's like giving your favorite snack a special boost to become even more delicious.