Baked Potato Soup - Brenda Gantt (2024)

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What kind of white lily flour does Brenda Gantt use? ›

Gantt uses White Lily Self-Rising Flour exclusively for her biscuits. It's light and low in protein, which means the resulting biscuits are fluffy and tender.

Once the potatoes are nice and soft, stir in the cheddar cheese and Greek yogurt (or sour cream), salt, pepper and cooked bacon bits. Taste and season with extra salt and pepper, if needed.

To thicken potato soup without creating lumps, you can use a roux made of equal parts butter and flour. Melt the butter in a separate pan, add the flour, and whisk until smooth. Slowly whisk the roux into the soup, and let it simmer until thickened.

This article has been viewed 79,369 times. To thicken potato soup, heat 2 tbsp of butter and 2 tbsp of flour, stirring constantly, to make a roux, then add it to the soup. Heat the soup to a boil, then reduce the heat and let it simmer until the soup is as thick as you'd like it.

The White Lily flour actually feels softer between the fingers. This has everything to do with the fact that, at 9% protein, White Lily's all-purpose flour is milled from soft red winter wheat, while King Arthur Baking's all-purpose flour is milled from hard red wheat (and comes in at 11.7% protein).

White Lily: soft red winter wheat with a protein content of 8% Martha White: blend of soft winter wheat and hard red winter wheat with a protein content of 10.5%.

"If your broth is lacking in savory richness, try adding roasted onion, tomato paste, mushrooms, seaweed, soy sauce, or miso. These ingredients add umami flavor and depth to broth," she says. The choice of ingredient depends on the recipe, though.

Cut the potatoes into rissolettes and blanche them (i.e. cook them briefly, not to full doneness). Use the water you used in the soup and put the potatoes back in when you go to warm the soup again for serving. Since they're cut fairly small, they should be just about done without being mushy when you go to eat.

Why isn't my potato soup creamy? Most creamy soups require you to add dairy of some sort into it. If you're finding your soup is too thin adding milk, add in cream instead, or whole milk.

It's important not to chop them too finely before cooking. Keeping them in medium-ish sized chunks should work best. If the potatoes are chopped too finely, then too much starch will be released into the broth, resulting in a gummy-like texture.

What if my baked potato soup is too thick? ›

Stir in cheese, sour cream, salt and pepper, to taste. If the soup is too thick, add more milk as needed until desired consistency is reached. Serve immediately, garnished with green onion, cheese and bacon, if desired.

Not Adding Acid. If a soup is tasting bland in the bowl, consider adding acid rather than salt. A squeeze of lemon or lime, or a dash of yogurt or sour cream can add brightness to the bowl.

It's important to note that cornstarch has twice the thickening power of flour. If you need to substitute cornstarch to thicken liquid in a recipe that calls for ¼ cup (four tablespoons) flour, you only need two tablespoons cornstarch.

If you want to thicken your potato soup without using any additional ingredients, you can try cooking it for a longer period of time. Simmering the soup will evaporate some of the liquid, resulting in a thicker consistency.

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The chlorine makes White Lily more like cake flour than other all-purpose flours. But there again is another subtle difference, Ms. Corriher said. While White Lily can be used in cakes, it is not bleached as much as cake flour, which gives White Lily a better, less acidic taste, Ms.

Ingredients. Enriched Bleached Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate), Salt.

Milled from 100% soft red winter wheat, White Lily^® Flour is versatile and your go-to variety for most baking projects.