But truth be told, her obsession with using whole wheat flour has turned delicate cookies heavy, made soft doughs grainy and sometimes transformed brownies into boulders. And even though she wants them to be healthy, she still wants her kitchen creations to taste great, so something had to give.

At first Girlawhirl thought she would have to decrease the amount of whole wheat flour that she used in her recipes. But this would have an effect on lots of the nutrients in her healthy homemade goodies. The fiber, protein, iron, niacin, zinc and potassium in them would all decrease, some dramatically with a half whole wheat – half white flour mix.

Luckily, Girlawhirl found a better solution right on her grocery store shelf… a 100% White Whole Wheat Flour, from King Arthur® Flour. It took her a few minutes and one batch of cookies to understand the magnitude of her discovery. Instead of using the more common red variety of wheat, which when ground for traditional whole wheat flour can have a touch of bitterness, white wheat, which has a sweeter flavor, is used. The flour, which isn't actually white, contains the bran and germ of the wheat making it just as nutritious as the darker, heartier whole wheat flour she'd been using.

Girlawhirl blissfully substitutes her new favorite flour in everything these days, upping the nutritional value of everything she bakes and enjoying every bite along the way.

100% White Whole Wheat Flour from King Arthur Flour comes in both All Natural and Organic varieties. Girlawhirl found them at her local grocery store.

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