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While flour is a great way thicken sauce (it acts by binding liquid with starch molecules) you can't just simply stir it in without ending up with a clumpy mess. Here are a few options to avoid the ...

Common pantry ingredients like AP flour, rice flour, and potato starch behave similarly to cornstarch when it comes to thickening, baking, and frying.