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  • Pecans, cashews, and almonds can all be finely-ground in a processor and used as the base for a heart-healthy nut butter.

    Beyond cole slaw: 10 unexpected uses for a food processor 2011

  • Made from a finely-ground rice and lentil batter mix fried on a flat griddle like a crepe, the eponymous dosas are staggeringly good, as are the accompaniments: a liquidised, frothy and refreshing green coconut "chutney", and a sambar best described as a tamarind, tomato and lentil dahl cooked down into a thick, fragrant gravy.

    South London's top 10 budget eats 2011

  • Making the dough: Roti dough contains whole-wheat flour (the finely-ground Indian kind, called chapati flour or atta), water and a touch of salt.

    Archive 2007-03-01 Nupur 2007

  • Corn flour is not the same as cornstarch confusingly, what we call "cornstarch" in North America is referred to as "corn flour" in the UK- it's very finely-ground yellow cornmeal.

    Archive 2009-02-01 Bryanna Clark Grogan 2009

  • Definition: The dirt and finely-ground gravel (as opposed to grass) area bordering the fence, especially in the outfield.

    French masterclass 2007

  • Corn flour is not the same as cornstarch confusingly, what we call "cornstarch" in North America is referred to as "corn flour" in the UK- it's very finely-ground yellow cornmeal.

    MULTI-GRAIN HEMP PANCAKE MIX FOR PANCAKE TUESDAY! Bryanna Clark Grogan 2009

  • This is because glaciers are full of finely-ground rock called "stone flour," which is carried by the water and which absorbs all colors except the turqoise.

    Turquoise Walter Jon Williams 2008

  • Slowly over time, this German recipe evolved with addition of spices like cinnamon, nutmeg or cardamom and finely-ground nuts.

    Archive 2008-05-01 2008

  • Slowly over time, this German recipe evolved with addition of spices like cinnamon, nutmeg or cardamom and finely-ground nuts.

    Mango Cake with Streusel Topping 2008

  • Artists used finely-ground stibnite in the Middle Ages as a black pigment.

    Antimony 2008

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