Parched Flour

• ½ cup (60 g) spelt flour or all-purpose flour

Place a 12-inch (30-cm) iron skillet over high heat until it begins to smoke. Add the flour, spreading it evenly on the bottom of the pan. Stir constantly with a wooden spoon or spatula until the flour turns a dark brown color (at most, 10 minutes). The flour will smoke as it parches and ball into small lumps. Break these up with the back of the stirring spoon. The degree of darkness is a matte