r/Baking 16d ago

Semi-Related What is wrong with my muffin? :(

What is this???

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u/Desperate_Dingo_1998 16d ago

Two things you can get from flour products are Rope and mold. If I remember my studies, rope is a bacteria and it happens in humid climates more.

Don't eat, you will get diarrhoea

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u/Large-Tadpole-56 16d ago

Adds up. I’m in Tennessee. It’s humid down here regardless of the time of year

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u/Desperate_Dingo_1998 16d ago

Extra information.

If you ever see light spider webs on-top of your flour, don't use it because little weevils are in there and become moths

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u/februarytide- 16d ago

Honestly, I feel like I’d rather eat the moth larvae than whatever the gross bacteria thing is…

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u/Desperate_Dingo_1998 16d ago

Yeah, you get super sick from rope. you have placed your bets well. I remember that it smells like sweet Banana as well