topic Re: Bread Flour in Kitchen

Bread Flour

Warrior2022 — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 15:21:59 GMT

My new bread machine arrived! We scored some all purpose flour. The instructions say it is esscential to use bread flour. I know for a fact that when we used our old machine, we used all purpose.

What do you guys think?

Re: Bread Flour

HLP — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 15:28:34 GMT

@Warrior2022 wrote:
My new bread machine arrived! We scored some all purpose flour. The instructions say it is esscential to use bread flour. I know for a fact that when we used our old machine, we used all purpose.

What do you guys think?

Use bread flour, makes a better loaf. I use King Arthur and like it alot. I think it's a lighter flour.

Re: Bread Flour

Sooner — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 15:29:04 GMT

If you can buy gluten you can add that to regular flour. I'd do some reading and find a recipe that uses regular flour or call the manufacture or at least look on their website

You can also look at King Arthur website. I know there is some adjustment that you should make to the yeast ratio but I don't know offhand what it is.

Might also look online for recipes for AP flour. It can be done! It's not that different.

Re: Bread Flour

Sooner — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 15:37:45 GMT

RIght now flour is hard to come by, so you can make bread with AP flour--but check out some recipes and tips online.

Bread flour is a higher protein content, which means it has more gluten in it. So a loaf with AP flour will rise higher and be fluffier because there isn't more of the gluten to make the tight structure that holds bread together as it rises.

Cake flour is the other direction--softer--with less gluten. So the crumb of the cake is lighter.

Re: Bread Flour

QVCkitty1 — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 15:37:10 GMT

I've only used bread flour, so I don't know how regular would work.

Re: Bread Flour

4kitties — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 15:44:55 GMT

I have an older Breadman bread machine I bought in the late 90's. I use it to make my bread dough and then I shape it and bake it in my regular oven. I make a couple of different recipes for different loaf breads and for dinner rolls.

I use the flour recommended in my recipes. Some call for bread flour and some call for all purpose flour. I have had good luck with both types of flour.

Re: Bread Flour

Warrior2022 — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 16:25:46 GMT

Thank you all! The King Aether site actually has a recipe for cheese bread using all purpose.

Re: Bread Flour

Nightowlz — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 16:30:34 GMT

@Warrior2022 wrote:
My new bread machine arrived! We scored some all purpose flour. The instructions say it is esscential to use bread flour. I know for a fact that when we used our old machine, we used all purpose.

What do you guys think?

@Warrior2022

Check out recipes on King Arthur site. The one called Bread Machine Bread-Easy As Can Be uses AP Flour.

We have been making their Honey-Oat Pain de Mie recipe which also uses AP flour.

I would use the type flour the recipe calls for.

Re: Bread Flour

Miss Pepsi — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 17:18:15 GMT

At this poing I would use what I could get.

Re: Bread Flour

sann — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 17:21:11 GMT

@Warrior2022 wrote:
My new bread machine arrived! We scored some all purpose flour. The instructions say it is esscential to use bread flour. I know for a fact that when we used our old machine, we used all purpose.

What do you guys think?

I always use all purpose flour, and the bread turns out great.

Re: Bread Flour

kitty60 — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 18:02:31 GMT

Does anyone recall their mother making bread? Back in the day we only had AP flour. I wonder if you kneaded longer it would make a difference? It is the keading that develops the gluten. Perhaps there is a way to double process the bread in the mackine if you are going to remove it to be baked anyway. I have used AP in the bread machine and while it is not objectionable I do not think it is quite the same.

That being said daughter in law could not find Bread flour this weekend, used AP in her machine and family had no objections.

Re: Bread Flour

Sooner — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 18:21:56 GMT

@kitty60 I had a really good laugh. MY mother making bread is a picture that I cannot even imagine!

Re: Bread Flour

so so — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 20:31:04 GMT

I REALLY wanted to get that breadmaker, but I knew the given situation at the stores, that bread flour or any flour is hard to get right now. thats the only thing that stopped me from getting it........ I hope this works out for you.

Re: Bread Flour

SharkE — Fri, 03 Apr 2020 00:12:28 GMT

I quit using Gold Medal long time ago always doing a 'buggy' recall.

King Arthur and White Lily is what I use.

I'm really surprised flour is so hard to find right now ? I didn't think anybody cooked any more let alone baked. Must be using it for something else.

Re: Bread Flour

Kim-QVC — Fri, 03 Apr 2020 00:33:09 GMT

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Re: Bread Flour

brandiwine — Fri, 03 Apr 2020 20:25:12 GMT

Bread flour has a higher protein content and a higher gluten %. If you can find vital wheat gluten, you will get a much nicer loaf of bread. Happy baking