bread flour

noun

wheat flour from which a large part of the starch has been removed, thus increasing the proportion of gluten.

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“Obviously, bread flour is awesome,” Jenny says — after all, humans have been perfecting it for nearly 10,000 years.
A recipe for fighting climate change and feeding the world | Sarah Kaplan | October 12, 2021 | Washington Post
Still, mixed with an equal amount of whole-wheat bread flour, it’s shaping up to make a good-looking loaf.
A recipe for fighting climate change and feeding the world | Sarah Kaplan | October 12, 2021 | Washington Post
Then there was a run on baking supplies in the spring—when staples like wheat and bread flour sold out, many home cooks turned to alternative flours like oat and quinoa.
A Curious Eater's Guide to Alternative Flours | Christine Byrne | December 15, 2020 | Outside Online
Pastry flour has more starch in it than ordinary family flour, or bread flour.
A Course of Lectures on the Principles of Domestic Economy and Cookery | Juliet Corson
To summarize: a good bread flour contains a large percentage of gluten, is creamy in color, and granular to the touch.
Foods and Household Management | Helen Kinne

To bake this bread, sift together one quart of this "whole-ground" rye flour and two quarts of white-bread flour.
Mary at the Farm and Book of Recipes Compiled during Her Visit among the "Pennsylvania Germans" | Edith M. Thomas
White bread flour is made from spring wheat, which is richer in gluten than winter wheat and is of a rich cream color.
The Laurel Health Cookery | Evora Bucknum Perkins
A blended flour, spring and winter wheat combined, is considered by some the most nearly perfect bread flour.
The Laurel Health Cookery | Evora Bucknum Perkins

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