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bread flour

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noun

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


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Starters made with whole wheat flour contained higher levels of Companilactobacillus, while those made with bread flour had more Levilactobacillus.

From Science Daily Jan. 21, 2026

Make sure to use bread flour, not all-purpose flour.

From Seattle Times Nov. 21, 2023

No bread, flour, sugar, rice, meat or cheese.

From Reuters Nov. 14, 2023

I also used all-purpose flour instead of Durand's recommended bread flour, because I don't bake bread enough to have bread flour and maybe you don't either.

From Salon Feb. 21, 2023

It is made from winter wheat, which, as has already been explained, contains less gluten and therefore lacks the gummy consistency of bread flour.

From Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 4: Salads and Sandwiches; Cold and Frozen Desserts; Cakes, Cookies and Puddings; Pastries and Pies by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

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