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bread flour

American  

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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Each starter began with one of three substrates: all-purpose flour, bread flour or whole wheat flour.

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

The ingredients for this variation are the same, with the exception of a bread flour swap — use 1 1/2 cups bread flour in place of the original all-purpose flour.

From Salon Jan. 21, 2023

Pastry flour is better than bread flour for pie crust.

From The New Dr. Price Cookbook by Royal baking powder company, New York

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