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Title: flour
Post by: cowley on May 14, 2013, 02:59:50 am

I just love the 'best of our recipe community book but I get confused by the flour. They have some of the differences in the front. You'd think they 'd mention the flour differences.

What would strong bread flour be? Hoping it's baking flour
Italian type 00?
plain flour- is aldi plain flour good enough?

Title: Re: flour
Post by: cowley on May 14, 2013, 07:22:24 am

anyone?

Title: Re: flour
Post by: goldfish on May 14, 2013, 08:20:42 am

Hi Cowley - I use 00 for making bread and its fine.  :)

Plain flour - from Aldi - I can't see any reason why it wouldn't be just as good as any other plain flour from other supermarkets.

Good luck with what you're planning . . . let's know how it turns out . . .

Title: Re: flour
Post by: cookie1 on May 14, 2013, 01:06:18 pm

Thanks GF.

Title: Re: flour
Post by: achookwoman on May 14, 2013, 02:13:09 pm

Information overload here. Will try.  Plain flour from Aldi probably as good as any other plain flour.  By adding improver or gluten some people use it for bread making.  I think it still tastes ' cakey'.  It is the cheapest to buy,  so tempting to use it for everything.
bread flour is high in gluten and works  best with fresh, dried and sour dough yeasts.   Australia  grows some very good bread flour. / wheat. This is also called strong flour.  I wouldn't use this for making cakes.  However I do use 1/2 bread flour and 1/2 plain flour for making biscuits.
Selfraising flour has rising agents and salt added, but can deteriorate in warm climates and over time.
Hope this helps a little.

Title: Re: flour
Post by: Aussie Brenda on May 14, 2013, 10:39:35 pm

Thanks Chookie ,love to learn something everyday.   Hope to retain some of the information.

Title: Re: flour
Post by: cowley on May 16, 2013, 09:30:01 am

Thank you.

So none actually knows what strong bread flour is?

or what does 00 mean? Where do you get it? Or doesn't it matter?

Title: Re: flour
Post by: goldfish on May 16, 2013, 11:33:04 am

Hi cowley - I've been having a look at some websites and you might find the information you're after among these . .

http://www.dovesfarm.co.uk/about/types-of-flour/

http://www.sofeminine.co.uk/guide/food/f6568-different-types-of-flour.html

http://www.recipetips.com/kitchen-tips/t--1026/types-of-wheat-flour.asp

As for 00 . . .http://www.essentialingredient.com.au/ingredients/type-00-flour-for-perfect-bread-pasta/  (this is the flour that I use frequently . . I get it at my local supermarkets (Coles/Woolworths)

Title: Re: flour
Post by: achookwoman on May 16, 2013, 01:55:00 pm

Quote from: cowley on May 16, 2013, 09:30:01 am

Thank you.

So none actually knows what strong bread flour is?

or what does 00 mean? Where do you get it? Or doesn't it matter?

Strong bread flour has more gluten than plain flour.