bread flour

High-gluten milling

Bread flour is wheat flour with high protein content, typically 12–14%, which produces more gluten when mixed with water.

The extra gluten creates the chewy texture and sturdy structure needed for yeasted breads.

Use bread flour for a crustier loaf.

All-purpose flour can substitute in most recipes, though results will be softer.

gluten

protein

Folded amino chain

wheat · stretch · chewiness · structure · hydration · autolyse · high-protein · crumb · tensile strength · extensibility

leavening

yeast

Fermenting fungus

sourdough · starter · active dry yeast · instant yeast · baker's yeast · carbon dioxide · bubbles · proof · wild yeast · levain

Categories
Opposites
flour type by protein content/gluten strength

bread flourcake flour

Finely milled soft wheat

pastry flour · all-purpose flour · self-rising flour · almond flour · coconut flour

baking ingredient function

bread floursugar

Crystalline carbohydrate sweetener

baking soda · baking powder · yeast · cornstarch · butter

Family

bread, flour, flourish, floury, breaded, breading, breadwinner, floured, breadcrumbs

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G