Bread Flour

Appears in
Baker Bettie's Better Baking Book

By Kristin Hoffman

Published 2022

  • About
  • Protein Content: 12–14.5 percent
  • Best Uses: yeast bread
Bread flour is a white flour made from a wheat variety with a higher protein content than the wheat used to make all-purpose flour. Therefore, bread flour produces a stronger gluten structure in baked goods. Most bread flour is sold as unbleached flour. It is best used for baked goods where a chewy texture is desirable, such as yeast bread.