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Submitted by amyt on November 22, 2008 - 7:52pm

French bread and pie crusts

WOW! Made my first hand-milled loaf... and my arm'd tired but we are HOOKED on the taste!!!

Well, always looking for a challenge, I'm now wondering if I dare work hand-milled into the family THanksgiving I'm hosting (I know, nothing like last minute planning). I'll be doing French bread with the appetizer, which I usually make with KA all-purpose flour... anyone made French bread with hand-milled? Should I use hard white wheat? Would it make more sense to mix hand-milled with store-bought?

And I'd like to try at least one of the pie crusts with hand-milled - I assume I need soft wheat for that? Any special challenges I should look out for?

Any tips appreciated!

Amy

Submitted by subfuscpersona on November 11, 2007 - 10:32am

Major Wheat Classifications - USA - reference

in response to harrygermany's post on November 11, 2007 which said in part

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There are several hundred varieties of wheat produced in the United States, all of which fall into one of six recognized classes. (This is in market contrast to the one or, at most, two wheat classes produced in other nations.)