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Bleached flours?

Joe Fisher's picture
Joe Fisher

Bleached flours?

Does anyone use bleached flours to make their breads? I've stayed away from them in the past, mostly because it seems like one more artificial thing I don't need done to my flour.

However, my local Costco has 50# bags of bleached AP flour for $4.49, and bleached bread flour for $10. I would LOOOOVE to be able to take advantage of this kind of deal.

Thanks in advance,

-Joe

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timtune

I have used bleached flour for breads before. In my personal opinion, it works well enough for flavoured/ sweet breads and buns leaven with baker's yeast.
I find that sourdough don't work very well in these flours, and also, for artisan breads, i think unbleached's better.

Btw, i like the smell of unbleached flours better too. :)