A question about a recipe: Pain a l' Ancienne (bread)
I have a question about the ingredient "bread flour" on the recipe "Pain a l' Ancienne" from thirschfeld. Is there a substitute and what is the difference between "bread flour" and regular all purpose or whole wheat?
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Pain à l'Ancienne
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All-purpose flour is made from a blend of high- and low-gluten wheats, and has a bit less protein than bread flour — 11% or 12% vs. 13% or 14%. You can always substitute all-purpose flour for bread flour, although your results may not be as glorious as you had hoped. There are many recipes, however, where the use of bread flour in place of all-purpose will produce a tough, chewy, disappointing result. Cakes, for instance, are often made with all-purpose flour, but would not be nearly as good made with bread flour.