How to Make Homemade Bread Flour

Homemade bread flour is so easy to make from scratch. It's just all purpose flour and vital wheat gluten. Use it for your favorite bread recipes, pizza dough, bagels, and so much more!

The Inspiration

Ever since I got into baking bread, I learned the role that gluten plays into the structure of bread.

The difference between bread flour and all purpose is that bread flour has a higher protein content that all purpose flour.

All purpose flour typically has 9-11% protein, while bread flour has 12-14% protein.

Gluten gives breads structure by creating stringy strands for an elastic dough with a higher rise.

The result is a chewy and airy baked good.

Bread flour costs more than all purpose flour, so I wanted to learn how to make bread flour from scratch.

Ingredients

• All purpose flour- You can use this recipe with whole wheat flour or rye flour as well.
• Vital wheat gluten- Gluten flour can be found in major grocery stores.

How to Make Homemade Bread Flour from Scratch

1. Add all purpose flour to a mixing bowl and remove 1 ½ teaspoons of flour.
2. Add in 1 ½ teaspoons of vital wheat gluten and whisk to combine.

Tasty Tips

• Make a large batch and store in an airtight container so you always have bread flour ready to use!

What To Make with Bread Flour

• Pizza Dough
• Pretzels
• Hot Dog Flower Buns
• Asiago Bagels
• No Knead Rustic Bread
• Rolls

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