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- From: paulonis@kodak.com (Mike Paulonis)
- Newsgroups: misc.consumers
- Subject: Re: Bread makers: (flour)
- Message-ID: <4286@eastman.UUCP>
- Date: 11 Jan 93 17:42:18 GMT
- References: <1993Jan11.140130.16851@porthos.cc.bellcore.com>
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- In article <1993Jan11.140130.16851@porthos.cc.bellcore.com> fusco,
- mf@dancer.cc.bellcore.com writes:
- >A slight twist (that may have been addressed before - sorry):
- >
- >Why do bread makers (at least the Panasonic) call for 'bread flour'?
- >Can you use 'all-purpose' flour with similar results (I have tried
- >but haven't tasted it yet - looks ok though!).
- >
- >Thanks!
-
- The bread flour has more gluten than all-purpose. This contributes to
- better rising and thus better (more uniform, less dense, etc.) bread.
- Other kinds of flour such as whole wheat may require additional gluten to
- be added to the mix to obtain satisfactory results.
-