What is Occident flour?

Occident flour also known as all-purpose flour is made from hard wheat or soft wheat or a combination of both. After the brown covering has been removed, it is then milled, refined, and bleached. Depending on the type of wheat used the protein/gluten content of occident flour ranges from 8 to 13%.

Is Occident flour good for bread?

Unbleached Occident Unbleached Flour is milled from cleaned, sound, hard wheat. It is perfect for making white pan breads, specialty pan breads such as wheat, raisin and multigrain, hamburger and hot dog buns, dinner rolls, coffee cakes, cinnamon rolls, pizza dough, tortillas, pretzels and croissants.

What is the difference between all purpose flour and bleached flour?

Bleached flour has a whiter color, finer grain, and softer texture, while unbleached flour has a denser grain and tougher texture. Bleached flour is treated with chemical agents to speed up the aging process.

Is King Arthur flour better than gold medal?

For a moderate-protein all-purpose flour, we particularly like and Gold Medal, which has 10.5 percent protein; for a high-protein choice, we recommend King Arthur, which has 11.7 percent protein. Both manufacturers mill to a specific protein count, instead of a range, which can make your baking results more consistent.

What is Seal of Minnesota flour?

This is a high quality bakers flour that is produced from milling cleaned, sound hard red wheat. This is the flour of choice of bakers and home makers who create white pan breads, specialty pan breads, Danishes and sweet dough.

Is King Arthur Flour worth the extra money?

King Arthur apparently has a lot more protein in the flour for good gluten development. King Arthur all-purpose flour has about the same amount of protein as Gold Medal bread flour. In my experience it also requires more water to properly hydrate your dough. But you should get a much better rise out of your dough.

What’s the best substitute for all-purpose flour?

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What does flour do to food?

Flour is often used as a coating for foods that are fried. Pieces of meat, poultry, and fish are often pan-fried with a flour coating. If properly fried, flour-coated food develops a crisp, flavorful crust, and an interior that is tender and juicy.

What are the ingredients in flour?

An ingredient used in many foods, flour is a fine powder made from cereals or other starchy food sources. It is most commonly made from wheat, but also maize (aka corn), rye, barley and rice, amongst many other grasses and non-grain plants (including many Australian species of acacia).

What is continental flour?

Continental Flour. Continental flour is a versatile wheat flour with a slightly more coarse or sharper grind texture. It is used for meat coating when making schnitzels (initially before the dipping into beaten egg and bread crumbs) or when frying fish. For making quality home-made pasta and noodles, continental flour is perfect.

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