what is the difference between reg flour and bread machine flour?

Question

I use a bread machine and i am out of bread flour but i have self rising flour will it work

Answer 1

The previous answerers are right about bread flour having a higher gluten content. That said, the bast replacement, in the absence of bread flour, would be regular/all-purpose flour, NOT self-rising.

Maria

Answer 2

You might have to monkey with the recipe to make the different flour and milk work. Remember that recipes are guidelines, not strict laws. I've made hundreds of batches of bread in a breadmaker, and the only ingredients you really need for bread are flour, water, and yeast. Sugar and salt are the next most important as they help regulate the yeast, but you can actually make bread without them. First, use your fluid milk instead of the water in the recipe. If you sub wet milk for dry, you'll have a sticky mess because that's too much moisture. Next, watch the dough as it's mixing, and add a bit more flour if it seems too sticky because of the difference in flours. I'm not sure how much yeast is in a packet, I always used bulk yeast from the health food store (MUCH cheaper than those little bottles they sell at the grocery). Open the pack and measure it! Best of luck!

Answer 3

Bread flour has a higher gluten content than all purpose flour.

self rising flour has baking powder in it (not an ingredient in bread making). It is used for quick breads.

However.....as long as you add the yeast as directed (don't rely on the baking powder), it might come out ok. Just not with the chewy texture of breads made with a flour with a higher gluten content

Answer 4

Not a great idea.
"A flour high in gluten will produce a nicely risen loaf, while a low-gluten flour (such as pastry flour, cake flour or self-rising flour) will not. Most bread machine manuals and cookbooks call for bread flour rather than all-purpose flour. King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour, because it's higher in gluten than national brands of all-purpose flour, works perfectly in the bread machine."

http://www.kingarthurflour.com/tips/tip48488.html

Answer 5

Bread flour is high in gluten and has more protein than normal flour. Typically self-rising flour is never used in bread though.