Do you have to have bread flour to make bread??

Question

Cause all the recipes i looked up call for bread flour but I just want to use regular flour. Ty.

Answer 1

I use regular flour all the time, it has never been a problem. ***To let you know, bread flour has anywhere from 11-13% protien, all-purpose flour has 10-11.5. From somewhere in my brain, I remember from a culinary class that in Northern states the protien in all-purpose flour is higher, and in the Southern states it is lower. This is based on the food items people are more likely to prepare at home. For example in the South they make a lot of quick breads like buisuts and cakes where gluten production would make the products less tender.

Answer 2

No, you don't have to use bread flour. There's something about the gluten content that supposedly makes it turn out better. But my grandma and great aunts used AP flour all the time and their breads were awesome.

Answer 3

Bread flour has more gluten added . Gluten is like a protein glue to hold your bread together, but you can bake with regular flour. Just has more crumbs as the bread is a bit dryer. I have done it with regular flour. Not much difference.

Answer 4

Do you have to ? No Should you ? Yes
The short answer is that bread flour has a higher percentage of protein in it than AP does. The greater the amt. of protein the greater the potential for gluten development.
Gluten serves two functions in bread: It provides a strong structure for trapping gases -CO2 and steam
It provides texture - aka chewiness - which is a desirable quality in bread.
Don't ask me for the long answer.

Answer 5

u can use regulas flour, as bread do nt need any special flour.