Top bread flours to make a cracking loaf

Maybe you tried making bread at home but it has never turn out the way you wanted. Before you give up, try making it with a different bread flour – trust me. Perhaps you are the complete opposite, you have been making your own bread for years and love to experiment with different flours. Either way, with the help of Springvale Foods, fine foods wholesaler, we have put together a variety of bread flours that you must try to make a delicious loaf!

As Sparkles and Stretchmarks says, “homemade bread is much more than just tastier bread than store bought bread.” And the benefits of home-baked bread don’t stop there, by making your own bread you can also have control over the ingredients that go into the dough – no additives, no preservatives, less salt. Making your own bread is not only tastier but also healthier!

To make basic bread you only need a few ingredients, usually flour, water, yeast and salt. With so few ingredients, it’s important to use the best quality you can find. For me, flour is one of the (if not the most) important of all bread-making ingredients. Flour can completely change the type of bread you make, so it’s important to choose the right flour to make the most wonderful loaf.

“Flours with different protein levels are good for different kinds of breads”, explains this article on Epicurious. For instance, unbleached all-purpose flour is suitable for white sandwich bread, bread flour is ideal for rustic loaves and high-gluten flour is perfect for chewy breads like bagels.

At Springvale Foods, they stock all the ingredients you need to make delicious bread and plenty other goodies you didn’t know you needed. I like shopping with them because I can bulk buy ingredients, meaning I always have what I need in my cupboards! If you like having a good stock of certain products or need to have the shelves of your farm shop full of great products, be sure to browse their products. Here are some of the best bread flours to make delicious breads:

Marriage’s Finest Strong White Bread Flour

Marriage’s have been milling flour in Chelmsford since 1824, so have the experience and expertise to produce high quality flour. Their finest strong white bread flour is perfect for bread, rolls, pizza bases and even puff pastry!

Shipton Mill Organic Light Rye Flour

Want to make a deep, earth, malty tasting bread? This light rye flour by Shipton Mill will be the right choice. Shipton Mill make a variety of great flours that will help you create a fantastic loaf of bread.

Davina Steel Gluten Free White Bread Mix

For those with a gluten allergy, Davina Steel’s bread mixes are the perfect choice. These are easy to use mixes – you only have to add water, oil and yeast, then mix, rise and bake! No more gluten-free bread that is dry and crumbly. 

Wessex Mill Wholemeal Bread Flour

Wessex mill gives excellent results, guaranteeing that bread making is easy and rewarding – that’s all that we want, right? This flour is made up of local wheat and is ideal for bread machines and home bread making.

Wessex Mill Tomato and Garlic Bread Flour

Make some unique loaves with this tomato and garlic bread flour. My Veg Fare used this flour to make mouth-watering and flavourful soft rolls which both her and her kids really enjoyed.

If you’ve never made bread before, Boo Roo and Tiger Too shared a basic bread recipe that is quick and easy to make! Give it a go and then let me know how it went. Happy baking!