KatieJ Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 I have moved and my reliable source for delicious bread flour is not available here. Wal Mart , I am looking at King Arthur and North Dakota Maid…any thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alte Veste Academy Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 King Arthur is good stuff, my preferred flour of all types. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 I use King Arthur for all my flours. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popmom Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 I mostly mill hard white wheat berries for bread making, but I always keep some organic all purpose in the pantry. King Arthur is one I like, and I like the organic all purpose that Costco sells. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innisfree Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 King Arthur is my preference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 Have you checked to see if you can get the stuff you like shipped? Get a lot and stock up. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbel Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 (edited) King Arthur or Bob's Red Mill are my choices. (Bob's can be ordered direct from the mill; sometimes I order from Vitacost when they have a sale.) Edited November 13, 2023 by marbel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirstenhill Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 We like King Arthur! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catz Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 (edited) We’ve been doing sourdough here for a couple years. You might google around or even ask local bakeries how they source their flour. During Covid I stumbled on a local mill and baker that takes custom bulk flour orders. I order 25 lbs bread 10-15 lbs whole wheat every so many months. Their bread flour is higher protein than King Arthur and I love it. It’s also cheaper. otherwise check ordering/shipping. Early Covid I bulk ordered some really nice flour to be delivered. Shipping can be ridiculous and I don’t want more than 25 lbs at a time. Edited November 13, 2023 by catz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieJ Posted November 13, 2023 Author Share Posted November 13, 2023 (edited) Thanks all! I rarely bake bread anymore as I eat low carb and I buy sprouted wheat bread, or authentic sour dough from a local bakery. I do have wheat berries and mill my own flour when I bake a regular loaf of bread, which I used to do when my kiddoes were all at home. I am hosting a small part of our family and want to make a very old recipe for crescents rolls for Thanksgiving as I used to do every year. The bread flour I bought was in 25 # bags and I bought it at GFS, restaurant supply store. I don’t even know the name, it was just what they had all the time. I don’t bake often enough to get a 25# bag anymore. I know of King Arthur and was going to buy that but then I saw the Dakota Maid and it gets great reviews..so my dilemma. Edited November 13, 2023 by KatieJ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catz Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 Oh I see! Well I use King Arthur or Bob’s if I need a holdover from the grocery store. And would try to bulk order one of those if my local source dried up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 I’ve never heard of Dakota Maid. Is it regional ? King Arthur or bobs here too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieJ Posted November 13, 2023 Author Share Posted November 13, 2023 6 minutes ago, Starr said: I’ve never heard of Dakota Maid. Is it regional ? King Arthur or bobs here too. Good point. It’s milled in North Dakota and I’m in MN. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 (edited) Dakota Maid is unbleached and unbromated. 12.6% protein. KAF has a wide variety of flour products. Their all-purpose flour has 11.7% protein. ETA: I am generally team King Arthur when buying flour. For flaky croissants, you want unbleached flour at a lower protein. Most french bakeries use T45 flour, which is roughly equivalent to 00 flour (which I can find here from King Arthur) or American cake flour. Edited November 13, 2023 by prairiewindmomma 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieJ Posted November 13, 2023 Author Share Posted November 13, 2023 1 hour ago, prairiewindmomma said: Dakota Maid is unbleached and unbromated. 12.6% protein. ETA: I am generally team King Arthur when buying flour. For flaky croissants, you want unbleached flour at a lower protein. Most french bakeries use T45 flour, which is roughly equivalent to 00 flour (which I can find here from King Arthur) or American cake flour. What I bake is a crescent shaped dinner roll, not croissants. I’ve been baking them for 48 years . (Betty Crocker recipe ina cookbook I got for a wedding gift. ) I started with just regular flour but the last couple decades with bread flour. I had a bad experience with a grocery store bread flour. Branching out out again and trying something new. I have never used KAF . I’m leaning towards the Dakota Maid at this point due to your posts. Thank You. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b3aux Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 I use dakota maid flour bread flour and I think it's great. That being said, I've never used king Arthur flour so not sure how it compares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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