White Bread Flour
 

Does anyone know where I can find some decent white bread flour. Preferably Canadian or French with a protein level higher than 12%? I have tried the usual sources: Lidl, Portuguese supermarkets, etc. Currently, I am getting friends to bring bags of flour across from the UK.

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Ask at your local bakery, they buy in big sacks but would surely weigh you off a smaller quantity (and give you proper yeast too !) - the danger of imported product from Canada being that it could be from GM crops..

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Not sure where you’re based but have you tried Apolonia (Almancil, Galé, Lagoa)? Sort of thing they’d stock

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Based in Tavira and yes, tried Apolonia - they don't have anything.

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I make do with the Food Company in Almancil. They have strong white and brown bread flour from the UK. I blend it with Aldi's integral flour and make a decent small loaf every other day.

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Thanks - I will have a look for that. I don't suppose you could please tell me the brand and protein level of the white?

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The brand of the white flour is Co-op and the label sys 11g of protein in 100g of flour.

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Thanks for the help. I'm looking for something with higher protein.

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What would be the difference between white bread made with 11% protein and 13% protein flour?

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Better gluten development.

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Celeiro do some. They've got a shop at MAR Shopping Loulé.

Doves Farm Strong White should fit the bill. Bit of a hefty price tag though.

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Thank you - will be worth buying a large quantity every few months.

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Not wanting to go too off tangent but you can use xantham gum to replicate some of the gluten development if your flour has a low protein content, I know it is usually used in GF dough development but it can also be used in this context.. Might need some playing about to get the mix right but worth a go if you cannot easily get a higher protein content of flour.

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Thank you but I'd rather keep things as unadulterated as possible: flour, sourdough starter, salt, water and produce this:


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Personally I like wholemeal bread and, in my experience, good quality integral flour has been hard to find in the Algarve over the past 20 years. The best wholemeal strong bread flour I have found at a sensible price is the UK flour available at the Food Company in Almancil where there is sometimes a choice of Allinson and supermarket own brands. The Allinson flour has 12g of protein per 100g of flour and makes a very good brown loaf in my opinion. I sometimes blend it with Aldi's integral flour for a slightly lighter texture.