Originally Posted by
GrammieJan
I don't know why you have to use more expensive flour? I use all purpose, store brand, and it works fine.
Bread flour has a higher protein then all purpose flour for making bread. I like Gold Medal unbleached bread flour.
I also like Red Star yeast. I buy the lb packages of it at Sam's Club and freeze it. I keep a small container of it in the fridge to use. The yeast I am using now is over 5 years old, kept in the freezer. Still active. I bake two or more loaves of bread a week. I won't buy expensive bread when I can make much better with yeast, water, flour, and salt for about .25 a loaf. Organic bread cost me about .97 a loaf. I don't make organic bread because the water, yeast and salt aren't organic, makes no sense to buy the expensive organic flour. LOL