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08-17-2014, 09:00 AM | #1 |
Rose Bouquet
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Baking bread question-flour
I was wondering if it's okay to substitute (white)wheat flour in my favorite bread recipe?and would I just sub 1 for 1? Do I change amounts on anything else?
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08-17-2014, 10:00 AM | #2 |
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Re: Baking bread question-flour
I do it!
I don't know of any other changes you'd need to make. Some recipes are better suited to wheat or white, so it might take a little trial and error. But I've always had success subbing half (or more) whole wheat in recipes that call for white.
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08-17-2014, 10:07 AM | #3 |
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Re: Baking bread question-flour
Yes. You might need a little more liquid, though. So when you make the dough, if the consistency is more dry than that recipe usually yields, add some liquid until it seems more like it usually is. You might try subbing half of the flour with whole wheat first.
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08-17-2014, 12:22 PM | #4 |
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Re: Baking bread question-flour
I do it all the time. I usually add a little bit of extra water, and 1 tbsp gluten for each cup of whole wheat flour. I use a bread maker.
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08-21-2014, 07:28 AM | #5 |
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Re: Baking bread question-flour
All of the above, plus, try to handle it as little as possible. The bran in the wheat flour makes tiny slices in the gluten strands when you knead it, which is what caused crumbly, flat whole wheat bread. Higher hydration, longer slow fermentation and minimal handing after rises will all help.
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08-21-2014, 07:43 AM | #6 |
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Re: Baking bread question-flour
I didn't know that, Dtswife! So how long do you knead whole wheat dough compared with white or half and half?
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08-21-2014, 08:16 AM | #7 |
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Re: Baking bread question-flour
Just long enough to get it organized so to speak, and the bubbles out. If you let it rise longer, the rising encourages gluten formation.
Check out no knead bread blogs, or Peter Rhinehart for tons and tons of amazing information. Thefreshloaf.com is a fantastic resource too.
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08-21-2014, 08:51 AM | #8 |
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Re: Baking bread question-flour
Great information here.
I only buy whole wheat flour and I substitute it for white in everything I make and have never had a problem.
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08-21-2014, 02:39 PM | #9 |
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Re: Baking bread question-flour
Yup, sub away. As already mentioned, you may need more water.
I rarely knead any bread longer than a couple minutes in a stand mixer, just to get things well incorporated. My most used consistency is getting the dough to clear the sides of the bowl while being mixed, but still stuck to the bottom.
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