Bread Flour vs. All-Purpose: What's the Difference?

Prepping, proofing, and baking.

Then you’ll know exactly what will happen if you substitute one for the other in your baking.

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What Is All-Purpose Flour?

Jar of flour and bread dough on baking sheet

Credit:(L) Blaine Moats, (R) Better Homes & Garden

The protein content of all-purpose flour is 911%.

So what’s the difference between all-purpose flour and bread flour, anyway?

The short answer: protein and gluten content.

According to the pros at Bob’s Red Mill, bread flour has approximately more protein than all-purpose flour.

And as the name implies, all-purpose flour is really foralltypes of baking purposes (i.e.

cakes, cookies, andquick breads).

So go ahead and try a new delicious bread recipe today.