can i use strong bread flour instead of plain?

jaxxy00

Sorry if this has already been posted somewhere before but in a bit of hurry to look.

I have prepared for making cookies, muffins, etc this afternoon (although not prepared enough!!) and found i have lots of self raising flour, strong white bread flour but no plain. Cant believe i havent got any :eek:

So can i use the bread flour and get just as good results? Thanks

mrs_mix

bread flour has more gluten in it than plain does your recipie for muffins say plain flour and baking powder the reason I ask is sr flour is just plain flour with baking powder already added so I would use sr and about 1/2 or 3/4 of the baking powder from the recipie
hth
pam

jaxxy00

Thanks mrs_mix. The recipe for the mufins say 275g plain flour and 1tsp bicarbonate of soda. The cookies are 175g plain flour and 1stp baking powder.

mrs_mix

I would put the same amount of bicarb in the muffins and 1/2 a tsp in the cookies and see how you go
pam

jaxxy00

Found enough plain for 1 batch of cookies, so will use the strong flour for some more and some muffins and let you know how i go. Thanks again.

jaxxy00

Well, ive made more cookies and they have turned out no different and so taste just as great as the others :T
Not sure im going to make any muffins now as ive been in the kitchen what seems most of the day ( batch baking cookies, yorkshires, flapjacks) but will let you know how they go when i do them.

mrs_mix

glad they came out ok
I know the feeling about being in the kitchen all day I've made 2 loaves of bread 24 rolls 48 muffins and I haven't done dinner yet
pam

LottieB

Hello!

I am attempting to make bread for the first time. Will self-raising flour do?!?! Every recipe says strong white flour but my corner shop doesn't sell that and really don't want to have to get a bus into town. I'm only making it for fun (to see if I can kind of thing). I want to do a pizza and a loaf if poss with SR flour...... help!

Pink.

Hi Lottie,

Strong white flour is best but I know some people use plain flour. I often use half strong and half plain with good results. I'm afraid that self raising won't work. I know this because I used it by mistake once and the bread was a disaster.

There's an earlier thread with more advice so I've added your question to it.

This thread may help too: Plain Flour??Same as strong bread flour for pizza bases??

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