The Best Own Store Brand Strong White Flour?

*SmallFry*

Hi I bought Asda's own brand 1.5kg bag of strong white flour for 50p because Tesco shot the price of theirs up to a shocking £1.29 :eek: I used the Asda flour yesterday and this morning but the bread is so heavy and didn't rise very much, I use a panasonic 255 breadmaker.

I bought 8 bags of this flour but I'm returning it today so what own store brand bread flour do you use? I've never used Sainsburys or Waitrose. I would be very grateful for your opinions

adelight

Lidl, 60p for 1.5kg and it's good. Sainsburys brown/wholemeal is really good, but more expensive.

*SmallFry*

adelight wrote: »

Lidl, 60p for 1.5kg and it's good. Sainsburys brown/wholemeal is really good, but more expensive.

Thank you I never even thought of Lidl.

I make a very small loaf in my BM, the recipe I use is:

250g flour
3g yeast
150ml water
1 tsp salt
1tbsp olive oil

With the tesco flour the finished bread covers the whole of the pan with the asda one there was an empty space where the dough hadn't spread.

MrsE_2

*SmallFry* wrote: »

Hi I bought Asda's own brand 1.5kg bag of strong white flour for 50p because Tesco shot the price of theirs up to a shocking £1.29 :eek: I used the Asda flour yesterday and this morning but the bread is so heavy and didn't rise very much, I use a panasonic 255 breadmaker.

I bought 8 bags of this flour but I'm returning it today so what own store brand bread flour do you use? I've never used Sainsburys or Waitrose. I would be very grateful for your opinions

Just bumped up a piece of work I did on bread flour prices.

MrsE_2

Also bumped up the Wright flour thread. I use it, but you have to buy 18 bags (3 boxes) for free P&P

*SmallFry*

MrsE wrote: »

Just bumped up a piece of work I did on bread flour prices.

Thanks MrsE on your recommendation I'm going to try the Waitrose one today :beer:

foxgloves

We've just tried Sainsbury's white bread flour in our Panasonic and the loaves have good flavour but don't rise much. (Made lovely garlic & tomato bruschetta though when it got a bit stale!) We like the Lidl breadflour in the yellow & green bag. Seems to rise well every time and good texture.

orangesmartie

I definitely recommend the lidl's bread flour.

I bought some Allinson's bread flour, which was on special offer for 3kg bags. No loaf of bread has since turned out as good as my lidl's loaves. Soon as this last bag is gone, i'm back to lidl.

angeltreats

Lidl bread flour has added ascorbic acid, which is a flour improver that strengthens the dough and helps with the rise. I buy it almost exclusively and it gives beautiful results. As far as I know, it's the only brand of flour that contains ascorbic acid.

If I want wholemeal bread flour, I buy Allinsons.

*SmallFry*

angeltreats wrote: »

Lidl bread flour has added ascorbic acid, which is a flour improver that strengthens the dough and helps with the rise. I buy it almost exclusively and it gives beautiful results. As far as I know, it's the only brand of flour that contains ascorbic acid.

If I want wholemeal bread flour, I buy Allinsons.

The Asda one has ascorbic acid and so does Waitrose, The Tesco one didn't list ingredients so I'm wondering if theirs only has wheat flour? I'll try the Waitrose one in the morning.

nicky_s_2

Waitrose essentials flour is excellent. It also has ascorbic acid in it, and is approx 60p.