How is bleached flour bleached

Well, yes and no. Your secret is safe with us. For the most part, you can use them interchangeably with good results. Both flours have a medium level of protein, which makes either of them ideal for baking cakes, cookies , and pie crusts, thickening sauces and gravies, breading cutlets , and all of the usual suspects. These additives also assist in aging the flour, which helps it produce lighter and more tender baked goods.

Unbleached flour is aged naturally with no or fewer chemical additives by being exposed to oxygen over a longer period of time. Like, would any be suitable for making a sourdough?

Hi Enku, great question. If you post your question on our Baking Industry Professionals group , our team and community may be able to help. Hi thanks for sharing, please can I add the benzoyl peroxide powder to the flour at home to get it bleached.

Then which emulsifier is best for cookies and cakes. I see there are so many of them. Or how can I mix them. Hello Wummy, if you post your questions on our Baking Industry Professionals group , someone on our team or community may be able to help with an answer. Download our latest paper. Flour Bleaching What is flour bleaching? Process Flour bleaching agents are added directly to the freshly-milled flour.

References Delcour, J A. Principles of Cereal Science and Technology. AACC International, Page Pyler, E. Nebraska Wheat Board, , pp. Sasha September 18, at am - Reply. Enku October 8, at pm - Reply. There are about 20 different chemicals used by companies to bleach flour, though only a few may be used at a time. Most are considered safe and food-grade, but many question the safety of long term consumption to foods that have been treated with chlorine.

These preservatives remain in the flour after the bleaching process, and inevitably, in whatever you bake with it. The short answer is, not a big one. Here at Wheat Montana, we think that sometimes the simplest things are best, which is why we age all of our flours naturally, from our all-purpose to our whole wheat flours. Unbleached flour is ground wheat, milled into its simplest form for baking, just the way nature intended it.