First Street Bread Flour
I make a lot of bread.
I believe that in the last 2 years I’ve gone through 3 25 lb bags and 1 50 lb bag of flour. It’s time to start taking better notes. Here we go!
I just added the “Bread” Category to this blog. I have retroactively put all my bready posts into this category.
I just finished a 25 pound bag of First Street Bread Flour from Smart and Final. It was about $12. Standard loaves come out a bit softer and sweeter than with the previous Hotel all-purpose flour (I forget the exact name, it’s from Smart and Final and has the word “hotel” in it). I like it.
I just made some focaccia with it and it was very easy to flatten out. The Hotel flour has a strong tendency to spring back.
A 25-lb bag of First Street Bread Flour was on sale today for $7.59 – a very good deal considering a 5-lb bag of bread flour is about $5 at supermarkets. I think the Hotel all-purpose flour is Gold Medal (in a brown bag) – it was also on sale for $7+.
Veronica, wow, thanks. I went by Smart and Final today and got 25 lbs of First Street bread flour for $7.49 on sale like you said. And I picked up 25 lbs of La Romanella High Gluten flour for $10.49 to try out and because I like flour too much. :-)
And yup, the “Hotel” flour is Gold Medal Hotel and Restaurant flour.
Just picked up a 25# bag of First Street bread flour for $7.29 here in El Cajon CA. Nothing but the best from Smart and Final!