Best flour on Reddit
153 reviews from r/Sourdough, r/glutenfree, r/AskBaking and 28 more subreddits
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#1
King Arthur
4.4
(32)
"KA is definitely my favorite."
"King Arthur Measure for Measure flour. Used it for years and no one ever noticed."
"I used a 50-50 mix of King Arthur Bread Flour and whole wheat."
"They deliver consistent quality in their flours, have higher protein levels than similar flours available at the grocery store."
"They deliver consistent quality in their flours, have higher protein levels than similar flours available at the grocery store."
"I prefer King Arthur or Bob's Red Mill"
"We use the King Arthur Gluten Free All Purpose Flour for breading chicken."
"I made the best fried chicken I've ever made with it."
"King Arthur and Bobs both have very good 1:1 AP flours."
"The best pancake mix is King Arthur."
#2
Caputo
4.5
(13)
"If you want high quality flours go to bio markets."
"For Pizza I usually buy Caputo flour."
"Caputo 00 made a noticeably better pizza!"
"I've tried it and yes, it's awesome for traditional Neapolitan crust."
"Caputo 00 semola rimacinata. Can be found on Amazon in packs of six for a tolerable per oz price."
"I always go with Caputos soft wheat flour type '00'."
"Caputo Semolina."
"The protein content is 12.5 g/100g."
"You can usually find cheap Caputo flour at Aswak Souss."
"The best gf flour for bread and pizza."
#3
Bob's Red Mill
4.2
(13)
"My favorite is Bob’s Red Mill One for One Gluten Free Flour. I always make an exact swap and don’t change the recipe. It works for me every time."
"Use Bob's 1:1."
"Bob’s Red Mill GF 1:1 is the best GF flour I’ve used."
"Came out indistinguishable from the regular one"
"Bobs red mill gluten free flour is a godsend for celiacs."
"Use Bob's Red Mill GF 1 to 1. It does burn much easier and I cannot get it quite as dark, but it serves the purpose."
"I’ve found Bob’s red mills 1-to-1 GF Flour works the best. It tastes very close to regular flour and works well for roux."
"I've never been unhappy with a Bob's Red Mill product."
"I have used Bob’s red Mill with Vito iacopelli’s dough recipe."
"I use Bob Red Mill 1 to 1 for my pierogi dough and get a nice color after pan frying."
#4
Oat Flour
5.0
(4)
"They always use oat flour in baking recipes"
"Almost always uses oat flour"
"It uses oat flour, is vegan, and soooo tasty."
"It's literally the same thing. Oat flour *is* ground oats, just ground very fine. Use it."
#5
Bread Flour
3.4
(5)
"I’ve been using a 50/50 mix of bread and all purpose to make my cookies chewier."
"I do a mix of 25g bread flour, 25g whole wheat, and 10g rye!"
"The answer is almost always bread flour."
"I've had some success with buying bread flour."
"Bad choice, that flour’s malted and enriched, it will burn badly at Neapolitan temps."
#6
Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free 1-to-1 Flour
4.3
(3)
"I think Bob’s Red Mill 1 to 1 Gluten Free Flour is a good choice for pancakes and baking."
"When I tried the same recipe again with Bob's Red Mill gf 1-1, it came out great."
"With the Bob's Red Mill 1 to 1 I usually need a little more liquid."
#7
Better Batter
5.0
(2)
"We use Better Batter flours & mixes. They do promos all the time."
"They have several blends and many recipes on their website."
#8
Rye Flour
5.0
(2)
"If you want one that will give you a strong starter as fast as possible."
"Rye works great for me!"
#9
King Arthur Flour
5.0
(2)
"If I am making and serving artisan or special bread types to guests or for special events, I either use King Arthur or Bob’s Red Mill flours."
"I’m a big King Arthur flour fan."
#10
Matas
5.0
(2)
"Matas is the only true way to go."
"Matas !!!!!!!’"
#11
Silver Star
4.5
(2)
"Costco sells Rogers Silver Star which is an excellent flour for bread making at about 13%."
"The brand Costco carries is high protein. I think it is Silver Star brand. I have had good success with it."
#12
Brown Rice Flour
4.5
(2)
"I used brown rice flour and it turned out great :)"
"I did one yesterday with brown rice flour. Everyone raved about it."
#13
Almanac
4.5
(2)
"I purchased their rye flour at a farmers market."
"Almanac or Herb & Spice carry different kinds of flour."
#14
King Arthur Bread Flour
4.0
(2)
"I use 100% bread flour (King Arthur brand)."
"Not worth the premium. Use king Arthur bread flour."
#15
Jovial
4.0
(2)
"I just made this a few days ago with 20% Jovial einkorn AP."
"I do regularly use Jovial all purpose einkorn."
#16
Bulk Barn
4.0
(2)
"Bulk Barn usually has a few different kinds."
"Bulk barn also carries a few different flours, rye spelt etc etc."
#17
Cuauhtémoc
5.0
(1)
"It’s the ones with the big apple 🍎on the bag they also have my favorite REAL tostadas."
#18
La Colonial
5.0
(1)
"If you get there before 12, you can buy a delicious burrito too."
#19
Pilmico
5.0
(1)
"Use a soft flour like pilmico gold star/ mega star"
#20
Cazares
5.0
(1)
"Taste the most like the ones in Juarez."
#21
Magnolia
5.0
(1)
"Magnolia all purpose flour is almost like 00 super fine di na kailangan isift."
#22
Whole Grain Rye
5.0
(1)
"Whole grain rye worked best for me."
#23
Freshly-Milled Flour
5.0
(1)
"Try to find freshly-milled flour."
#24
Local Mill
5.0
(1)
"I buy it at the local Mill :)"
#25
No Name
5.0
(1)
"The best flour for traditional European sourdough is (no kidding) No Name all purpose flour from No Frills."
#26
Almanac Grain
5.0
(1)
"Almanac Grain out in Gloucester likely has what you're after; and they deliver, if it's a bit far."
#27
Tigernut Flour
5.0
(1)
"Have you tried tigernut flour? (Tigernuts are a vegetable, not a nut)"
#28
King Arthur Whole Wheat
5.0
(1)
"King Arthur whole wheat."
#29
Simple Truth Organic Flour
5.0
(1)
"I use Simple Truth Organic flour, from Kroger. Haven't had a reaction yet."
#30
Let Them Eat GF Cake
5.0
(1)
"To date the best I’ve found is https://www.letthemeatgfcake.com."
#31
Erawan
5.0
(1)
"Best one that my mom, aunts and grandmas used."
#32
Chickpea Flour
5.0
(1)
"Chickpea (gram) flour would be my first recommendation."
#33
Robin Hood Bread Flour
5.0
(1)
"Robin Hood bread flour is a high gluten flour that is fantastic on its own."
#34
DeNotenShop Wheat Flour
5.0
(1)
"I highly recommend it, prices are decent and they have plenty of choices."
#35
Speerville Mills Spelt Flour
5.0
(1)
"I use spelt from Speerville Mills from New Brunswick and it’s one of the most delicious flours I’ve ever used."
#36
Caputo 00 Flour
5.0
(1)
"Caputo 00 is one of the best."
#37
Doves Farm Gluten Free Flour
5.0
(1)
"I have heard that Dove’s Farm GF is great."
#38
Tasty
5.0
(1)
"I generally use rice flour because my local sells it."
#39
Cultures for Health
5.0
(1)
"Currently, it gets brown rice flour."
#40
Cloud 9
5.0
(1)
"However there is one mix that absolutely achieves this. It’s from a small manufacturer in British Columbia called Cloud 9."
#41
SanEli Supermarket
4.0
(1)
"My personal favorite flour tortillas that have a similar taste to my mom's homemade ones are from the SanEli Supermarket."
#42
Puro Food City
4.0
(1)
"They're delicious and without preservatives."
#43
Organic Whole Wheat Flour
4.0
(1)
"He used organic whole wheat for the starter."
#44
Caputo Flour
4.0
(1)
"I usually go for Caputo."
#45
Graincraft
4.0
(1)
"I've had good results with their Neapolitan flour (Graincraft). You can get it in a 25lb bag for not very much."
#46
Unbleached All Purpose Flour
4.0
(1)
"I’ve been having good results with 75% unbleached all purpose and 25% whole wheat."
#47
N/A
4.0
(1)
"Oat flour would be completely different in texture and flavor as its a starch and not a nut like the almond."
#48
Farm Boy
4.0
(1)
"Farm boy has their house brand of rye flour."
#49
Anita
4.0
(1)
"Anita flour from BC is pretty good."
#50
tipo 00
4.0
(1)
"Italian deli usually has tipo 00, for pizza, and often 1 for focaccia as well."
#51
Whole Wheat
4.0
(1)
"I'd use whole wheat"
#52
Caputo Tipo 00
4.0
(1)
"Supermarkets won't carry Caputo or Casillo tipo 00."
#53
Bob's Red Mill 1-to-1 Baking Flour
4.0
(1)
"Bob’s Red Mill makes a good 1 to 1 baking flour."
#54
00 Flour
4.0
(1)
"00 flour made a more pleasant chewing experience."
#55
Gold Medal All Purpose Flour
4.0
(1)
"I have always used Gold Medal and Great Value’s all purpose flour."
#56
Boni
4.0
(1)
"The regular flour for bread does the trick IMO."
#57
Marriages
4.0
(1)
"On Bake Off the culinary producers ordered us Marriages Culinary Plain Flour, which was quite nice to use."
#58
Lupin
4.0
(1)
"Try lupin bean flour, oat fiber, bamboo fiber, flaxseed meal, or a combo of all until you get the desired effect/ratio."
#59
Victoria’s Keto Kitchen
4.0
(1)
"Victoria’s keto kitchen on yt has a flour mix that uses bamboo fiber."
#60
The Loopy Whisk
4.0
(1)
"Check out r/glutenfreebaking and a blogger call the The loopy whisk who has awesome gluten free bread recipes."
#61
Bamboo
4.0
(1)
"Another option is Bamboo or Konjac flour if you can get it."
#62
DeNotenShop
4.0
(1)
"In The Barn bio markets around Brussels you can find high quality Belgian flour."
#63
Whole Wheat Flour
4.0
(1)
#64
Baktotaal
4.0
(1)
"They have a pretty wide selection."
#65
De Zuidmolen
4.0
(1)
"They’ve got a nice selection, the quality is really good."
#66
Aldi
4.0
(1)
"For bread in the aldi. Always good bread."
#67
Sorghum Flour
4.0
(1)
"Sorghum flour is the closest to wheat. I just started using it. And I like it alot."
#68
Almond Flour
4.0
(1)
"I’m currently grain free… almond flour is my go to."
#69
Doves Farm Gluten Free Plain White Flour
4.0
(1)
"I often use Doves Farm Free from Gluten Plain White Flour."
#70
King Arthur Keto Flour
4.0
(1)
"King Arthur makes some Keto Flour. It's expensive. I tried it once, it was very good."
#71
Homepride Flour
4.0
(1)
"Good name brands if you want one are Homepride or Allinson’s flour."
#72
Doves Brand Flour
4.0
(1)
"The Doves brand is particularly good."
#73
Power Flour
4.0
(1)
"Power flour is pretty great."
#74
Cup4Cup
4.0
(1)
"For gluten free flour, I use cup4cup!"
#75
Kauno Grūdai
4.0
(1)
"Kauno grūdai yellow are good enough - high gluten content, good rising."
#76
Tacocabana
3.0
(1)
"I'll probably get downvoted for Tacocabana tortillas."
#77
All-Purpose Flour
3.0
(1)
"I have used only AP flour in the past."
#78
Great Value Gluten Free 1-to-1 Flour
2.0
(1)
"When I tried the same recipe again with Bob's Red Mill gf 1-1, it came out great."
#79
Bluebird
2.0
(1)
"Bluebird flour is overrated."
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