I suppose I could have stuck this under baking, but since flour has more than one use...
Is there much of a difference in all purpose flours?
I'm going to guess yes, since I recently read someone preferring White Lily flour for biscuits, but to someone like me still learning the ropes of making breads, is there? Is a "better" flour going to give me a noticeable difference?
I just got back from the smalltown grocery store and I knew I was getting pretty low on AP flour, but they differed in price from $4.99 for King Arthur to $1.99 for the store brand. I think Pillsbury was $2.50. I decided to wait it out and ask here, just to see. If I'm going to purchase the KA flour, I'd just as soon do that in the city when I go shopping, where I am sure I'll pay less. I'll buy some for the freezer to make it worthwhile, along with my other groceries. For buying just 5 lbs at a time though I would be better off saving the gasoline... that is if KA flour is that much better than the 1.99 stuff, or Pillbury for that matter.
So, what do you think? $3/5lbs is a pretty big difference if it isn't that much better.
Is there much of a difference in all purpose flours?
I'm going to guess yes, since I recently read someone preferring White Lily flour for biscuits, but to someone like me still learning the ropes of making breads, is there? Is a "better" flour going to give me a noticeable difference?
I just got back from the smalltown grocery store and I knew I was getting pretty low on AP flour, but they differed in price from $4.99 for King Arthur to $1.99 for the store brand. I think Pillsbury was $2.50. I decided to wait it out and ask here, just to see. If I'm going to purchase the KA flour, I'd just as soon do that in the city when I go shopping, where I am sure I'll pay less. I'll buy some for the freezer to make it worthwhile, along with my other groceries. For buying just 5 lbs at a time though I would be better off saving the gasoline... that is if KA flour is that much better than the 1.99 stuff, or Pillbury for that matter.
So, what do you think? $3/5lbs is a pretty big difference if it isn't that much better.