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spinbaby

(15,400 posts)
Mon Apr 13, 2026, 06:40 AM 12 hrs ago

Bakers, let me ask about flour

I’ve been eyeing the King Arthur recipe for salt bread:

https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/salt-bread-shio-pan-recipe?_gl=1

This recipe calls for both bread flour and cake flour. My understanding is that bread flour is high in protein and cake flour is low in protein, so by mixing them, you’d get something more medium in protein, which is what all-purpose flour is. So what is the logic behind using these two flours rather than just using all-purpose? I’m trying to decide if it’s worth my while to buy cake flour, which I’ll likely never use again.

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Bakers, let me ask about flour (Original Post) spinbaby 12 hrs ago OP
The cake flour would make the texture more tender and lighter, but you can get a good result without it Easterncedar 12 hrs ago #1
You can make your own cake flour substitute. SamuelAdams 10 hrs ago #2
I didn't know that spinbaby 9 hrs ago #3

Easterncedar

(6,350 posts)
1. The cake flour would make the texture more tender and lighter, but you can get a good result without it
Mon Apr 13, 2026, 06:57 AM
12 hrs ago

It will be chewier, as the recipe says. I haven’t made this, but I bet it will be good, whatever you do.

SamuelAdams

(73 posts)
2. You can make your own cake flour substitute.
Mon Apr 13, 2026, 08:51 AM
10 hrs ago

From 1 cup of all purpose flour, replace 2 tablespoons with corn starch. Sift the mixture a couple times and it is similar in texture and protein content to real cake flour.

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