Hi there,
I recently bought a bag of Harvest King Better for Bread flour only to realize that it says that it is better for bread machines. Today, while out shopping again, I saw another variety which just says bread flour. So my question is, what is the difference between the two flours?
Thanks,
Jasmine
Probably not much. The bread machine flour might have a tiny amount of citric acid in it to help the dough retain structure at the warm rising temperature in the bread machine.
Then again, it might not. Having worked for a number of years at a consumer goods company (not food) I now have zero trust in any packaging or marketing material and my slogan is "send me the tech specs!" ;-) Which is very true of flour: unless you ask the manufacturer for the detailed specification sheet you don't know exactly what is in it in terms of wheat type and quality, protein percent, etc.
I would say to buy whichever one is cheaper this week as long as there are no bad additives (e.g. bromates) in either one.
sPh