Josef Marc T55 All-Purpose Flours, 4 LBS (Pack of 3) - Unbleached & High Protein Flour, Type 0 Italian Flour, Bread Flours

I have lived abroad where people use all purpose flour. Returning to India meant I can only buy wheat flour or processed bleached flour. Neither are good for making pizza crust, cookies, cake, pies, and other baked goods. This has been a life saver. The price is higher than Indian wheat flour but the quality of baked goods, including chapatis and rotis, is superior. From a nutritonal perspective, this is slightly better than Indian wheat flour. If you are into baking or miss the all purpose flour from the West, this is a must-have product. Ditch the Indian flour and go for this; you won't regret it.

Good packaging and product

Makes beautiful yum white bread loads with a soft white airy center and a strong chewy crust. Don’t listen to the internet Net flicks experts commenting on hydration and gluten strength and other BS. I make a loaf every week and it comes out perfect. 1.8 cups warm water, 3/4 tbsp sugar, 4 tsp dry yeast. Hydrate for 20 mins. Add 2 1/4 TBsp butter, 3/4 tbsp salt, 4.75 cups flour, Knead for 10 mins. Rise for 1 hour. Deflate and shape it and let it proof itself in a 1.5 Lb loaf pan for an hour. Bake for 30 mins at 160C. Brush top with butter (optional) and cool it covered with a tea towel for soft crust.

Josef Marc Farine de ble is the best flour for bread. I have been making bread every 2 days and tried with " organic maida " or ordinary wheat from the store. But they are nothing good. Smell is not so good. Josef Marc Farine de ble makes really great fragrance and raise really well. Totally different quality from any other flour. I will stick with Josef Marc Farine de ble for bread. If you don't believe me you can try buying small packet of this flour and buy cheap maida from the store and make 2 types of bread with exactly the same recipe. Compare which one is better. If you do that you will understand what I am saying.

I've been using this brand now for about a year for all my bread baking needs. The flour develops really good gluten while kneading. I've used it to bake soudroughs, ciabattas, bagels and even pizza. It works perfectly. While it may seem slightly highly priced, think about how much you'd pay to buy gourmet breads - it is excellent on ROI.

Good product but little over priced

The product is good, but homemade bread can also be made using indian all purpose flour. There was no difference when we tried this and compared it with our original Flour. So this fancy international brand becomes a bit costly especially if you are going to get the same if not better results!

I usually substitute bread flour for a chewier, softer result like cinnamon rolls and pizza. I'm yet to make artisanal bread but I'm pretty sure this flour will be up to the task. It's really high quality and the packaging is great. The price is reasonable for 2 kgs as I have previously bought 1kg for around 350. I will definitely be ordering more once this gets over!