How To Make AP (All-Purpose) Flour From Fresh Milled Flour

How To Make AP (All-Purpose) Flour from Fresh Milled Flour. Can this even be done? The answer isn’t as simple as you might think. In this post I will share with you a simple blend of freshly milled flours that will work in most recipes that call for “All-Purpose” flour. However, it is important to note, that this blend will not work great for breads, or anything you need a lot of gluten structure for. SO, let’s dive in together to learn how to make AP flour with fresh milled flour.

If you are a visual or auditory learner, I share most of this info in video form, and I invite you to watch that video HERE.

What Is All- Purpose Flour? Can You Make It With Fresh Milled Flour?

Firstly, to understand if All-Purpose (AP) flour can be made with fresh milled flour, we need to dive in and know what exactly AP flour is. This flour is a blend that was created to be used for most home bakers. In the commercial processed flours, this tends to be mostly hard wheat with some soft wheat.

So, to make a decent AP flour from freshly milled wheat berries, a 50/50 blend of hard and soft wheat would be pretty comparable. However, I have found there is another blend that I love to use, and this blend I created calls for a special ancient grain.

How To Make AP (All-Purpose) Flour from Fresh Milled Flour

I am going to share my favorite blend to use in almost any recipe (aside from breads, that we may have to cover a different day!) So, I like to use the traditional hard and soft white wheat, but I throw in an ancient grain.

If you have been following me on Facebook, HERE or watching my Youtube Channel, HERE for any amount of time, then you probably already know what grain I am talking about. And, this special grain is called… Khorasan Wheat. Well, Khorasan wheat, is sometimes referred to by a brand name of Kamut.

I share some info about Kamut in my Pasta recipe post if interested, HERE.

GISP (Grains In Small Places) AP (All-Purpose) Flour Blend from Fresh Milled Flour

My special blend is an equal amount – 1/3 of each of the following wheat berries. I will use this in most recipes that are not already written for fresh milled flour, except for bread recipes.

• Hard White Wheat
• Soft White Wheat
• Khorasan Wheat (Kamut)

This blend may not work for all recipes, but I find it does a pretty good job, especially if you go by weight in grams. I like to weigh my wheat berries on a digital scale, and when I mill the wheat berries, I know that I will have that amount of flour in grams. (*This does not work with volume.)

In other words, 100g of wheat berries = 100g of fresh milled flour. BUT, 1 cup of wheat berries does NOT equal 1 cup of fresh milled flour.

Are There Any Substitutes For These Wheat Varieties?

So, some substitutions for the wheat varieties in this AP flour blend include:

• You can substitute hard red for the hard white.
• Soft red, barley, oats, quinoa, rice, etc can be substituted for the soft white wheat.
• Spelt, Emmer, and Einkorn can typically be substituted for the Kamut.

Do I Need Special Recipes For Fresh Milled Flour?

I get this question a lot, and the answer I recommend is to start out with recipes specifically written for fresh milled flour. Even if you are an experienced baker. Because, fresh milled flour behaves very differently than commercial processed flour. It doesn’t like to play by all those rules, lol.

Once you master a recipe written for fresh milled flour, then you will start to learn how it behaves, how it looks, feels, and the texture the dough should be. Now, you are ready to start trying out Grandma’s secret recipes, or recipes you find written for regular flour. Because, now you have to tools, and skills to go by what the dough is telling you.

Since you invested the time and energy into learning this new skill, now you can feel the sense of accomplishment when that new recipe turns out amazing! And, you have yourself to thank for this achievement.

The great news is that I am here for you while you are learning these new skills! I built this very website for the purpose of sharing recipes, that I created from fresh milled flour. Also, I am adding new recipes every week!

Join Me And Other Like Minded Bakers!

Also, make sure to join the Free Facebook Group Fresh Milled Flour, HERE you can show pictures of your bakes, ask questions, and find others who also love baking with fresh milled flour. I share my new recipes there as well!

Ingredients To Make AP (All-Purpose) Flour From Fresh Milled Flour

• 1/3 cup hard white wheat flour 43g
• 1/3 cup soft white wheat flour 37g
• 1/3 cup Khorasan wheat flour 40g (Kamut flour)

Instructions To Make All-Purpose (AP) Flour From Fresh Milled Flour

1. Weigh out each wheat berry, and mill them into flour. This combo should give you 1 cup of fresh milled flour (120g). So, you may need to mill more depending on the recipe.

How To Store Fresh Milled Flour After Milling

While it is best to use freshly milled flour as soon as possible. This is because the flour starts oxidizing as soon as it is milled, this causes nutrient loss to happen fairly quickly. While it is not necessarily unsafe to store fresh milled flour, it is advisable to use it right away, or to store it in the fridge for up to 1 week, or the freezer for up to 1 month. Fresh milled flour can does rancid, because it contains all the nutrients, and healthy oils like Vitamin E and B complex. You can also find more info at Bread Beckers website on this.

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