Safeway All Purpose Flour (2 lb. bag)

Item Purchased: Safeway All Purpose Flour (2 lb. bag)
Location Purchased: Dominick's / 3145 S. Ashland / Chicago, IL
Price: $0.99 + tax

Review: All purpose? Really? So I can use this stuff as a gluten-free soy flour? Okay, so I'm being a smartass here, but these conventions interest me. When did bleached wheat flour become the standard 'all-purpose' flour? Wouldn't it be a healthier habit to infuse into people's heads that whole wheat flour is all-purpose? Every baking and cooking recipe in which I have substituted whole-wheat flour for white flour has come out tasting fine if not better.

I'm splitting hairs here, but it is something to think about. I bought this bag of flour for a coating for the arancini I am making tomorrow. Unfortunately, this was the smallest bag of flour available at the store. I've been known to bake fresh bread when given the time, so maybe I will do that with the left over as well. As for buying the inexpensive store brand, when it comes to bleached powder with virtually no health benefits, I'll stick to the cheap. I'm not really sure what else you can buy for $1.00/lb that is so ubiquitously used in daily ktichen life. Good deal, but maybe not the best or most favorable choice.

Rating: 3.5 / 5

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