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  • Marriages organic wholemeal bread flourMarriages Wholemeal Sourdough Bread
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    High protein wholemeal flour for bread, rolls, pizza and puff pastry. From UK-based Marriage’s mill. Marriages wholemeal produces a golden, rich, nutty crunch-crusted bread. It’s an ideal flour for sourdough baking.

    • 1kg bag
    • Suitable for bread machines
    • Stone-milled with French burr stones
    • Milling flour since 1824
  • Marriage's Strong Wholemeal Bread Flour
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    £1.95

    This bread flour, from Marriage’s mill, is ideal for creating wholegrain bread and buns. 100-year-old French Burr stones are employed to mill and harness 100% of the nutrition from each stoneground grain. Winner of a Great Taste Award six times.

    • 1.5kg bag
    • Suitable for bread machines
    • Milling flour since 1824
    • A great source of fiber
    • Stoneground
    • Great Taste Award winner

Marriages Flour - Lorry
Marriages Flour - Lorry
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Marriages Flour Mill - Mill
Marriages Flour - Customer
Marriages Flour - Customer

Marriages have been milled in Essex for 200 years. The milling process has been perfected through generations. To this day, they continue to create great, award-winning flour.

1824 - At 21, brothers William and Henry Marriage inherit Broomfield Mill. The Marriages family has farmed in Essex since the 1700s. William and Henry set about working with local wheat farmers to mill the grain.

1836 - What began as a windmill now becomes a steam mill as the brothers install a steam engine. This allows the mill to run through all weather.

1891 - With the birth of roller milling (in the late 1860's), the brothers make the jump and installed a roller mill at their Moulsham Mill.

1899 - Marriage's moves to Chelmsford with its very own railway siding. To this day, Marriage's remains here.

1952 - A new era is welcomed in at Marriage's Mill as electricity is installed.

1950s - Marriage's flour is first sold to home bakers.

1966 - The Chelmsford mill is expanded for increasing demand. New flour silos and a packing plant were added.

1986 - Marriages begins to mill organic flour aimed at the home baker market.

2012 - Marriages expands its artisan flour ranges. Specialty flours include seeded rye, and spelt.

2024 - Marriages celebrates 200 years as an esteemed flour mill and producer.

What is bread flour?

Bread flour is a type of wheat flour that is specifically designed for use in baking bread. It is made from hard wheat varieties that have a high protein content, typically between 11-13%. This protein, known as gluten, is responsible for the elasticity and structure of bread dough.

Bread flour has a coarser texture and higher gluten content than all-purpose flour, which makes it ideal for creating the structure and rise of bread dough. It is typically used in bread recipes that require a lot of kneading and shaping, such as baguettes and artisan breads.

Bread flour can also be used in recipes that require a chewy texture, such as pizza dough and focaccia. It can be substituted for all-purpose flour in most recipes, although the resulting texture may be slightly denser and chewier.

Overall, bread flour is an essential ingredient for creating delicious, crusty breads with a satisfying texture.

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