What Is Red Wheat Flour

Hard Red Wheat Flour is milled from whole grain red wheat (including the bran, endosperm and germ) and retains its nutrients. Take advantage of the much greater nutrient content of whole red wheat flour by substituting it for all or most of the all purpose wheat flour called for in any recipe.

Is Hard red wheat flour the same as whole wheat flour?

1) Whole Wheat Flour Whole wheat flour is milled from red wheat berries, sometimes called “hard red wheat.” The dark, reddish color bran layer of kernels gives whole wheat flour the rich color, hearty taste, and coarse texture most of us associate with whole grains.

What do you use red wheat flour for?

Uses. Hard red wheat flour is ideal for baking breads and is what consumers know as whole wheat flour. Spring hard red wheat has the highest protein content of all wheat types and is also used for making bread, while winter hard red wheat is made into breads and all-purpose flours.