Costco Business Center
Once you’re inside a Costco Business Center, you’ll see some of the same items as your regular Costco. However, there are a few items that may be of special interest to people who make bread.
Continue reading →Category Archives: Bread Ingredients
Can You Substitute Honey for Sugar in Bread Recipes?
There are differences between the two sweeteners. However, many bread recipes call for such a small amount of sugar that it doesn’t really matter. So for the most part, substitute away! If your recipe has a quarter cup (4 tablespoons) of sugar or more, then see this article.
Continue reading →What is Vital Wheat Gluten?
Do you have a wheat bread recipe that didn’t turn out? Maybe the problem is that the recipe doesn’t contain vital wheat gluten.
Continue reading →What Yeast Do You Use in a Bread Machine?
Are you wondering what sort of yeast to use in your bread machine? You’d be surprised how often I get asked that question.
Continue reading →How Do You Measure Flour?
There are different schools of thought when it comes to the correct way to measure flour or other dry ingredients. I use the scoop and sweep method in my cooking and for all the recipes on the site. Here’s how to do that and information on other measuring techniques.
Continue reading →Bread Flour in Bulk – Morbread Flour
In the past we got bread flour from Costco, but about a year ago they stopped carrying it. Now we go to Cash&Carry and buy Morbread Flour. The price is right and the bread is great.
Continue reading →Costco Stops Carrying Bread Flour
Costco has stopped carrying bread flour. So what’s the difference between all-purpose flour and bread flour? And where am I going to buy flour in bulk in the future?
Continue reading →Using Olive Oil in Bread Machine Recipes
Wondering about using Costco’s Mediterranean Blend Oil in your bread machine recipes?
Continue reading →Bread Flour Versus All-Purpose Flour
What’s the difference between these types of flour? Gluten! Wondering about cake flour, self-rising flour, and pastry flour? I’ve got information about those too.
Continue reading →Flour for the Bread Machine
As you might guess, we make a lot of bread at our house. We get all of the flour for our bread at Costco. Costco sells it in 50 pound bags. (Flour procurement is a job for the Man of … Continue reading →