Fairhaven MillOrganic Whole Grain Bread Flour - High Protein Fine Ground - Contains Gluten - Ideal for Breads, Rolls & Artisan Loaves - 5 lbs Bag - 8501F

Fairhaveb red Mill flour is a great coarse flour for baking sourdough bread in a dutch oven

Made Irish brown soda bread

The flour is too coarse, otherwise OK.

I used it to make hardtack. It’s expensive. Could have gotten cheaper at the Kroger

Like it

I use it mixed with oatmeal and white flour to make bread. Good crust, color and taste.

Nice texture and flavor,; made a nice loaf of Irish beer bread! Highly recommend.

This Fairhavem Mill flour makes excellent, nutty, 100% whole wheat bread when mixed with a tablespoon or two of vital wheat gluten for a better rise. (Whole wheat flour doesn't contain as much gluten as white flour and therefore by itself doesn't rise as well.) It is made from hard red wheat, the typical grain for what most of us know as "whole wheat." Because it is finely milled, it hydrates fully and quickly.I love that the producer has included both the mill date and the best-by date. I often mill my own hard red wheat flour, so I know what fresh flour tastes like. While this cannot compare to same-day flour, it certainly tastes more fresh than some that I've bought from the grocery store. Since whole wheat flour tends to go rancid, it's imperative that you start with fresh flour and store it properly. My sack of flour was milled a couple of months ago, with a best-by date of a year from now. While that seems a little generous in terms of time, you can meet that best-by goal by refrigerating or freezing the flour. I transferred my flour to an airtight container for storage because I don't want it to pick up refrigerator/freezer smells or spill. Although I use a lot of wheat flour, I still want to slow the aging process.I love that Fairhaven Mills uses organic wheat. Since I bake 99% of the bread we consume in my household, I want to start with the best. Short of milling the flour myself, this is a fantastic option.-- Debbie Lee Wesselmann