Instructions: Should be the first port of call for the exotic flour hunter with a selection ranging from Doves Farm (spelt buckwheat and rye) to italian flours and yellow corn from the Cool Chile Company.

The Water Mill
has organic flour products via mail order. It also holds pastrymaking courses.

& Clarkes
provides the discerning pastry chef with the opportunity to use the same flours that go into Sally Clarkes benchmark breads and pastries.

Regulation requires British flour to be fortified with calcium iron niacin and thiamin and its strong character is most suitable for bread. Its fine for pastrymaking too but even better is the versatile italian 00 flour available from Sainsburys and Waitrose.

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