Soft Wheat Flour/ Hard Wheat Flour

Wheat flour, whether soft wheat flour or hard wheat flour is a powder made from milling wheat. Wheat flour is used in largest quantity in comparison to other flours. Wheat is regarded as soft if the gluten content in it is low, and it is regarded as hard if the gluten content is high. The gluten content in hard wheat ranges from 12 to 14 percent. The dough of hard wheat flour features elastic toughness, which means it holds its shape once baked. The dough of soft wheat flour is a loaf with fine and crumbly texture. Soft flour can also be categorized into cake flour with lowest gluten content and pasty flour with slightly more gluten content in comparison to cake flour.