Has anyone heard of "loose flour"

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In Williamsburg (Brooklyn) they sell "loose flour" for challah. Does anyone know what type of flour this is?

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high gluten
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So why do they call it "loose flour"??? and do you mix it with any other flour or just use it alone?

no we don't mix that flour with anything...

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it is only good for challah and bread. if I use it for anything else, it is too sticky.

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I wonder why it's called loose. It's davka supposed to hold together.

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it's sold in a barrel.

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it probably used to be brought to the stores in bulk, which is why it was called 'loose', and the grocery stores would package them in 5,6, and 7 pound brown bags.
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Posted: Thu, Dec 20 2007, 2:23 pm Post subject:

yeah but using high gluten makes for more air and fluffy ... maybe to them it's "loose" What

or maybe its a translation thing ...

I would ask to make sure what kind it is ...

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Do you know who sells this loose flour in the Flatbush area?

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you want a place with a hechsher, right ?

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I don't know about flatbush, but every grocery in boro park has it right next to the regular flour.
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flour does not need a hechsher!

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