Great River Organic Milling, Flour, Whole Wheat, Stone Ground, Organic, 2 Pound (Pack of 4)

I was given a used bread machine this year, and really got into baking my own breads. After trying several recipes using regular all-purpose flour, and generic store bought bread flour, I decided to try experimenting with good whole wheat flour. This flour is great tasting in bread and pizza crusts, I have used 3.5 lbs of it so far, over the past 4 months, so it will be time to reorder soon. It is definitely cheaper, healthier and more delicious than buying store bought bread.As it is a 100% whole wheat flour, it is a little trickier to bake with than white flour, and a couple of my first loaves came out flat and dense (but still tasted great). With a tiny bit of dehydrated milk powder or wheat gluten added to the dough, the bread turned out perfectly. And pizza crust is sooo good with this flour, and very easy to make. I have been eating great homemade pizza all the time.So glad I can eat delicious, healthy organic homemade bread every week!

I've been keeping this as a staple in my pantry for about a year now, and it's the best flour I've ever used. Not only does this make for delicious baked goods, but I've found that I have more energy and feel better when I'm eating bread made from it. I frequently substitute this flour into recipes that call for white flour; it works quite well if you add a little extra moisture or use half whole wheat, half white flour.If you're new to baking with whole wheat, please do keep in mind that it's not as stable as the standard all-purpose you may have grown up with. Keep it in an airtight container, and plan on using it up within a month or two after opening, so that the flour won't become bitter. You may want to keep it in the refrigerator, especially in summer. If you still have some around after a couple months, taste it before using; as I understand it, it's still safe to use if it's a little bitter, but you'll want to adjust the sweetener in your recipe accordingly, and eventually it does get to a point where no amount of sweetener can make it palatable.

This is an excellent price on a must have item. This is my third time ordering in the last six months. You get 4 bags of flour at five pounds each. They recommend refrigerating after opening so I like that it is small bags and I just refrigerate one at at time (in an airtight container). I've checked around for lower prices on organic flour (bread or otherwise) and it can't be found. I use this every week to make bread. I do add extra gluten. Theoretically you don't need to with whole wheat bread flour but I find it rises better if I do. I bought gluten here on Amazon as well. I think it was 6 or 8 boxes. I'm still using it a year later so it was definitely worth the money.I really like Great River. I recently bought their oraganic all purpose whole wheat flour. I also love their seven grain bread flour. I add about a cup of that to every bread and roll and hamburger bun recipe. Gives a nice little texture and taste. Great River is the only flour I've used in the last year and I make everything from scratch so I've really had the opportunity to test it out.

The flower produced wonderful bread. I believe that it was worth the money. The expiration date on one of the shipments was very near and I had concerns that my family may not be able to use the flour before it goes bad. However, this did not turn to be a problem.

I've tried whole wheat flour in the past and was turned off by the density and the bitterness of whole wheat. This morning I made two loaves of bread using 70% of the whole wheat bread flour, with 30% white flour and my bread turned out great. The loaves had a very crisp crust, the center was moist and had texture, but wasn't dry at all.Next time I'm going to try 50/50 for a softer bread, which is what I prefer. This is a great product and is cheaper by the pound compared to what I can find at my local stores, and seems to be of higher quality as well; highly recommended

This flour couldn't be better. I usually use about one third all purpose or bread flourd with it and it makes fantasic bread and cookies. With this flour I can make an excellent cookie without the guilt of something without the benefit of whole wheat. It pours excellent, tastes great, and comes with the health benefits of whole wheat and being organic. The cost is well worth it. If you're going to put in the time to make something at home, why not use the best stuff?

The whole wheat bread was delicious. The crumb was more dense, didn’t crumble when cut, toasted well, taste was great. I sm so pleased with their flour I just purchased 25# of Whole Wheat flour and 25# of their 7 grain flour.

So far I'm very pleased with this flour. I make a lot of bread and this fits the bill. My only nagging concern is the grain seed used; it does not say anywhere on the packaging regarding the use of hybrid seeds versus heirloom seeds. Research is appearing suggesting that wheat has changed dramatically over the last 50 years and the new seed varieties may have a role in celiac disease (and gluten sensitivity) and glucose intolerance. I plan to email the company and inquire about this concern. What's the use of organics if the seed is a hybridized freak? I'll add an addendum to this review if I learn anything.