Trailblazer Bread Flour

Details

Every year we test out new varietals and every year, Trailblazer's flavor and performance keeps it at the top. We stone mill our Trailblazer from a unique blend of locally-raised hard red spring wheats.

It's a very versatile flour, making it a great starting point for folks that are just getting into baking. Its exceptional flavor makes it the go-to flour for bakers at Tartine, Essential, Grand Central Baking and Macrina, too.

Many of our customers use Trailblazer as a base flour, blending in a bit of our other flours to tweak the flavor and color.

Compared to our Organic Expresso Bread Flour, Trailblazer is softer, a bit less rustic, and creates a lighter crumb.

Origin

Much of the Hard Red Spring Wheat we mill into Trailblazer comes from the Skagit Valley, grown on farms no more than 15 miles from our mill. Skagit County maintains one of the largest and most diverse agricultural communities west of the Cascade Mountain range. Today, in the northwestern corner of Washington state, the region cultivates over 80 crops, including wheat.

Baking Tips

Our Trailblazer has more bran and germ than most flours, so it needs an extra 5% hydration. For every cup of water that your recipe calls for, add in an extra tablespoon.

We blend Trailblazer with our other flours at an 80/20 ratio.

- Organic Whole Grain Expresso: for a dark, caramel crust and robust wheat flavor
- Organic Edison: for a lighter loaf with a nutty and buttery flavor
- Sequoia: for a softer crust with a delicate finish

For any recipes that don’t require a strong bread flour, like focaccia, flatbreads, or sandwich loaves, we blend Trailblazer at a 50/50 ratio.

Recipes

Picking the right flour


Trailblazer	Organic Expresso	Glacier Peak	Organic Whole Grain Expresso
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All your favorite bread recipes. Hearty loaves, pizzas, dinner rolls, baguettes and bagels.	All your favorite bread recipes. Artisanal loaves, pizzas, pan loaves, dinner rolls and bagels.	Kid-friendly sandwich breads, pizzas, croissants, dinner rolls, baguettes and croissants.	All your favorite bread recipes that call for whole wheat flour. Hearth loaves, pan loaves, rolls, and pancakes.
Unique Blend of Hard Red Spring Wheats	Organic Expresso Hard Red Spring Wheat	Unique Blend of Hard Red Spring Wheats	Organic Expresso Hard Red Spring Wheat
Protein 13 - 14.5%	Protein 13.8 - 15%	Protein 13 - 14%	Protein 13.5 - 14.5%
Sift Type 85	Sift Type 85	Sift Type 70	Sift Type 170
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