hard wheat
noun
: a wheat with hard kernels that are high in gluten and that yield a flour especially suitable for bread and macaroni
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One cup of cooked bulgur (made from hard wheat) contains nearly 6 g of protein, more than what is found in soft wheat.
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Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 2 Oct. 2024
Although the tradition of baking bread with baladi hard wheat flour stretches back millennia, most of the breads found in Jordanian cities today are made with refined flour imported from the US.
—Yulia Denisyuk, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Aug. 2023
Bread Flour Milled entirely from hard wheat, bread flour is the strongest of all flours with a high protein content at 12 to 14 percent.
—Carmen Collins, Country Living, 19 Apr. 2022
Flour made from high-protein wheat varieties, called hard wheat, have 10 to 14 percent protein content.
—Carmen Collins, Country Living, 19 Apr. 2022
To maximize the ecological benefits of your loaf, try to source local bread flour made from a hard wheat variety, such as Glenn, Bolles, Turkey Red or Red Fife.
—Washington Post, 19 May 2021
For example, bread flour—the strongest type of flour—is made from hard wheat, resulting in the denser, chewy texture desirable in bread.
—Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2020
Best Used For: Pie crusts, cookies, muffins, cakes, pancakes, biscuits, and bread sticks
Bread Flour
Milled entirely from hard wheat, bread flour is the strongest of all flours with a high protein content at 12 to 14 percent.
—Carmen Collins, Country Living, 4 Feb. 2020
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Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 2 Oct. 2024
Although the tradition of baking bread with baladi hard wheat flour stretches back millennia, most of the breads found in Jordanian cities today are made with refined flour imported from the US.
—Yulia Denisyuk, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Aug. 2023
Bread Flour Milled entirely from hard wheat, bread flour is the strongest of all flours with a high protein content at 12 to 14 percent.
—Carmen Collins, Country Living, 19 Apr. 2022
Flour made from high-protein wheat varieties, called hard wheat, have 10 to 14 percent protein content.
—Carmen Collins, Country Living, 19 Apr. 2022
To maximize the ecological benefits of your loaf, try to source local bread flour made from a hard wheat variety, such as Glenn, Bolles, Turkey Red or Red Fife.
—Washington Post, 19 May 2021
For example, bread flour—the strongest type of flour—is made from hard wheat, resulting in the denser, chewy texture desirable in bread.
—Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2020
Best Used For: Pie crusts, cookies, muffins, cakes, pancakes, biscuits, and bread sticks
Bread Flour
Milled entirely from hard wheat, bread flour is the strongest of all flours with a high protein content at 12 to 14 percent.
—Carmen Collins, Country Living, 4 Feb. 2020
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“Hard wheat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard%20wheat. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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