Just found out my bread flour has way less protein than I thought

I was checking the nutrition label on my usual bag of bread flour last night while waiting for my dough to proof, and I noticed the protein content was only like 11%. I always assumed bread flour was around 13-14% for good gluten development. Turns out different brands vary a lot, and I've been using the wrong one for my crusty loaves all along. Has anyone else checked their flour's protein and found a surprise?

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grace56527d ago

11% is fine, been using Gold Medal for years with zero complaints.

faith_schmidt19d ago

What's "fine" mean - never tested it or just got lucky?