--- product_id: 48442221 title: "Matthews Traditional French T55 Bread Flour" brand: "matthews cotswold flour" price: "$78.03" currency: USD in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 category: "Matthews Cotswold Flour" url: https://www.desertcart.us/products/48442221-matthews-traditional-french-t55-bread-flour store_origin: US region: United States of America --- # 100% French T55 wheat 8 generations milling legacy Ideal for artisan baguettes Matthews Traditional French T55 Bread Flour **Brand:** matthews cotswold flour **Price:** $78.03 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🥖 Elevate your baking game with heritage flour that makes every loaf a masterpiece! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Matthews Traditional French T55 Bread Flour by matthews cotswold flour - **How much does it cost?** $78.03 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.us](https://www.desertcart.us/products/48442221-matthews-traditional-french-t55-bread-flour) ## Best For - matthews cotswold flour enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted matthews cotswold flour brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Pure French Heritage:** Sourced from premium 100% French T55 wheat, ensuring authentic French baking quality. - • **Artisan-Perfect Texture:** Delivers a fine, airy crumb and golden crust ideal for baguettes, bâtards, and everyday bread. - • **Generations of Expertise:** Crafted by the Bellot and Matthews families with 8+ generations of traditional milling mastery. - • **Versatile Baking Essential:** Perfect for bread machines, no-knead recipes, focaccia, pizza, and delicate pastries alike. - • **Locally Packed for Freshness:** Repackaged in the Cotswolds for UK bakers, combining French tradition with local convenience. ## Overview Matthews Cotswold Moulin Saint Martin French T55 Belle Blanc is a premium 100% French wheat bread flour, milled using traditional methods by families with over eight generations of expertise. Packaged in convenient 1.5kg bags (pack of 5), it’s designed to produce authentic French-style baguettes and artisan breads with a fine, airy crumb and golden crust. Ideal for professional and home bakers seeking consistent, high-quality results with a rich heritage story. ## Description Product Description We may be new to you, but we have been around a while! With a milling legacy spanning eight generations, Matthews Cotswold Flour is one of the UK’s oldest family-run flour mills. Trading grain and milling flour in the heart of the Cotswolds since the 1800s, we’re proud to offer premium quality Organic and Stoneground Wholegrain flour, using grain from local farmers and traditional milling techniques.We supply predominately small, professional, artisan bakers all over the UK including 3 out of the last BIA bakers of the year. We mill using traditional stoneground methods and roller for premium bakers’ white flours. We source and blend our 8 types of grain from our local Cotswold Grain Partnership to create award winning bread, wholegrain, culinary, pastry and speciality flour blends. The Matthews Cotswold Flour story began when the original FWP (Frederick) Matthews built a mill on the river Evenlode in 1912. You’ll find us working here to this day, overlooking the picturesque Cotswold village of Shipton-Under-Wychwood. It’s where we mill, pack and ship every order to your door.Today, the company is led by father and son team Paul and Bertie Matthews – FWP Matthews’ great, great-grandsons.he Matthews Cotswold Flour story began when the original FWP (Frederick) Matthews built a mill on the river Evenlode in 1912. You’ll find us working here to this day, overlooking the picturesque Cotswold village of Shipton-Under-Wychwood. It’s where we mill, pack and ship every order to your door.Today, the company is led by father and son team Paul and Bertie Matthews – FWP Matthews’ great, great-grandsons. Ingredients Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin (B3), Thiamin (B1)] Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic Acid) Enzymes (alpha amylase and xylanase) Box Contains Each order comes with 5 x FWP Matthews French T55 Flour 1.5 kg Manufacturer Contact Information FWP MATTHEWS LTD, Station Road, Shipton under Wychwood, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, OX7 6BH Review: Splendid flour: golden, soft crumb, good crust and superb taste - Best flour I have found (and I have tried at least 20) for bread making, including some bought in France (I am French). I use a version of Jim Lahey's method and this produces a golden, tender crumb with an excellent crust. The taste is out of this world, the perfect balance between yeasty and savoury. A reviewer said that because of the additives the flour is not suitable for a long rise: this is not correct. The dough does collapse with an 18h rise but rises again once in the oven. Having said that, it is possible to use the flour with very good result with a shorter rise (7-12h): the taste is a little less pronounced but the rise is slightly better. I won't be using anything else for baguette/bâtard/campagne breads (for Campagne, cut it with 1/5 rye flour). I do not have a bread machine but would imagine that it will do very well so long as the cycle is not too long (otherwise it might over-proof, which isn't a problem with the Lahey method because you shape the bread again but would lead to flatter bread in a machine). PS: my baguette/bâtard recipe: Note that this is a no-knead, very high hydration dough inspired by Jim Lahey's recipe for sourdough. The adaptation works fantastically well for baguette. Also note that it is easiest prepared in a Lekue silicone bread baker (on desertcart, an excellent investment). 2 1/2 cups of Matthews T55, 1 1/4 tsp sea salt crystals (not ground salt), 1/4 tsp (yes, you read correctly, no more) SAF gold yeast (or SAF red but gold gives better flavour), about 35cl water. Mix everything to a very soft dough. The dough will NOT hold together, this is normal. Cover and let rise 17-8h. After 18h, use a dough scraper (not your hands, otherwise you'll be washing them forever) to lift and fold one side the dough on the other. Turn the bowl by a quarter, repeat about 6-8 times. Each folding gives the dough more strength for the rise. Don't overdo it though. The dough still won't hold together, that's required for a soft and flavoursome crumb. Scrape into the Lekue bread baker (check this out on desertcart: these silicone bakers are great. I use 1 for a bâtard, 3 for three thin baguettes), close, cover with a dishcloth and let rise for 45mn. Place on a baking tray and bake 43mn at 235°C in a fan oven for the bâtard, 25mn for the baguettes. Unmold straight away and let cool on a rack. The bread will 'sing' as it cools. Alternatively, bake in a pre-heated cast iron pot as recommended by Lahey. You'll get a bit more rise but it's a lot more faff! Review: One of the few 100% french flours left - Many other flours now use a mix of English, French and Canadian flours in the mix and still call it type 55. Being gluten sensitive I can't tolerate that and it took ages to work out why. The change has been unannounced. This however is really good. We use it for bread in a bread-maker, making french sticks, Focaccia, Ciabatta, Pizza and sponge cakes and puddings. . well everything you would use flour for really all are really light and fluffy. Excellent every time. 5 stars from me ! ## Features - FRENCH T55 WHEAT BREAD FLOUR. French T55 wheat bread flour for white bread, baguettes and everyday baking products. - MILLING & PROVENANCE. Our French flour range “Moulin Saint Martin” is made from 100% premium French wheat. The grain is milled by one of the oldest flour milling families in France the “Bellot” family. - PERFECT FOR. This T55 bread flour is ideal for making delicious baguettes with the fine airy texture. - TOP TIP. Always check your yeast is fresh and in date. Over time yeast deactivates and loses its ability to make bread rise. - DID YOU KNOW. Louis Bellot is the 15th generation and Bertie Matthews is the 8th generation of their respected families to be supplying artisanal flour to bakers across Europe. The flour is repackaged into more manageable 16KG and 1.5KG bags in the Cotswolds for the UK bakers. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B00NU5XUF4 | | Allergen Information | Contains: Wheat | | Allergen information | Contains: Wheat | | Best Sellers Rank | 22,351 in Grocery ( See Top 100 in Grocery ) 62 in Bread Flour & Mixes | | Brand | MATTHEWS COTSWOLD FLOUR | | Brand Name | MATTHEWS COTSWOLD FLOUR | | Country of Origin | United Kingdom | | Cuisine | French | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 288 Reviews | | Item Form | Dried | | Item Package Weight | 7.6 Kilograms | | Item Weight | 7.5 Kilograms | | Item form | Dried | | Item weight | 7.5 Kilograms | | Manufacturer | FWP Matthews Ltd | | Manufacturer Contact Information | FWP MATTHEWS LTD, Station Road, Shipton under Wychwood, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, OX7 6BH | | Model Number | CMFBFP | | Number of Items | 5 | | Package weight | 7.6 Kilograms | | Part Number | CMFBFP | | Size | 1.5 kg (Pack of 5) | | Speciality | Wheat | | Specialty | Wheat | | Unit Count | 7500.0 gram | ## Product Details - **Allergen information:** Contains: Wheat - **Brand:** MATTHEWS COTSWOLD FLOUR - **Item form:** Dried - **Item weight:** 7.5 Kilograms - **Manufacturer:** FWP Matthews Ltd - **Number of items:** 5 - **Package weight:** 7.6 Kilograms - **Speciality:** Wheat - **Unit count:** 7500.0 Grams ## Images ![Matthews Traditional French T55 Bread Flour - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71sPjeTW5AL.jpg) ![Matthews Traditional French T55 Bread Flour - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/813VpYtiHUL.jpg) ![Matthews Traditional French T55 Bread Flour - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71T8NLFKwuL.jpg) ![Matthews Traditional French T55 Bread Flour - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81hEas1TEbL.jpg) ![Matthews Traditional French T55 Bread Flour - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71dtsmwDTOL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Size** options. ## Questions & Answers **Q: Is the flour vegan?** A: I would not know as it’s french flour they add different flour improvers . So to be certain of what it contains I would contact Matthews direct. Hope this helps. **Q: I'm disappointed that Amazon haven't got this bread anymore loved it, anyone know where I can get it?** A: Aldi sell it occasionally. **Q: Hi. When will this be back in stock?** A: Just after the petrol is delivered. **Q: How long is the use by date on this flour please** A: The batch which I received in May was milled in January 2015 and has the use-by date of November 2015. However, it will depend on the age of it when it is sent out so this is only a rough guide. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Splendid flour: golden, soft crumb, good crust and superb taste *by B***P on 5 August 2018* Best flour I have found (and I have tried at least 20) for bread making, including some bought in France (I am French). I use a version of Jim Lahey's method and this produces a golden, tender crumb with an excellent crust. The taste is out of this world, the perfect balance between yeasty and savoury. A reviewer said that because of the additives the flour is not suitable for a long rise: this is not correct. The dough does collapse with an 18h rise but rises again once in the oven. Having said that, it is possible to use the flour with very good result with a shorter rise (7-12h): the taste is a little less pronounced but the rise is slightly better. I won't be using anything else for baguette/bâtard/campagne breads (for Campagne, cut it with 1/5 rye flour). I do not have a bread machine but would imagine that it will do very well so long as the cycle is not too long (otherwise it might over-proof, which isn't a problem with the Lahey method because you shape the bread again but would lead to flatter bread in a machine). PS: my baguette/bâtard recipe: Note that this is a no-knead, very high hydration dough inspired by Jim Lahey's recipe for sourdough. The adaptation works fantastically well for baguette. Also note that it is easiest prepared in a Lekue silicone bread baker (on amazon, an excellent investment). 2 1/2 cups of Matthews T55, 1 1/4 tsp sea salt crystals (not ground salt), 1/4 tsp (yes, you read correctly, no more) SAF gold yeast (or SAF red but gold gives better flavour), about 35cl water. Mix everything to a very soft dough. The dough will NOT hold together, this is normal. Cover and let rise 17-8h. After 18h, use a dough scraper (not your hands, otherwise you'll be washing them forever) to lift and fold one side the dough on the other. Turn the bowl by a quarter, repeat about 6-8 times. Each folding gives the dough more strength for the rise. Don't overdo it though. The dough still won't hold together, that's required for a soft and flavoursome crumb. Scrape into the Lekue bread baker (check this out on amazon: these silicone bakers are great. I use 1 for a bâtard, 3 for three thin baguettes), close, cover with a dishcloth and let rise for 45mn. Place on a baking tray and bake 43mn at 235°C in a fan oven for the bâtard, 25mn for the baguettes. Unmold straight away and let cool on a rack. The bread will 'sing' as it cools. Alternatively, bake in a pre-heated cast iron pot as recommended by Lahey. You'll get a bit more rise but it's a lot more faff! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ One of the few 100% french flours left *by C***R on 5 August 2024* Many other flours now use a mix of English, French and Canadian flours in the mix and still call it type 55. Being gluten sensitive I can't tolerate that and it took ages to work out why. The change has been unannounced. This however is really good. We use it for bread in a bread-maker, making french sticks, Focaccia, Ciabatta, Pizza and sponge cakes and puddings. . well everything you would use flour for really all are really light and fluffy. Excellent every time. 5 stars from me ! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great flour for bread *by A***B on 22 August 2025* Best flour to use when making baguettes. ## Frequently Bought Together - Matthews Cotswold Moulin Saint Martin French T55 Belle Blanc | French Wheat Flour | Specialty | Artisanal | Milled In Britain (1.5kg Bag (Pack of 5)) - Instant Dry Yeast for Bread and Pizza 50g, Household Active Dry Instant Yeast for Bread Making, Fast Action for Baking At Home and Bread Machine - Traditional T55 Bread Flour 1KG --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.us/products/48442221-matthews-traditional-french-t55-bread-flour](https://www.desertcart.us/products/48442221-matthews-traditional-french-t55-bread-flour) --- *Product available on Desertcart United States of America* *Store origin: US* *Last updated: 2026-07-11*