Why Cant I Find Flour Anywhere?

[Impret-Sir]

Self raising or plain, seems to have been out of stock for over a month, but why? Has the health crisis made everyone staying at home into obsessive bakers?! I could understand bread flour, but you cant buy the other stuff anywhere, and you cant make bread with that.

[Barmaid]

It's not the flour that is short it's the packing according to a link apc posted a few weeks ago.

[Bobbisox1]

I got some today with my Asda shopping

[Atheist]

I think you can make bread with any flour, but tbh I haven't tried it. I suppose because it is dry and relatively long lasting people think it's worth having some in the cupboard - like pasta. What do you want it for?

[Mamyalynne]

This link

https://bakeryinfo.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/22857/Nabim:_packaging_limitation_causes_retail_flour_shortage.html

[Old_Geezer]

Who knows ?
Managed to get a pack of bread flour today, but my woman normally buys that regularly, and bare shelves at this time, are a bit off.
I guess folk want things to occupy their time in lockdown. Papers are full of baking recipes to try.

[postman44]

Have you tried the smaller corner shops not supermarkets.

[Buenchico]

Another relevant link:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52212760

[237SJ]

I`ve finally found the flour - it's the yeast that I can't find.

[Vagus]

We got some basic cheapo stuff in our Asda click and collect this week. Maybe it’s finally finding its way onto the shelves again.

[Vagus]

SR flour that is, not yeast. Just for making banana bread.

[Tuvok]

Our village shop has some - she's been getting supplies from the cash and carry, then splitting multi-packs eg. loo roll, or bagging flour.

She's also had some from the local bakers - now I understand why they'd packed it in their shortbread boxes!

[Prudie]

Do you know I haven't been able to buy Maltesers for 3 weeks now, today I did a search on the internet and found out why, some mechanical breakdown at the Mars factory in Slough. I can't remember the last time I went even a week without Maltesers - and those bunny and button things just don't cut it :-(

[Vagus]

We have some chocolates with bits of Maltesers in them which are very nice, not quite the same though Prudie.

[237SJ]

I managed to find Maltesers - they were in an Easter egg though

[Vagus]

In fact I’m just sucking one now... ;)

[Tuvok]

Again our shop has them - she did tell me a few weeks ago that she was having trouble getting them - to which my answer was "forget the loo roll shortage, we can't have a malteser shortage!"

[tonyav]

Plenty of boxes of Maltesers in B&M yesterday.

[Impret-Sir]

Atheist, I dont think you can make bread with 'normal' plain or self raising flour, its too fine, proper bread flower is much coarser.
I want it because I like to bake, cakes, sponges, pastry etc!

[Bobbisox1]

I’ve managed to get SR flour, it’s the plain that’s in short supply for some reason

[ummmm]

Make soda bread.