JLMBBC 100% Durum (Semolina) Flour

I've read in a few places that one can't make bread out of straight durum or semolina flour.  I don't know where those people got their information, but they're wrong: 
I've now made several 100% durum flour loaves, and they've all been great.  The durum flour gives a great golden hue to the bread; it looks like it has eggs in it, even though it doesn't.  In fact, the suggestion is so strong that I've thought the bread tasted eggy, even when I knew I'd put no eggs in.  The taste difference between using plain flour and durum flour is yummy, but it's subtle, and easily masked by other flavors.  I can particularly understand why sesame and semolina is a popular combination, as there are some flavor congruences, but it's still easy to overwhelm the pleasant semolina flavor. 

Not everyone says you can't make a 100% semolina loaf:  Rose Levy Beranbaum has a recipe in her Bread Bible.  I can't recall another 100% recipe at the moment, but I believe I've seen others. 

By the way, the difference between semolina and durum flour is just that the durum flour is ground to the same particle size as regular flour, where semolina flour is coarser, like fine cornmeal.  The durum wheat used in both is the same.  If you can't find durum flour locally, you can order it in a 3-lb. bag from King Arthur, who also sell a semolina flour separately. 

I keep trying to come up with a good idea for a "Durham Durum Loaf," playing off the homonyms involved.  But I can't figure out what would go in it that would tie it to Durham [well, I can think of some things, but none of them are appropriate :) ].

Comments

[Eric J]

Could you make biscuits using durum flour? That would be appropriate. Especially if you use lard. And put some Country Ham on 'em.

Aw,man. I wonder where the nearest Bojangles is.

[Stew]

I am SO attuned to locating local foods right now that I totally read that as 100% Durham flour (entirely overlooking the word semolina), and got a little too excited.

Heh.

[Joe]

The closest Bo is to you, Eric, seems to be across the river in Oxon Hill, MD -- perhaps a little far for a breakfast run to bring biscuits back to the house. Bo has a store locator for his restaurants, but it kinda sucks. You're probably better off Googling for Bo's hideouts. :)

[Eric J]

I had actually done a similar search right after I posted, and came to the same conclusion. I might hit the one in Landover if I go to a Redskins game this year. Both, of course, are likely to give me heartburn.

[Joe]

I love Bo. I've been considering a post for years (literally). I like Church's too. But I went to a Popeye's once somewhere and I thought it sucked.