Re: wheat - grinding my own -help

[Guest guest]

Hard wheat is best for breads (bread flour is hard wheat flour), soft wheat

is for cakes, pastry, muffins and such (cake and pastry flour is soft

wheat). All pupose flour (white or whole wheat) is a mix of hard and soft

wheat. I get hard wheat and soft wheat. For most things though I use hard.

On 1/25/06, Nanette J. Landen <nlanden@...> wrote:

What do I need to

order from my food co-up to grind? Hard wheat, soft wheat, what? I always

just bought whole wheat flour from store. Any recommendations? Suggestions

for grinding other things and baking with alternative flours? I like spelt,

too.

Nanet

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D. Siemens

WAPF Chapter Leader

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Wife of Tim, Mother of Zack and Lydia, Child of God.

[Guest guest]

Hi Nanet, I use Montana hard white wheat with fabulous results. If you

like a more " nutty " flavor then use hard red, but you won't get quite as

light of a loaf. Hard wheats produce the lightest loaf of bread. Use

soft wheat, spelt and kamut for quick breads as they'll give you a more

tender product. I have used a combination of spelt, hard white wheat

and kamut for sandwich bread that I soak for 24 hours and it turned

great! Just start experimenting and you'll find what is right for you.

Kayla

Nanette J. Landen wrote:

>Hey folks,

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>I just purchased a grain grinder and am a member of a food co-op. Prior to

>purchasing the grain grinder, I made a variety of breads on a regular basis,

>but always with already ground (likely rancid) flour. What do I need to

>order from my food co-up to grind? Hard wheat, soft wheat, what? I always

>just bought whole wheat flour from store. Any recommendations? Suggestions

>for grinding other things and baking with alternative flours? I like spelt,

>too.

>

>Nanet

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[Guest guest]

Hard red spring wheat is the best for yeast/sourdough breads. I got

some sourdough starter online from amazon.com to get started. The

recipes to make my own sourdough starter never worked for me. The

soft wheat makes unbelievable waffles, muffins, pancakes, etc.

People will never believe it's whole wheat. Of course, that's the

no-no not fermented way, but I won't tell if you don't.

I found out the hard way that some grains are too oily to grind in

my electric grinder. A month after I got it I tried to grind

millet, I think, and had to send it in to be repaired. It was

upsetting as it was in the literature as one of the grains you could

grind! If you have an electric one, don't grind any corn other than

popcorn, either as the rest have too much moisture and will clog it,

but popcorn works fine. If you get the black popcorn it makes a

neat purple polenta that turns pink when you put vinegar on it.

Also purple cornbread. The kids liked that one.

The best way to grind flax seed is a coffee grinder, but be sure to

add some to your bread, it makes a nice, filling bread.

Good luck and enjoy, there's nothing like homemade sourdough from

fresh ground wheat!!!

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> Hey folks,

>

> I just purchased a grain grinder and am a member of a food co-op.

Prior to

> purchasing the grain grinder, I made a variety of breads on a

regular basis,

> but always with already ground (likely rancid) flour. What do I

need to

> order from my food co-up to grind? Hard wheat, soft wheat, what?

I always

> just bought whole wheat flour from store. Any recommendations?

Suggestions

> for grinding other things and baking with alternative flours? I

like spelt,

> too.

>

> Nanet

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

>

> Hey folks,

>

> I just purchased a grain grinder and am a member of a food co-op.

Prior to

> purchasing the grain grinder, I made a variety of breads on a

regular basis,

> but always with already ground (likely rancid) flour. What do I need to

> order from my food co-up to grind? Hard wheat, soft wheat, what? I

always

> just bought whole wheat flour from store. Any recommendations?

Suggestions

> for grinding other things and baking with alternative flours? I

like spelt,

> too.

>

> Nanet

Get spelt, it makes the best homemade breads. It's gluten feels a

little different than wheat (and it is different, I don't think it

needs much kneading) but it tastes fantastic and is very easy to digest.

If you want wheat, a hard winter wheat is the best, but I use hard

red spring wheat beacause its cheaper and works nearly as good (I get

25# hard red spring wheat for only like $11 from my coop and its

organic too!)

I always supplement my breads and batters with 1/4 amaranth, ground in

a coffee grinder (its so small its a waste to try to grind it by

hand). This really boosts the protein to make it much more complete,

and tastes great without effecting texture much at all. Quinoa would

work too, but you really have to rinse quinoa good to get the bitter

saponins off and it does affect the flavor.

Good luck, it is a very special thing to make your own bread from

whole grains. My sourdough bread is so nutritious and I eat it for

lunch nearly every day, and my wife is always amazed at how good it

turns out.

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[Guest guest]

Oh yeah, and Kamut is the very, very best for pancakes and waffles.

> What do I need to

> order from my food co-up to grind? Hard wheat, soft wheat, what?

I always

> just bought whole wheat flour from store. Any recommendations?

Suggestions

> for grinding other things and baking with alternative flours? I

like spelt,

> too.

>

> Nanet

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>

>

> --

> D. Siemens

> WAPF Chapter Leader

> http://www.freewebs.com/wapfontario/index.htm

>

> Wife of Tim, Mother of Zack and Lydia, Child of God.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I AGREE!

Kayla

haecklers wrote:

>Oh yeah, and Kamut is the very, very best for pancakes and waffles.

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[Guest guest]

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Sorry guys but I'm going to have to disagree.

Me and my wife think Sourdough Rye pancakes are the best .

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