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| wooliespinner |
Posted - Dec 01 2014 : 06:36:39 AM
I have been wanting to try Einkorn wheat for sometime now. I had to save up for it cause it was a bit pricey. I purchased mine in 10 lb bags through Jovial foods. I signed up for their newsletter and received 15% off my first order plus free shipping.I purchased 2-10lb bags of whole wheat berries. The final cost was $2.20 a pound. That was a pretty good price.
I researched on making the bread. Its quite a bit different then regular wheat. You have to use less liquid and the dough is stickier. If you add more wheat to make it less sticky it will end up being to dry.It takes longer for this wheat to absorb the water.
My husband and son has stomach problems with whole wheat. I have been using Montana white wheat to bake all my bread. Have been grinding this wheat more than 20 years. If they eats more than one slice they get into trouble. That is why I thought I would try this wheat and see how they both would do. The bread caused them no problems.The pancakes are what really gets them both. Made pancakes yesterday morning and they both ate more than usual because they loved the pancakes flavor so much.They had absolutely no trouble at all........none.
I like the taste of this wheat and it will be a learning curve for sure on working with it. I hope the price comes down so I can purchase this all the time.I love the taste of Montana white wheat but would like to switch so hubby and son can eat more bread and pancakes without suffering for it.
I am going to try the pumpkin muffins or bread next.I am thinking of somehow trying to take my recipes for bread and converting it. I may call the company to see if they have any suggestions.I don't want to mess up a recipe with this wheat since it cost so much more.
I wonder if we tried to grow this wheat how hard it would be to hand harvest and get the grain hulled? I would love to try and grow this stuff its really a neat grain.It only had 14 chromosomes comparted to 87 or more with todays wheat.That is why the glutton is so low.
Has anyone else on here used this ancient grain yet and do you have a tried and true bread recipe for it that you really like? I would love to hear your thoughts on using this wheat.Thanks.
Linda
Raspberry Run Farm
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| star-schipp |
Posted - Dec 01 2014 : 08:34:57 AM
I'm putting this on my "bucket" list of things I want to do. Thanks for the recommendation of where to purchase and the link to the recipes.
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| wooliespinner |
Posted - Dec 01 2014 : 08:24:24 AM
MaryJane thank you so much for the info on the sourdough. I do love the fact that they did all that work to bring us such an awesome alternative. They seem to have the best prices too. They were so nice to talk to over the phone. Its wonderful that you actually grew some yourself!!! Did you do the harvesting and threshing by hand or do you have a machine for that?
We can't wait to try to grow a small patch.I will have to start using it for the sourdough too. I still have mine going after 3 years. I still have the issue of your magazine that it was printed in .....that is where I learned how to do it.I share this recipe with people all the time and the MJF magazine too.
Yep Nini you will have to try it for sure.The bread recipe I tried was from their website and it turned out pretty good.
I tried using some of the gluten free flours but we didn't like them as well.This is a way for my family to still have the yummy wheat breads, muffins and pancakes and not have the bad after effects. I am going to use the regular wheat for my bread cause I still have 300 lbs of it. I am going to make the Einkorn for them. My husband toasted some of the bread this morning and said it reminded him of a whole wheat English muffin. Its looks like a winner here for sure.
Linda
Raspberry Run Farm
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| Ninibini |
Posted - Dec 01 2014 : 08:03:32 AM
Linda! You DID it! YAY! Now I'm motivated more than ever to try it - especially since your hubby and son did so well with it! Did you check out the Jovial website? They have lots of recipes there. http://jovialfoods.com/recipes/ I saw some bread recipes - including hamburger buns! - under the "Einkorn" and "Our Favorites" links. Can't wait to start learning with you! Hugs - Nini
Farmgirl Sister #1974
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| MaryJane |
Posted - Dec 01 2014 : 07:29:41 AM
Hi Linda,
I use it to bake bread using a starter or mother that I keep on the counter. I also grew some this summer. Just a small patch of it to see what the plant looks like. It makes better "true" sourdough bread than any other flour I've tried or milled myself. Don't you love it that the couple behind Jovial has given us such an awesome alternative? The story of how they traveled to Italy to work with the farmer who was growing it initially is very heartwarming.
MaryJane, Farmgirl #1 Plowin' Thru ~ giving aprons a good wrap for 45 years and counting ~
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