Wheat

A certified organic spring Einkorn wheat we just started growing a couple years ago. It has a nice flavor and works well as an All Purpose or Pastry flour substitute, but seems to need some help if using it for yeast breads. It also hydrates differently than our other flours, so typically, less water (or liquids) will be needed if substituting it in a conventional stone ground flour recipe.

We are still learning about baking with it, so would love to hear any comments you have concerning it.

Note on Sifted flour option: Is a high extraction stone ground flour which has the larger pieces of bran removed. A lighter compromise between the heavy 100% whole wheat flour and white flour.

We do also have berries available, but occationally miss a hull. If you are O.K. with an occational hull, email me about berries. Thank you. brian@qualityorganic.com

Einkorn is considered by many as an ancient grain. It has 14 chromosomes instead of the 42 chromosomes found in modern wheats. It has a higher protein than any of our other wheats (16%), but a different and weaker gluten proteins.

It was grown, stored, hulled, cleaned, milled and packaged on our farm near Dwight Illinois.

A low gluten pastry type wheat that is appropriate for bisciuts, pie crust, pancakes and some quick breads. While low on gluten, it does have a relatively high protein at 11%.

Purple Straw wheat is thought to be the secret ingredient to old time Southern biscuits. A variety of wheat from the 1700s, pre-dating the Revolutionary War, was popular in the "South" until it was crowded out by better yielding modern wheat varieties in the 20th century.

Certified organic

A popular bread wheat in the late 1800s. Though it has less gluten than modern bread wheats, with care, it can make a nice yeast or sourdough bread today.

Sarah has made a video of how to make bread with this wheat's sifted flour here.

A hard red spring (HRS) bread wheat popular in Canada from around 1860 until the early 1900s, when it was replaced by better yielding varieties (though not better tasting). An heirloom variety that pre-dates the intensive breeding that occurred during the "green revolution" of the 1940s and 1950s.

Certified organic

Red Fife has less gluten than our HRS (Glenn) variety, and is therefore harder to make into bread. However, it is heirloom, certified organic and I feel has a superior flavor.

A whole grain breakfast porridge similar to Nabisco's "Cream of Wheat" Made from our heirloom HRW Turkey Red wheat.

The 12.5 lb and 45 lb options are shipped in a single bag.

Certified organic

Commonly called wheat middlings in the flour industry; this is the portion of the wheat that is sifted out of our sifted flour. Certified organic.

This Hard Red Spring (Bread) Wheat (variety=GLENN) has a bit of a strong taste to it and is usually used for making breads.

NOT an heirloom wheat

Available as:

• Berries
• Whole Flour
• Sifted Flour
• Clear First Flour