Organic Hard Red Spring Wheat

Hard Red Spring (HRS) wheat makes some of the best bread flour in the world. Though Illinois is a little too far south and usually a little too wet to be considered an ideal environment for bread wheat, we've found a variety (Glenn) that is respectable when grown here. It's a good taste, and popular with some Europeans, but a bit overpowering for most Americans if used straight (especially whole wheat). For most applications I suggest cutting it with another type of flour (or using our premixed All Purpose Flour) because of its strong flavor. Sifting also removes a considerable amount of the strong taste.

Our sifted hard spring wheat flour (around 80% extraction) has a substantial amount of bran and germ left in it (indicated by it's tan/light brown color), which allows the strong taste of this variety to still come through.