RE: OT: I am officially hooked and need some advice

[Guest guest]

I looked through this thread but didn't find the answers I was looking for, so I'll post them and hopefully someone can answer:

 

1. Does anyone have a good recipe for making bread in the bread machine? I don't mean the throw a little of this and that kind of recipe-- I'm too new at this to know what the amounts should be. I need the " real " thing for now.

 

2. Since the wheat berries are sold by the lb, does anyone know how many berries (weightwise) would equal a cup after being ground in the vitamix? Is a 5 lb bag more than enough to get started?

 

Thanks!  :-)

 

Barb T.

On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 7:17 PM, Beth E <ericsons@...> wrote:

 

I buy my grain from a local place, but I know that they have a thriving shipping business--shipping is most of their biz, I think. I really like their light wheat and I also also love red winter wheat...They are famous for their grits (they also have a gristmill), so you can check those out, too.

http://www.oakviewfarms.com/ Beth

> >> >> > From: Davinna Reeves <d.j.creativedesign@...>> > Subject: OT: I am officially hooked and need some> > advice> >

> > Date: Sunday, March 13, 2011, 3:22 PM> >> >> >> >> > I am looking at getting a dry-blade container and would like to get some> > grains to be able to make my own breads. Can you give me some advice on

> > where to start and how to learn more about this? I have a bread machine but> > don't know if I will be able to use this for this type of bread making.> > ~Davinna> >> >

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[Guest guest]

I don't have any recipes but a 5 lb. bag of wheat berries should be

more than enough to get you started. I don't know of any equivalency,

though, for berries-to-flour, especially since the yield might be

different for different varieties of wheat. Regardless, make sure the

berries you buy are of a variety that's going to work for the bread of

your choice--hard wheat (usually winter) for glutinous breads and soft

(usually spring) for things like soda bread, batter breads, and cakes

(usually items that use soda and/or powder for leavening as opposed to

yeast). And BTW, red or white doesn't make a difference--it's when the

wheat was sown that's relevant.

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[Guest guest]

I get my berries from Azure standard. I have switched from hard red berries to

Hard and soft white wheat berries. I use the hard white berries for bread. And soft white wheat for other baked items or pancakes etc.

THe hard red or white berries make better bread in my experience, and the softer ones

Do better for pastries. THe white wheat has close to the same nutrition as the red berries. I have looked the nutrition up before. The white wheat is not quite as dark or strong flavor as the red wheat. Just my opinion. : )

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to get some

& gt; & gt; grains to be able to make my own breads. Can you give me some

advice on

& gt; & gt; where to start and how to learn more about this? I have a

bread machine but

& gt; & gt; don't know if I will be able to use this for this type of

bread making.

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[Guest guest]

You're quite right. Red wheat contains tannins that give its products a stronger taste (I think this is more true of whole wheat than refined). And the nutritional profiles of red and white are, for all intents and purposes, the same.

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& gt; & gt; I am looking at getting a dry-blade container and would like

to get some

& gt; & gt; grains to be able to make my own breads. Can you give me some

advice on

& gt; & gt; where to start and how to learn more about this? I have a

bread machine but

& gt; & gt; don't know if I will be able to use this for this type of

bread making.

& gt; & gt; ~Davinna

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[Guest guest]

As always, I'm late at posting...but generally, when I grind 2 cups of berries I

end up with about 3 cups flour...I don't know exactly because I use a gram scale

for measuring flour so I've never paid too much attention...

hope that helps, tho.

mbe

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