On a whim (or maybe a desperate desire to see something growing), I got my sprouting jar out and sprouted about a cup and a half of wheat berries over the course of a couple of days. I'm letting a small portion of them continue to grow in a windowsill so that we have wheat grass for salads, but the rest went into bread dough for 3 loaves of bread today. I just sliced myself a sample and oooooh my is it good! The wheat sprouts still add some texture but they're not tooth-crackingly hard, and the bread is nice and chewy (not sure if it's because of the sprouts or the fact that I used apple sauce for the sweetening and part of the liquid). I just started soaking some flax seed to try sprouting that, too.
P.S. Mrs. Mac, there, now there's a picture. :)
Seeing that I have 100 pounds of wheat berries .. I've been wanting to try this too .. (did you post a pic? my pc sometimes doesn't show pics that people post) .. and maybe a link to the recipe .. hope that's not asking too much .. I hear you about seeing something sprout ;)
ReplyDeleteMrs. Mac, no, I didn't do a picture. I just used my basic bread recipe but added about half a cup of sprouts to it with the flours, and the applesauce mixed with some milk in place of the warm water and honey or molasses.
ReplyDeleteI get really good results if for my flours I use 1 c. Wheat Montana white flour, 1 c. Wheat Montana whole wheat, 1 c. 7-grain flour and about 1/3 c. wheat gluten flour from Bob's Red Mill.
Oh gosh, they look delicious! I have been thinking of getting into bread making. I love home baked bread but am fearful of trying it. My one attempt some years ago was not a pleasant experience. Perhaps I will try again....this just looks yummy!
ReplyDeleteMany hugs..........
Diane