Wheat Berries for Bread: Grinding, Storage, and Other Uses

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Thinking about using wheat berries? In this video I share with you a few things I do to purchase, grind, and store wheat for bread making. There are many other uses for wheat berries too! :) The nutritional value of store bought, milled flours vary greatly. For example, white flour contains the least amount of nutritional value as the wheat germ and bran has been removed and only the endosperm remains. Whole wheat flour may contain the germ and bran, though it is usually removed during the milling process and then added back. The more wheat germ and bran in the flour, the shorter the shelf life. The bran and germ have high concentrations of oil and will quickly become rancid, as do most oils (making them trans fat), after exposure to oxygen/heat from the milling process. This is the reason whole wheat flours, pasta's, etc. have a shorter shelf life. For the highest quality store purchased flour, look for stone ground wheat. The stone burrs tend to stay cooler than metal burrs and give a better flavor to your flour. For the highest quality flour, purchase wheat berries and grind them yourself with an electric grinder. It only takes about a minute and you will receive the optimum nutrition from your grain. Also, the best benefit is that wheat berries have almost a never-ending shelf life which is great for food security! Here is the link to my video on making bread with a bread machine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_J1bhhyLkE Also while searching for local farms on Local Harvest .org, I stumbled across this link to a farm where they mentioned they are part of Agenda 21. Originally (I believe) the article also stated they received subsidies. http://www.localharvest.org/north-florida-farms-M37308?p=2 I buy regularly from local farms but I do not support the idea of having farms subsidized by the UN. Here is more information on the co-op and UN Agenda (which I do not support): I do support people organizing and working without a profit incentive if they feel it is in their best interest. However, I do not support such organizing if it is orchestrated and subsidized under the UN. http://www.thenews.coop/36620/news/consumer/united-nations-what-co-operative/#.Uv4z3fldWSp

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thank you!

thanks for all the info I was looking for in one video! I do have one question about the wondermill - do they grind other grains too like corn, oats, rice, etc...? i know you said you can do seeds n nuts so I'm assuming yes, but I haven't looked into them yet! lol. thanks again! :)

what is the biggest taste or other difference in red and white wheat in cooking, and what is the make and model of your food saver

I love your accent.

Vacuum sealing is excellent, but you can kill the eggs by freezing. I've heard people say that as little as two days is sufficient, but I generally place items in the freezer for two weeks. After that, it can be removed but if you live in a hot climate and don't have a cool place to store things, then they should remain refrigerated or frozen. The first thing I do when I bring sacks of flour home is to freeze them. Now, of course, I'm looking into grinding my own flour.

Thanks for all of the insightful info!!!

I love my Country Mills grinder (hand). Thanks for the great videos!

We lived in the tropics and stored all our flour (even store bought) in the freezer - it prevents any weavils/insects eggs etc from hatching!

Southern gals and the way they talk - they keep their boyfriends up at night!
Hubba hubba... ;o)

If you still haven't found out about The UN's Agenda 21 you can listen to Rosa Koire the author of "Behind The Green Mask".
She has been a guest speaker on many You Tube videos. Hope it helps.

Thanks for the info.

Can you place the whet berries into a freezer over night to kill off any bug & not hurt the wheat? I've heard of folks doing this for rice & beans.

Also, can you just vacuum pack the wheat & store it in buckets until it's needed?

Thanks

what a ? slamming bod....lloll...

where do you get the mylar bags? funny thing is I know how to make bread; I have a huge bucket of wheat berries in the basement (as yet unopened; my sister suggested I buy them, so I did, without a clue what to use them for); and I just ordered a food saver. So I am searching online what to use wheat berries for.

I like the way you talk.......

All that good info. She must have a teleprompter.

I enjoyed the video! We have the same grinder and also use a bread machine for making bread. We though have never been able to make a good loaf of bread that rises properly from our wheat berries. Can you offer any advice or recipe? We use a breadman pro.

This is an awesome video! So much good information! Thanks so much for sharing!

If you were doing long term storage, would you put in an oxygen absorber?

oh I missed the part where you sprouted the berries then dried them in the dehydrator yep thats tempering.... LOL sorry I didn't catch that the first time. Very good video. thank you.

I love your accent, You explain the difference in wheat very well most do not explain the differences. Do you temper your berries? I have always heard that if store your wheat withouth oxygen it will not sprout. I have not tried it so I don't know

Fun video, and you are just terminally cute with your lovely southern lilt and those melt your heart green eyes. Thank you.

I love your video! Thank you for the upload!

I have been looking for ways to cook wheat berries in the oven, too.
Not necessarily making bread, or boiling it on the stovetop, just enjoying it whole. Do you know of any recipes for baking wheat berries in the oven?
I want to bake beets and brownies (other dishes) in the oven, too, and I don't want to have to cook the wheat berries separately. Any suggestions?