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14 grains, seeds, pulses and flowers reflecting the diversity of crop and wild plants one might find in and by a field. This is a freshly milled flour, ready to use in your bread and bakes. Diversity Blend #2 is also available as a grist of whole grains &c for home milling. PLEASE NOTE: Our speciality flours are freshly milled in small batches. Depending on our milling schedule orders including speciality flour are generally delivered in 2-5 working days but on occasion may take up to 10 working days. |
Created by Vanessa Kimbell of the Sourdough School and blended here at the Bean Store from grains and seeds grown by UK farmers, this botanical base mix is designed for use in sweet and savoury sourdough baking.
Originally available as a blend of whole grains, seeds and flowers for home milling, Diversity Blend No, 2 is now available as flour, fresh from the Hodmedod mill.
Diversity Blend No. 2 is the first of several blends we plan to offer, all are the culmination of years of research by Vanessa into the workings of the gut microbiome, the process of wild yeast fermentation and the art of baking for flavour and nutrition. They reflect the diversity we need to see in fields and in our diets.
Any home baker can mill and add the blend to their bakes, bringing extra fragrance, flavour and nutrition. However, the blend is best used in conjunction with The Sourdough School: Sweet Baking which can be bought separately or with the blend, either way including a free £5 Hodmedod voucher.
The Sourdough School: Botanical Blends information sheet is available as a free pdf download.
This mix has been created for home baking. Use as plain wholemeal flour for greater diversity and breadth of flavour in your baking.
Spelt, Einkorn, Emmer, Rye, Barley, Naked Oats, Poppy Seeds, Buckwheat, Linseed, Peas, Nettle, Cornflower, Rose Petal, Mallow Flower
For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold.
| Typical values | Per 100g |
| Energy | 1,455kJ (339kcal) |
| Fat | 3.6g |
| of which saturates | 0.5g |
| Carbohydrate | 40.1g |
| of which sugars | 1.2g |
| Fibre | 11.2g |
| Protein | 15.4g |
| Salt | <0.02g |
Suitable for vegans and vegetarians
Great quality, but I didn’t like the taste
Amazing ordered delivered next day fantastic service
Wonderful flour enhances my sourdough adds flavour and diversity for gut health
Hodmedods is a great social
Enterprise but this flour makes the most fantastic bread. I use half and half with good white flour and it really works for me as an everyday loaf.  The backstory behind the design of the product is very significant: Professor Tim Spector and team have shown that eating a wide variety of species is important for our gut flora. This flour was designed by Vanessa Kimbell to introduce a white variety of species into our daily loaf. Very worthy, but it also tastes great.
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I often find fava beans a bit bitter (is it just me?!) so have previously just used them in quite heavily flavoured dishes. Not these ones though - no bitterness at all - just really tasty. I often eat them just with a bit of seasoning and drizzle of oil!
This unusual flour is something everyone should try. I use it in sourdough and yeasted bread, and it makes an unusually dense dough that is actually rather textured and nice to stretch and fold even when using at 50:50 with white. It has a very nice flavour with a long prove - and so far has never over-proved on me by going liquidy. Aside from its unusual flavour and appearance, I have achieved a good firm and edible crust that doesn't turn into nasty shards
I make fantastic tasty hummus with Carlin Peas . I cook up the whole pack, then freeze in very small batches., equivalent to a canful, and they defrost overnight. I sometimes add butter beans or flageolets and vary the flavour with all sorts,…paprika, sun-dried tomatoes, aubergine etc. Or I can add them frozen to meat or veg stews, stir fries etc. love them!!
Really like this dish, great flavour and some real substance to it!
Fantastic grain for making risotto's and stews creates a really great creamy texture during cooking without the addition of dairy (although the addition of dairy elevates everything!) They don't overcook unlike rice so its almost a foolproof alternative, the end results are a moreish bite to the cooked grain.