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| Squareheads Master is a 19th century variety of milling wheat, grown since the 1860s to provide grain for bread making and straw for thatching. | 
Our Squareheads Master wheat is grown at Hulver Farm in Suffolk by Paul Watkin and his son Tobias. As their main interest is in thatching straw (this wheat grows well over a meter tall), with the grain a by-product, the wheat is cut with a reaper-binder rather than a combine harvester (which would also thresh the grain out) so as not to damage the straw. The binder ties the cut wheat into sheaves which are then stacked or 'shocked' into stooks in the field to dry.
Once dry, Paul and Tobias use an early 20th century Ransome's threshing machine, powered by a traction engine, to gently separate the grain from the straw - see it in action!
This crop of Squareheads Master was threshed at Henham Steam Rally, which is held a few miles from our Bean Store.
Collections: Cereal Grains from British Farms , Grists for Milling , Hodmedod's Pulses, Grains, Seeds, Flakes, Flour, Ferment & more , Home Milling , Rarities
Category: Cereal Grain , Grist , Rare Cereals , Wheat , Wholegrain Cereal
Type: Rarities
Mill uncooked grains to produce a tasty and versatile flour.
Wheat Grain (Gluten)
For allergens, see ingredients in bold
Please note these are published nutritional values for wheat in general. Actual values, particularly the protein content, vary significantly between varieties and harvests.
| Typical values | Per 100g, raw whole grains | 
| Energy | 1331kJ (318kcal) | 
| Fat | 2.1g | 
| of which saturates | 0.3g | 
| Carbohydrate | 64.8g | 
| of which sugars | 2.1g | 
| Fibre | 9.6g | 
| Protein | 10.5g | 
| Salt | <0.01g | 
Suitable for vegans and vegetarians
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I've spent years looking for a worthwhile healthy alternative to rice both in Europe and Asia. All the time it was lurking in East Anglia at Hodmedods waiting to be discovered. It's now a cupboard staple. More flavour than commercial rice, more fibre, too. Emmer and lentils! Who knew! Great stuff!
Excellent, very professional and you are kept up to date about your order, will use them again
This is a very nice product - delicious, subtle and very versatile. It's a good value too. I highly recommend it.
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