Hodmedod's British Pulses & Grains
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Wheat is one of the most common foods but whole wheat grains - sometimes known as wheatberries - are surprisingly rarely used. They're a versatile, tasty and nutritious ingredient that brings the full flavour of wheat, whether used whole or freshly milled.
The grains can be cooked and eaten whole, or milled at home (we recommend using a Mockmill) for flavoursome and nutritious flour.
Our current batch of wheat is from a crop of Paragon variety, a spring wheat variety well suited for bread-making, being relatively hard / high in protein. It works best with a long fermentation for sourdough baking.
Add cooked wheatberries - or if cooking time allows, dry grains - to soups, stews and casseroles.
Use cooked or toasted grains as the basis for or tasty addition to salads.
Mill uncooked grains to produce a tasty and versatile flour.
Rinse, bring to the boil then simmer until tender (about 45 minutes). Speed up cooking by pre-soaking for a few hours.
Wheat Grain (Gluten)
For allergens, see ingredients in bold
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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14 grains, seeds, pulses and flowers reflecting the diversity of crop and wild plants one might find in and by a field. |
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 home milling and use in sweet and savoury sourdough baking.
Botanical Blend No2 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 (with a £5 Hodmedod voucher) or with the blend (without a Hodmedod voucher, but with a £6 discount).
This mix has been created for home milling and baking, every box of Botanical Blend No2 - Meadow comes with a printed information sheet from the Sourdough School. You can download the information sheet here.
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
Hodmedod's British Pulses & Grains
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Our Milller's Box contains a selection of grains and other seeds for home milling - perfect grists for your Mockmill or other domestic mill. From...
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Closely related to wheat and barley, rye has a deep, distinctive flavour and can be eaten as a whole grain, ground into flour, or sprouted. The flour is traditionally used to make robust, close-textured breads.
Add cooked rye - or if cooking time allows, dry grains - to stews and casseroles. Add cooked grains to salads.
Rinse, bring to the boil then simmer until tender (about 45 minutes). Speed up cooking by pre-soaking for a few hours.
Rye Grain (Gluten)
For allergens, see ingredients in bold
Typical values | Per 100g |
Energy | 1,351kJ (318kcal) |
Fat | 2.1g |
of which saturates | 0.3g |
Carbohydrate | 65.8g |
of which sugars | 2.1g |
Fibre | 9.6g |
Protein | 8.0g |
Salt | 0.01g |
Suitable for vegans and vegetarians
Hodmedod's British Pulses & Grains
£2.69
An ancestor of durum wheat, emmer was among the first cereals cultivated in the Fertile Crescent. It has a deliciously nutty flavour and can be eaten as a whole grain (farro) or ground into flour.
The grains make great alternative to rice, as a side or in risotto (farrotto?), or can be milled at home (we recommend using a Mockmill) for flour that makes superb bread and pasta.
Two other grains are occasionally used for farro and emmer or farro medio sits between smaller einkorn (farro piccolo) and larger spelt (farro grande).
Our emmer is grown by Jeremy Dickin in Lincolnshire.
Add cooked emmer - or if cooking time allows, dry grains - to stews and casseroles.
Add cooked or toasted grains to salads.
Mill uncooked emmer grains to produce a tasty and versatile flour.
Rinse, bring to the boil then simmer until tender (about 25 to 30 minutes). Speed up cooking by pre-soaking for a few hours.
Emmer Grain (Gluten)
For allergens, see ingredients in bold
Typical values | Per 100g, raw whole grains |
Energy | 1,430kJ (341kcal) |
Fat | 2.1g |
of which saturates | 0.1g |
Carbohydrate | 63.3g |
of which sugars | 3.3g |
Fibre | 10.6g |
Protein | 10.8g |
Salt | <0.01g |
Suitable for vegans and vegetarians
Grown in Lincolnshire by Jeremy Dickin
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