At a glance
Tastes: Sweet, nutty and mild, with a buttery finish.
Best for
- Cookies
- Pancakes
- Muffins
- Quick breads
- Flatbreads
About einkorn
Einkorn is the first wheat people ever farmed, grown for thousands of years before modern wheat existed. It has a simpler genetic makeup than modern wheat, and a different gluten that makes a softer, stickier dough.
Its flour is a warm golden color, from the natural carotenoids in the grain.
How to use it
Use less water
Einkorn soaks up liquid slowly. When swapping it into a recipe, start with about 15 to 20 percent less liquid and add more only if the dough is dry after a 10 minute rest.
Mix gently
The dough stays sticky and will not get springy with kneading. Mix until combined, then stop. Wet hands or a bench scraper make shaping easier.
Expect a softer loaf
Einkorn bread rises less and bakes up denser than wheat bread. A loaf pan gives it shape.
Cooking the whole berries
Simmer 1 cup berries in 3 cups water for 25 to 35 minutes, until tender. Drain and use like rice or toss into salads.
Einkorn recipes
Recipes for einkorn are on the way. In the meantime, ask us in the store what we have been baking with it.
In the store
- Organic Einkorn Whole Wheat Berries$3.59/lb
- Einkorn - 50 lb Polybag$140.00
- Einkorn - 25 lbs$85.00
Why fresh-milled
The whole grain, nothing taken out
A wheat berry has three parts: the bran, the germ and the starchy endosperm. White flour is milled to keep only the endosperm. Fresh-milled flour keeps all three, with the fiber, vitamins and oils that come with them.
Flavor you can taste
The oils in the germ carry much of a grain's flavor and begin to fade once it is milled. Many bakers find flour used soon after milling tastes sweeter and nuttier.
Berries keep, flour does not
Whole berries stored dry and sealed keep for years. Fresh flour is best used within a few days at room temperature, or kept in the fridge or freezer for a few months.
Our grains come from Grand Teton Ancient Grains, a family farm and mill in Teton, Idaho. They grow certified organic, use no herbicides or pesticides on their crops, and test their grains to make sure they are free of glyphosate.