which grains?

February 5, 2003

Hi gang,

Made my first loaf of bread using sprouted flour (home made)!!!! And it actually looked like bread LOL Never made bread in my life, so the whole process was amazing to me :-)

Didn't like it very much though - it was very heavy to eat and digest, made with only buckwheat grains-flour.

I understand that usually wheat breads mix 50% wheat flour and bread flour in order to make the bread lighter.

As we've adopted Doc's suggestion of using only sprouted grains/seeds/nuts/beans in our diet, this means I need to find a good grain/seed with which to make my own bread flour, so that I can make a lighter bread.

Can someone advise which would be a good grain/seed etc., to use for this?

My usual organic supplier stocks:

bulgar wheat, polenta, quinoa, cous cous, millet, barley, brown semolina, buckwheat, unroasted buckwheat.

Or is rice maybe good for this?

Any advice would be very welcome :-)

love,

Lisa

February 5, 2003

Unless you are completely off wheat, it may help to wean yourself and to help adjust by starting with 1/2 whole wheat and 1/2 other flours and gradually decrease the whole wheat. Have fun!! (And congrats on getting it to look like bread )

Becky

Lisa Belcher <lisabelcher wrote:

Hi gang,

Made my first loaf of bread using sprouted flour (home made)!!!! And it actually looked like bread LOL Never made bread in my life, so the whole process was amazing to me :-)

Didn't like it very much though - it was very heavy to eat and digest, made with only buckwheat grains-flour.

I understand that usually wheat breads mix 50% wheat flour and bread flour in order to make the bread lighter.

As we've adopted Doc's suggestion of using only sprouted grains/seeds/nuts/beans in our diet, this means I need to find a good grain/seed with which to make my own bread flour, so that I can make a lighter bread.

Can someone advise which would be a good grain/seed etc., to use for this?

My usual organic supplier stocks:

bulgar wheat, polenta, quinoa, cous cous, millet, barley, brown semolina, buckwheat, unroasted buckwheat.

Or is rice maybe good for this?

Any advice would be very welcome :-)

love,

LisaFederal Law requires that we warn you of the following: 1. Natural methods can sometimes backfire. 2. If you are pregnant, consult your physician before using any natural remedy. 3. The Constitution guarantees you the right to be your own physician and toprescribe for your own health. We are not medical doctors although MDs are welcome to post here as long as they behave themselves. Any opinions put forth by the list members are exactly that, and any person following the advice of anyone posting here does so at their own risk. It is up to you to educate yourself. By accepting advice or products from list members, you are agreeing to be fully responsible for your own health, and hold the List Owner and members free of any liability. Dr. Ian ShillingtonDoctor of NaturopathyDr.IanShillington

February 5, 2003

Lisa I find the rice flour very light and satisfying. Maybe it could be mixed in with the buckwheat? *pokes hubby to hurry and by me a bread machine* hehee!

Janet

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Lisa Belcher

herbal_remedies

Wednesday, February 05, 2003 2:24 AM

[herbal remedies] which grains?

Hi gang,

Made my first loaf of bread using sprouted flour (home made)!!!! And it actually looked like bread LOL Never made bread in my life, so the whole process was amazing to me :-)

Didn't like it very much though - it was very heavy to eat and digest, made with only buckwheat grains-flour.

I understand that usually wheat breads mix 50% wheat flour and bread flour in order to make the bread lighter.

As we've adopted Doc's suggestion of using only sprouted grains/seeds/nuts/beans in our diet, this means I need to find a good grain/seed with which to make my own bread flour, so that I can make a lighter bread.

Can someone advise which would be a good grain/seed etc., to use for this?

My usual organic supplier stocks:

bulgar wheat, polenta, quinoa, cous cous, millet, barley, brown semolina, buckwheat, unroasted buckwheat.

Or is rice maybe good for this?

Any advice would be very welcome :-)

love,

LisaFederal Law requires that we warn you of the following: 1. Natural methods can sometimes backfire. 2. If you are pregnant, consult your physician before using any natural remedy. 3. The Constitution guarantees you the right to be your own physician and toprescribe for your own health. We are not medical doctors although MDs are welcome to post here as long as they behave themselves. Any opinions put forth by the list members are exactly that, and any person following the advice of anyone posting here does so at their own risk. It is up to you to educate yourself. By accepting advice or products from list members, you are agreeing to be fully responsible for your own health, and hold the List Owner and members free of any liability. Dr. Ian ShillingtonDoctor of NaturopathyDr.IanShillington