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Baking Bread with Einkorn

Would you like to learn how to bake bread with the ancients ... ancient grains, that is?

Then, join us on a bread-baking journey that began many centuries ago.

Sprouted Einkorn Bread

Einkorn, from the speciesTriticum monococcum, is considered the grain of the ancients. It was the first wheat to be cultivated by man over 12,000 years ago. It is starting to make a come back because of its high protein content and the fact that it grows easily on marginal land and in adverse conditions. Breads made with this amazing grain are light and creamy in color and have a light, rich flavor.

Seed Head and Grains Einkorn Seed Head and Grains

This ancient wheat is also very nutritious. It is a pure wheat that has not been genetically modified like modern wheat. It has 17 chromosomes compared to 42 in modern wheat. It also contains higher levels of protein (22.83% vs. modern hard red wheat-14.5%), essential fatty acids, phosphorous, potassium, riboflavin, pyridoxine (B6), lutein and beta-carotene (lutein) than modern wheats.

You might enjoy some of the breads we've made with this ancient grain

	Olive Oil Pizza Dough Whole grain pizza crust made with the grain of the ancients.
	Bread made with an overnight sponge Basic whole wheat bread using freshly milled flour and an overnight sponge.
	Levain with an overnight poolish This levain is made with an overnight poolish.
	Oatmeal Bread Machine Bread A delicious Oatmeal Bread machine bread made with a mixture of flours and steel cut oats.
	Normandy Apple Bread Sourdough bread made with dried apples, apple cider, bread flour and ancient grain flour.
	Pumpkin Yeast Bread This Pumpkin Yeast Bread is made with 80% extraction Einkorn flour.
	Sesame Crackers Whole grain crackers with sesame seeds.
	Sourdough Bread Sourdough bread made with an Einkorn sourdough starter and flour.
	Sprouted Einkorn Bread A delicious sprouted bread made with sprouted grains and all purpose flour.
	Sprouted Bread with no Flour The key to success with this sprouted bread is to only let the grains sprout until the tiny sprouts are just barely beginning to show.

Look for more Whole Grain Breads

Sources:
http://www.einkorn.com/types-of-wheat-nutritional-content-health-benefits-comparison
http://www.growseed.org/einkorn.html
http://www.jovialfoods.com/einkorn/einkorn-overview
http://www.naturalnews.com/032260_Einkorn_wheat.html
Homegrown Whole Grains by Sara Pitzer