Questions tagged [wheat]
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Remedy a sourdough which used milled red winter wheat
I followed a sourdough recipe that said to use bread flour, I thought a hard red winter wheat ran through our grain mill would suffice if I sifted out the bran... Apparently not. Is there any way to salvage this? The bread just is not wanting to…
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Substitutes for wheat flour and their challenges in baking
What are the flours that can be substituted for wheat flour in baking, specifically for breads, pastries and cakes?
I found a few here: Top 10 alternatives to wheat
What sort of challenges have you, experienced or novice bakers, faced while using…
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Culinary Uses for Wheat Grass Sprouts
Typically the only way I've found people consuming wheat grass sprouts is through juicing. Can this item be used in cooking, preferably as a main ingredient?
(Please keep in mind that I'm vegan.)
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Why are we not generally using egg in Buckwheat crêpe (or galette) but only in Wheat Flour crêpe?
I was doing so research over the internet to know why egg are typically use in wheat flour crêpe but not in Buckwheat crêpe. Is there's a reason for it or it is just a simple question of recipe ?
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Are sprouting wheat berries safe?
I soaked some wheat berries for a bit more than 24 hours and now some white stuff comes out of it.
Is it safe if I boil and eat it as I usually do?
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How to (cheaply) grind wheat berries for home bread making?
I've never made wheat flour before, though I bake bread regularly. I'm considering using my KitchenAid blender to grind my hard white wheat berries, but am worried I would harm the blender. I use about 7 cups of flour per week, so hand-milling might…
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What is fine semolina? (For baghrir recipe)
Background: I would like to cook baghrir. There are many recipes, all very similar: put fine semolina, warm water, yeast, sugar, salt in a blender and blend it for a few minutes, in the end it should have a liquid consistency. I tried it once but it…
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Common term for "roughly-grind Semolina" (as used to make couscous)
A course common in all North-African coast cuisines is Couscous, which is made of "roughly-grind Semolina" lightly cooked or steamed with a bit of water and salt;
Very often, a vegetable based stew is poured upon the Couscous and then served.
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Why does homemade pasta using wholemeal flour break easily as compared to all purpose flour?
Why does wholemeal pasta break more easily than pasta that is made from all-purpose flour?
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Which product for white chapatis?
I want to make some chapatis with water and wheat flour only. there should preferably be no mineral fortification or added ingredients and it has to be white as I want it to be easier for digestion.
I cant seem to find it all the results show…
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How to eat wheat as a staple?
I'm wanting to stop having rice as my staple and try something else. I was thinking to try wheat however I never heard that people eat pure wheat daily like they eat pure rice daily like in the far east.
What I mean to say is wheat is often…
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Wheat-based gluten-free pie crust?
I am trying to find a way to make a pie crust, with wheat flour, that's somehow gluten free. I only have one idea: reverse creaming, but with a pie crust. However, I know that gluten will still slowly develop if I mix it, so I was wondering if there…
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What is the difference between durum whole wheat flour and hard amber durum wheat?
The Meijer brand package description is "whole wheat pasta" and the ingredients are "hard amber durum wheat". The Kroger brand pasta package description is "100% whole wheat pasta" and the ingredients are "durum whole wheat flour".
That sounds the…
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What can I do with whole wheat pastry dough?
I used soft whole wheat flour to make pasta dough, following the recommendation here that soft wheat flour is a traditional pasta ingredient. However, it's crumbling apart when I try to roll it thin enough. I'm looking for a plan B. Any idea what…
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How to remove husk from grain?
I need help to remove husk from grain - specifically spent grain from the beer production. Does anyone have any kind of experience with that?
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