| Why make whole wheat flour at home when it is | | | | this grinder gets the job done even when there is no |
| readily available in all the stores, and you can simply | | | | electricity. |
| buy it from the shelf? We all know that whole wheat | | | | Buying grain |
| is rich in vitamins and minerals but most people do not | | | | If you buy your whole grains from a grainery or grain |
| realize that whole wheat flour loses about 45 percent | | | | elevator it will be very cheap. You can also buy |
| of its nutrients within 24 hours and 90 percent within | | | | organic whole grains but these will be sold at a slightly |
| 72 hours. This means that most of the nutrients found | | | | higher price. There are many kinds of grains you can |
| in whole wheat does not make it into your body. | | | | grind to make flour. Some of these include barley, navy |
| You Will Need: | | | | beans, oats, rye, wheat berries, brown rice and corn. |
| * A hand or electrical wheat grinder (a coffee grinder | | | | Hints and Tips: |
| with a lid will also do the trick) | | | | * Only grind enough flour to use immediately as freshly |
| * Whole wheat | | | | ground whole grains tend to get rancid quickly. |
| You simply put the whole wheat into the grinder and | | | | * You can store your whole grain wheat kernels at |
| grind away until you have the correct amount of flour. | | | | room temperature for quite awhile, just be sure to |
| A cup of wheat kernels will give you just under 2 cups | | | | keep them cool and dry and away from bugs. |
| of flour and a pound of wheat produces about 4 and | | | | * Never put moist ingredients in your grinder. |
| a half cups of flour. | | | | * Making whole grain flour at home will cost you about |
| Buying a Grinder | | | | 10c a pound as opposed to $4 and more you pay for |
| Although there are a huge variety of grinders available | | | | it in the stores. |
| on the market today you basically have a choice | | | | * A good grinder will cost you about $300. |
| between two types of wheat grinders; namely electric | | | | * Ground your flour at low temperatures. Some mills |
| grinders and hand grinders. | | | | heat up whilst grinding the flour giving it a rancid taste. |
| Electric grinders do all the work for you with the push | | | | * Once you have ground your flour and you need to |
| of a button. They tend to be very noisy but are very | | | | store it, put it in a cool dark place until such a time that |
| durable and you can grind enough flour for 6 loaves of | | | | you are ready to use it. |
| bread within 10 minutes. | | | | * Do not store flour for long periods as it will lose much |
| Hand grinders require a bit of elbow grease as you | | | | of its nutrition with time. It is therefore better to use the |
| grind the wheat to flour by using your arm to turn the | | | | flour right after grinding instead of storing it for later |
| handle. Although much slower than an electric grinder, | | | | use. |