How To Make Whole Wheat Flour from Wheat Berries
Milling your own grains to make Whole Wheat flour, (fresh milled flour) is so nutritious, healthy, and delicious! You'll need wheat berries and a grain mill to start and a chockfull of information to be motivated. I share everything about storing whole grains, the wheat berries I stock up on, and the basics of making wholemeal flour using a grain mill. Grinding wheat berries to make fresh milled flour breads has been the best food change I've made for our family and now I do it with sourdough!
Equipment
- 1 electric grain mill, (WonderMill is my favorite)
- 1 measuring cup
Ingredients
Ingredient:
- 1 cup whole grain, (wheat berries of choice *see notes)
Instructions
Directions:
- Place the grains into the hopper of an electric grain mill and grind to the desired flour texture (I use the pastry setting on my Wondermill to make fine flour.)
- Allow the mill to run a few seconds after grinding to self-clean. Turn the machine off and wait for the milling heads to stop running. Open the canister and use flour for your favorite recipes.
Notes
**If using a WonderMill, turn the grain mill on before placing grains into the hopper.
**I generally use hard red wheat berries, hard white wheat, or soft white wheat berries on an everyday basis.
**Every 1 cup of wheat grain makes about 1 1/2 cups of flour.
**Do not exceed milling 8 cups of grain at one use. That will make approximately 12 cups of flour and can make the canister burst open.
Nutrition Facts
How To Make Whole Wheat Flour from Wheat Berries
Serving Size
1 cup
Amount per Serving
Calories
381
% Daily Value*
Fat
1
g
2
%
Saturated Fat
0.2
g
1
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
0.2
g
Sodium
7
mg
0
%
Potassium
455
mg
13
%
Carbohydrates
80
g
27
%
Fiber
7
g
29
%
Sugar
3
g
3
%
Protein
16
g
32
%
Vitamin A
20
IU
0
%
Calcium
22
mg
2
%
Iron
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
