Anyone grind their own grain?

[RU55ELL]

I bought my wife a grain mill for her birthday. One of her friends from our homeschooling group does it and gave us some flour that she ground herself. We made pancakes with it one morning and it tastes SO much better. It is also healthier and has more protein than enriched flour that you buy at the store. We bought 5lbs of wheat berries for $8 and it will make about 10lbs of flour. You do the math; it comes out cheaper than what you can buy in the store. Anyone else grinding their own grain?

 

[taugust]

When I was growing up, my mom used to grind wheat and make whole wheat bread on a regular basis. It was dark and heavy, and I didn't appreciate it much then, although the aroma whas great. Not sure about your math, but if you can get 10lbs of flour out of 5lbs of wheat, you've got something there.:chef::Wow1:

It sounds like the perfect complement to a dutch oven for making homemade sourdough bread. See
http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/22444-A-Dutch-Oven-No-Knead-Bread-Recipe?highlight=sourdough Yum

 

[RU55ELL]

The math isn't wrong. 1 cup of wheat berries makes a little over 1-3/4 cups of flour. My mom makes sourdough bread all the time but it is really fattening. Maybe that is why it is so wonderful!

 

[xtatik]

The math isn't wrong. 1 cup of wheat berries makes a little over 1-3/4 cups of flour. My mom makes sourdough bread all the time but it is really fattening. Maybe that is why it is so wonderful!

Math is wrong. Cup is volume measure. Pound is weight measure. No comparison.
What weighs more?
A) a pound of feathers
B) a pound of lead

Nevertheless, I've thought of doing this, but the cost of a mill was prohibitive. Maybe I was looking in the wrong place. How much do they run?

 

[85CUCV]

We grind our own wheat flour for bread and buckwheat for pancakes.

 

[DontPanic42]

I cheat. I have a friend that grinds his own wheat and corn. Needless to say, I get it from him. Along with his free range eggs, great eats. Now if he would just get the smokehouse finished. Right now, I am looking at mesquite bean flour. Lots of advantages living in the country.

 

[1911]

We grind our own wheat. We have tons of it in food storage, and rotate it.

 

[keezer37]

Nevertheless, I've thought of doing this, but the cost of a mill was prohibitive. Maybe I was looking in the wrong place. How much do they run?

Depends what you want. I had a hand crank one that vice grips the table. They run as little as $25 on Amazon and it's a solid machine. You will work for your food though. I used to grind rice to make Puto.

 

[Lichen]

I used to grind rice to make Puto.

I know what Puto means in Spanish :sombrero: I hope that's not what you're referring to.

 

[RU55ELL]

The Blendtec mill I bought my wife was $159 on Amazon.

 

[ssssnake529]

We grind our own. The wheat we use is Prairie Gold, from Montana. Best Bread Ever.

 

[keezer37]

I know what Puto means in Spanish :sombrero: I hope that's not what you're referring to.

No.:Wow1: This stuff: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puto

 

[taugust]

My mom makes sourdough bread all the time but it is really fattening. Maybe that is why it is so wonderful!

My sourdough recipe (above) has no fat in it whatsoever. Just flour, water, sourdough starter, and salt. Very simple, basic, and good.