From Storage to Stovetop: Wheat

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Wheat is a huge staple in most people’s food storage but it’s not something that most people know how to cook with in their everyday cooking. We decided we didn’t want to store things that we weren’t comfortable with using so we went on a little journey to learn how to cook with wheat. This was quite an adventure for us as 8 years ago we didn’t even know what wheat kernels look like!

Wheat Conversions

1 cup of wheat kernels = 1 1/2 cups of whole wheat flour
1 cup of whole wheat flour = 2/3 cup of wheat kernels
1 lb of wheat kernels = 2 cups of wheat kernels

Tips for Cooking With Wheat

• Use hard white wheat to make your wheat flour, it has less of a “nutty” flavor than hard red wheat
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• Use fresh ground wheat within a few days of grinder or else store in the freezer (the oils released from grinding cause the wheat to go rancid and nutrients are lost quickly as well)
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• Start with swapping wheat for all-purpose flour 1/4 to 1/2 cup at a time in recipes
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• Reduce the amount of flour used by 25% if using whole wheat instead of all-purpose flour
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• Increase baking powder or soda by 1/4 tsp. if using whole wheat instead of all-purpose flour
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• Use natural sweeteners such as honey, molasses, or agave instead of refined white sugar as the flavors will be more complimentary (and healthier) in combination with the whole wheat flour

How to Choose a Wheat Grinder

View our Wheat Grinder FAQs for detailed explanations of many of the most popular brands of wheat grinders to help you choose the best one for you.

Favorite Whole Wheat Recipes

Best Whole Wheat Bread Recipe
Honey Whole Wheat Bread
Ezekiel Bread
Homemade Rhodes Rolls
Homemade Whole Wheat Tortillas
Buffalo Chicken Pizza
Homemade Whole Wheat Noodles and Lasagna
Whole Wheat Spinach Noodles
Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup
IHOP Corn Pancakes
Whole Wheat Waffles
Food Storage Cornbread
Morning Glory Muffins
Whole Grain Banana Muffins
Wheat Applesauce Cake
Sun Oven Cinnamon Rolls
Cookie Clay Dough

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