Grinding Wheat

I've been grinding wheat for a few months now and am glad I made the investment of buying a NutriMill grinder.  I ordered my first bucket of organic wheat from Amazon.com and hope to buy the next bucket closer to home.  There are different kinds of wheat.  I buy the white hard wheat.  It has the same nutritional value as red wheat, but it has a lighter taste. 

Whole wheat is very nutritious!  It has over 20 vitamins and minerals, including iron, magnesium, and many b vitamins.  When you use white flour, you are missing out on all those nutrients because they have been removed by processing. 


Here is my wheat grinder, filled with wheat before grinding.

Here is what the fresh flour looks like.

If you don't have the money to buy a grain mill at this time, you can buy White Hard Wheat Flour at the grocery store.  That is what I did before I purchased my own wheat because I am picky and wanted to make sure I liked the flavor.  The only thing about buying whole wheat flour is that it does expire within a couple of months (because all those nutrients will turn rancid after time).  FYI, that is why they started selling white flour-it has a longer shelf life.  When I have leftover wheat flour, I freeze it until I am ready to use it.

I use my white wheat flour for all my cooking and baking and so far have yet to be disappointed.  I've served chocolate cake twice and no one could tell it was made with whole wheat!