Purple Straw Wheat Flour
An heirloom variety rediscovered.
Purple Straw Wheat mills to a soft flour with low gluten content. Technically a biscuit flour, it also bakes into a lovely cake with good structure, crumb and a wonderful nutty taste from the high bran content. You can choose to sift it lightly for pastries and piecrusts, or use it as is, for more texture and flavour. In America, crop production ceased in the 1970’s and 80’s when new hybrid varieties outcompeted Purple Straw in the market. The lightness of the flour remains, producing the distinctive baking qualities that make Purple Straw Wheat worth rediscovering.
It remains little known in Australia, and as far are we know, grown only by Tania and Steve of Burrum Biodynamics. We couldn't be more excited to mill this beautiful wheat.
SOURCE
Grain supplied by Burrum Biodynamics. Tania and Stephen are leaders in regenerative agriculture. They're generous in sharing their knowledge and produce grains, legumes and pulses with fabulous flavour, grown in healthy soils and filled with nutrients, not chemicals.
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DELIVERY OR COLLECTION
Available for posting.
Also available for collection at the Castlemaine, Lancefield and Woodend Monthly Farmer's Markets. If you can't collect from one of the Markets, just get in touch and we'll make a plan.