Early Bird Farm Pumpernickel Rye Flour
 
 

Dark Rye Flour

Part of the tribe of wheat varieties, these organic rye berries are highly nutritious and flavorful, with a nutty bite. These rye berries can be cooked whole or rolled like oats, or used to spawn edible mushrooms. These rye berries are also commonly used to make beer, whiskey, or vodka. They are also perfect for your home mill to make rye flour for breads and crackers. Delicious and versatile, rye is a staple in kitchens of the northernmost countries, as it is a hardy crop, and contains as much as 20% or more of the essential nutrients and minerals our bodies need, including niacin, fiber, protein, and B vitamins.

$11.00 – $49.50
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2 lbs, 10 lbs

Description

Heritage Abruzzi Rye is a delicious, sweeter rye that has a nutty depth of flavor. We are so delighted to offer heirloom gem, traditionally grown in the South, grown regeneratively and organically here in California by Jonathan Ecke at Ecke Farms. Pumpernickel Abruzzi Rye is a coarse ground rye delicious  in and on breads, biscuits and flatbreads. Historically in the Unites States, there were two important classes of rye: Roman rye on one hand, and French and German rye on the other. Roman rye was so vigorous it grew on almost any ground. (And it continues to do so to this day, there are just a few classes of rye today; German and French rye, and Roman rye. Roman rye occupies more acreage than any other heirloom grain in modern America. So prolific is rye, in fact, that you find it on the highway shoulders in Vermont, in Texas scrub, and in field and forest plots everywhere between.) By 1680, Italian rice farmers had brought the ancestors of modern ryes to Carolina rice fields for winter grazing and brewing—and bread. These hardy rye varieties descended from the first Roman ryes planted and selected over centuries by Jesuit monks who moved away from Rome and into caves in upper Abruzzo beginning in the 11th century. Jesuits selected their ryes for extraordinary vigor in a harsh environment. Today, the ryes of Abruzzo have a great reputation of resilience and thriving in the most challenging of soils. Most heirloom ryes of Abruzzo are traditionally flatbread ryes, but with proper technique, they make amazing artisan breads. They also make terrific home brewed and specialty beers.