Kernza Sourdough

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Kernza’s pleasing, molasses-like sweetness makes it a unsocial replacement for accepted wheat successful baked goods. It is simply a domesticated signifier of wheatgrass developed by scientists astatine the nonprofit Land Institute. When utilizing it successful bread, it should beryllium paired with a hard wheat flour, specified arsenic breadstuff flour oregon a precocious macromolecule all-purpose flour, to guarantee a beardown operation and decent rise. As you summation the ratio of Kernza to wheat, the dough volition go darker and stickier, and the last loaf volition go denser, chewier and much fragrant.

This look calls for 25 percent full Kernza flour to 75 percent breadstuff flour, but you tin summation the magnitude up to 1-to-1 — which is 520 grams Kernza to 380 grams breadstuff flour successful the last dough (accounting for the breadstuff flour successful the levain) — to diagnostic its sweet, astir nutty sensation much prominently. And you tin besides easy swap retired full Kernza flour for sprouted Kernza flour. To maximize the ecological benefits of your loaf, effort to root section breadstuff flour made from a hard wheat variety, specified arsenic Glenn, Bolles, Turkey Red oregon Red Fife. And erstwhile you’ve opened a container of full atom flour specified arsenic Kernza, beryllium definite to store it successful your fridge oregon freezer to sphere it.

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This look is reasonably straightforward to halve if 2 loaves are excessively overmuch for your household — though an other loaf of freshly baked breadstuff is 1 of the champion gifts you tin give.

As with different breadstuff recipes, precision is key. We urge investing successful a room standard and opt for grams to measurement ingredients alternatively of utilizing measurement measurements.

Stored chopped broadside down successful a insubstantial container oregon breadstuff box, immoderate other breadstuff volition enactment comparatively caller connected your antagonistic for up to 5 days. Slice and frost immoderate leftovers aft that to toast and devour them individually.

Perennial Pantry Kernza flour is disposable online astatine perennial-pantry.com. Columbia County Bread and Granola offers a sprouted mentation of Kernza flour online astatine columbiacountybread.com.

This look requires an progressive sourdough starter (see related recipe). You volition request astir 2 days to implicit the recipe, though astir of it is hands-off time. Aim to statesman gathering the levain successful the greeting and cook the loaves the pursuing morning.

Adapted from baker Jenny Starrs of Starrs Sourdough.

Ingredients

Nutritional Facts

Per portion (based connected 24)

• Calories

  156

• Fat

  1 g

• Carbohydrates

  31 g

• Sodium

  236 mg

• Protein

  6 g

• Fiber

  3 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

Adapted from baker Jenny Starrs of Starrs Sourdough.

Tested by Becky Krystal.

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• Sourdough Starter