When I first started building up my food storage, I was very intimidated by wheat. I bought a 25 pound bag and swore I would figure out SOMETHING to do with it. I didn't want to purchase like quantities until I knew how I would actually eat it. I was over at a friend's house who happened to have a WonderMill Wheat Grinder and she let me grind up a big batch of wheat flour. My food storage life was about to change forever!
I really thought the amount I ground up would last me for months and months. Truth be told I've already used more than half of it in less than a week. I'm so excited because I REALLY never thought I could get into the whole rotating, everyday cooking thing as much as I have. Here are the ways I have been using my wheat, for real!
Wheat Bread
BREAD: I've been spending my evenings trying out different bread recipes after the kids are in bed. So far I haven't found a perfect sandwich bread but I've been enjoying hot bread with honey on top. I started with 1/2 whole wheat and 1/2 all-purpose flour and that helped the family adjust too.
PANCAKES: Next, I have been making pancakes! I've never really been a big fan of Bisquick pancakes so I haven't ever really cooked pancakes for my family, much to my husband's dismay. Well I decided to try making a buttermilk pancake recipe from scratch using whole wheat flour. They turned out so delicious we make them at least once a week now!
PIZZA: I've also gotten addicted to homemade pizza. I throw ingredients into my bread machine, hit dough setting, then 90 minutes later I roll it out, top it, and bake it at 425 for about 20 mins -I like the crust crusty. AMAZING and totally healthy because I try to top it with mostly veggies, turkey pepperoni - my FAVORITE!, and just a "little" cheese. The recipe is easy even:
3 Cups of whole wheat flour (I use hard white wheat)
1 Cup of water
2 Tablespoons of Oil
2 Tablespoons of Sugar
1tsp of Salt
1 Tablespoon of Yeast
So if you have been procrastinating on getting started with eating the whole wheat from your food storage, hopefully these tips will help kick-start you into gear. If you don't have access to someone with a wheat grinder I would definitely start saving up for one!
3 Tips for Using the WHOLE WHEAT in Your Food Storage
About the Author:
Jodi has a passion for learning about emergency preparedness and food storage in order to help her family be prepared for any kinds of emergency situations. She has learned how to use her food storage foods on a daily basis in order to help her store what her family eats, and eat what they have stored. One of the biggest helps with this is having a high quality wheat grinder. If you are new to food storage, sign up for the FREE BabyStep Checklists which will walk you through the entire process of putting together a basic emergency preparedness plan, water storage, three month food supply, and year supply of long term food storage.
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