trombonish: (sewing)
2011-10-31 09:58 pm
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Experiments in Food: Wheat Berries

No, I didn't know wheat berries were a food either. At the farmer's market we bought a pound bag of dried wheat for $1.50. I had vague ideas about grinding them for flour, but it turns out I didn't have the piecesparts to do so. But, my cookbook (Better Homes and Gardens: New Cook Book) did at least mention them, something about soaking for a long while then boiling for an hour or so. I thought that seemed entirely too long, but... crockpots! This makes a nice chewy hot breakfast with hardly any actual prep work.

Mind: this is scaled for my little (1.5 qt) crockpot

Night before:

3/4 cup wheat berries
2 1/2 cup water

Combine in crockpot, set on low. Cook overnight (8 hours or so)

Morning:
Cooked grains! Treat like oatmeal. Add whatever you'd like.

Suggested things to stir in:
Brown sugar
Honey
Dried apple bits
rasins
other dried fruit
nutmeg
cinnamon
... whatever you'd put in oatmeal!

Woggy really likes these for breakfast, they are particularly chewy and stick-to-your-ribs ish. And I have been feeding them to him regularly since we've sworn off the packaged oatmeal packets. The 3/4 cups cooked lasts about 3 breakfasts. I find the texture a little weird, but it goes Excelent in granola/yogurt (up next!)