Attempting Whole Wheat Farina

I took my own advice and ground up all my flours for the week’s baking last night. I even measured out the flour and yeast for two batches of bread so all that was needed this morning was to pour the warm water in and let the sponge begin. The dough is on its first rise now and soon ready to be shaped into loaves. I’m also making tortillas today. We’re taking them with us when we go out of town this weekend.

I tried something last night that I’ve been wanting to try for awhile but apparently I was waiting to be inspired. I used my Vita-Mix to grind whole wheat farina. For 2 cups of wheat berries, it took about 25 seconds of processing on speed #8. It was a little on the coarse side, I think. Then I put the farina in our Muesli, istead of the usual rolled oats. We haven’t eaten it yet this morning, but I did give it a stir to check its consistency. It looks good. I flavored it with carob powder instead of cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg.

Either Thursday or Friday we will pick up our yearly 100% grass-fed beef from the butcher. That means today I need to make room for it in the freezer. But I have lots of things stored in the freezer that don’t really have to be in there. Once I get going it shouldn’t seem so daunting.