Why Unsifted Basic Blend?

What is the difference between your Basic Blend and regular hard white wheat? 

This is an extremely common question so we wanted to answer it here too.  

This question is a little bit complex, because hard white wheat berries are actually a class of wheat. There are six classes of wheat and it's one of them.  Within each class there are hundreds to thousands of different varieties.  A variety is just a different seed. Think of when you plant your garden- there are many many different varieties of cucumbers. Some are for pickles, some are large, some are burpless, some are non-GMO, etc.  Each one serving a slightly different purpose and meeting a slightly different goal.  It is the same for whole grains like wheat. 

Each specific variety has a different yield in field for the farmer, moisture content, protein content, ash content, fiber ratio, etc.  Then after the farmer has harvested the grain the next process also varies a lot regarding who cleans and how well the grains are cleaned which affects the overall quality.  

Why does this matter to you?

It affects baking performance, taste, and quality.

Wheat is sort of like wine: using a hard white wheat is like saying you drink white wine, but now which one. Depending on the season, the type of grape, the method of processing, etc. they will all taste slightly different.  There can be a lot of variation across the varieties.

The variation in flavor and baking performance is one of the main reasons we developed our blends- we wanted our customers to have more consistent baking outcomes and higher quality in terms of texture, hydration, and loftiness.  No grittiness with Unsifted!

Our Basic Blend is more nutritionally diverse than hard white wheat, including fiber and protein. The blend also enhances the softness and flexibility of yeasted loaves, and stays fresh longer due to the targeted moisture content.

Here's a picture of our Simple Sandwich Bread recipe with a hard white variety on the left, Basic Blend in the middle, and a hard red variety on the right as just one example:

Same recipe.
Same baker.
Same day.
Same program on the bread machine.
Different grain.
Different results.

In terms of flavor, that's certainly a personal preference that can vary.  Our Basic Blend has more flavor than most hard white wheat varieties (which we like for yeasted breads). Hard white tends to be more bland or non-flavored, which isn't a bad thing it's just totally a different flavor profile.

Interested in reading more about the nutritional components of wheat?  CLICK HERE

 

The Unsifted® Difference

We created high quality custom grain blends to provide exceptional flavor, nutritional diversity, and premium baking performance.  Our Unsifted® Basic Blend is a high protein bread flour for soft, lofty breads, sourdough, pasta, pretzels and more.  Our Unsifted® Dessert Blend is a mild low-protein blend for fluffy pancakes, cookies, cakes, biscuits and more! 

Did you know that there are six different classes of wheat and across all six classes of where there are over 25,000 varieties of seeds?  Each variety has a slightly different taste, moisture uptake, protein level, ash content and more.  

Wondering why you should care about all that?  Because it impacts how much liquid to put in your recipes, how lofty the bread will be and ultimately how it will taste.

This is why we curated two custom grain blends for exceptional flavor, nutritional diversity, and premium baking performance.  Now you don't have to try a bunch of different types to find something your kids and husband will actually like. AND you don't have to guess on recipes.

With the Unsifted Blends AND recipes we tell you EXACTLY how much of the specific grain blend to mill. Plug and play.  You literally don't have to learn ANYTHING about grains to successfully bake Unsifted®.   

PS: There are no other grain blends currently being sold on the market and we know everyone doesn't have the time or interest to experiment with tons of different varieties to find a taste and texture their family will like....this is why we created our well loved grain blends.

Our Unsifted® Starter Kit has everything you need to easily mill and bake with fresh flour. We take all the guesswork out of this healthful (and delicious!) adventure to make  whole grain baking fun and stress-free!

We designed the Starter Kit to make #modernmilling as easy as possible for our families and people we love to enjoy fresh flour baking, and we are thrilled to share it with you!

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