Local Spotlight: Storage Nitty Gritty Grain Company and But- Store whole grain flour in the freezer for up to 6 terworks Farm months in a tightly closed paper or plastic bag or Nitty Gritty Grain Company T storage container to keep the naturally occuring of Charlotte, Vermont produces V oils in the germ from going rancid and to keep cornmeal, cornmeal mixes and away moisture and insects. flours from certified organic grains which have been minimally processed About City Market, Onion River Co-op and blended in small batches. This results in a City Market, Onion River Co-op is a consumer product with superior flavor and nutrition. Try cooperative, with over 11,000 Members, selling Nitty Gritty’s pancake and muffin mix, whole wholesome food and other products while Flour wheat flour, soft white wheat pastry flour, and all building a vibrant, empowered community and purpose flour. a healthier world, all in a sustainable manner. Butterworks Farm is an organic farm located Located in downtown Burlington, Vermont, in Westfield, Vermont. In addition to the line City Market provides a large selection of local, of cultured dairy products produced there, bulk organic and conventional foods, and thousands items such as flour, beans, spelt and sunflower of local and Vermont-made products. Visit oil are available seasonally. Try Butterworks City Market, Onion River Co-op online Farms whole wheat bread flour and early riser at www.CityMarket.coop or call 802-861-9700. cornmeal. Apple Muffins 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour 3 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. cinnamon ½ tsp. salt 1 egg 2/3 cup milk 1/3 cup melted butter or canola oil Whole grain flour adds color, flavor, and 1/3 cup maple syrup or brown sugar nutrition to all recipes. You can replace half 1 apple, cored and chopped the amount of white flour with whole grain flour in all baking recipes, from cookies Sift together flours, baking powder, cinnamon, and muffins to bread and pizza dough. City and salt in a medium-sized bowl. In a separate Market carries a variety of white and whole bowl, mix together egg, milk, melted butter or wheat flours that are perfect for baking, as canola oil, and maple syrup or brown sugar. Your Community-Owned Grocery Store well as gluten-free flours like buckwheat and Blend wet ingredients into dry ingredients. Stir 82 South Winooski Avenue cornmeal. gently. Lightly fold in chopped apples. Bake in a Burlington, VT 05401 greased12-muffin tin at 425° for 20 minutes or (802) 861-9700 • www.CityMarket.coop until golden on top. About Wheat Flour Other Bread Flours chickpea flour -a high protein flour that is also known as garbanzo bean flour, gram flour, or Wheat flours are milled from soft or hard wheat rye - produces bread with a rich, slightly sour besan and coming in Indian cooking; high in berries and vary in gluten content. Gluten flavor common in Germany; also quite moist additional nutrients like iron and fiber and mild is a combination of two proteins, gliadin and dense because it does not rise. and glutenin that is found in wheat. Gluten in flavor, it can be used easily in combination six-grain - a mixture of wheat, barley, rye, influences how elastic a dough is and how chewy with other flours to add nutrient density to buckwheat, corn, and millet flours that adds it will be when baked. foods. interesting flavors when mixed with bread flour. cornmeal - great for cornbread and corn Whole or Refined? Gluten-Free Flours muffins; this is more finely ground flour than Whole wheat flour contains the outer bran and polenta (the Italian name) or grits (the Southern People who are gluten sensitive have trouble nutritious inner germ (which appear as brown name), which are not typically used for baking. digesting the proteins found in gluten. Flours speckles); in white flour, these have been removed Also check out the heirloom Early Riser that contain gluten at City Market include and the flour has been nutritionally fortified. cornmeal from Butterworks Farm. all forms of wheat, spelt, oat, and rye flours, as quinoa flour - quinoa is a complete protein, well as six-grain flour. We offer several kinds of Common Types of Wheat Flour making this flour a great healthful addition. flour that do not contain gluten in the Bulk *all-purpose flour It has a nutty, earthy flavor and is great in - refined white flour used for section, however, these flours may have come pancakes, waffles, breads, and baked goods. either bread or quick-breads, cookies, etc. into contact with gluten-containing flours in the *whole wheat pastry flour - whole wheat flour filling or scooping processes. Packaged gluten milled from soft wheat berries; soft and tender free flour blends are available in our grocery Specialty Flours for quick-breads, cookies, pie, etc. department in Aisle 1. Packaged gluten free flour We carry some varieties of flours that are mostly *whole wheat bread flour - whole wheat blends are available in our grocery department in used for particular purposes: flour milled from hard wheat berries; high in Aisle 1. semolina flour - for making homemade pasta gluten and used for crusty bread and pizza dough. Gluten-free flours will not rise and therefore masa harina flour - for making corn tortillas should be used for flatter, denser breads, white wheat flour - milled from hard white garbanzo bean flour - for making Indian dosas wheat berries; lighter in flavor than traditional mixed with gluten-containing flours, or red wheat but still 100% whole grain; can used for special gluten-free baking recipes. Nitty Gritty Grain Company’s Pancake and Muffin Mix - made from a blend of Vermont- be used for either breads that need to rise or almond flour - a low carbohydrate and high grown certified organic heirloom and hybrid quick-breads. protein option which adds a wonderful flavor to corns, which gives it a robust flavor and grainy Spelt cookies, cakes, pie crusts, pancakes, macaroons - a high protein ancestor of today’s texture. common wheat that has a wider spectrum of and quick breads. nutrients than wheat and is more versatile. It buckwheat flour - an earthy, gray-speckled has a hearty, nutty flavor that is great in breads flour rich in iron; used in buckwheat pancakes, or quick-breads, and some people find it more Japanese soba noodles, and savory crepes. digestible than wheat. brown rice flour - light, sweet, and crumbly; *local in season! mix it with wheat flour or substitute a mixture of one part arrowroot plus four parts rice flour in recipes to keep them from crumbling.