Comments on: Malted Grain Loaf: Best Loaf Ever?

By: Mihl

Mihl — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:15:54 +0000

I saw your comment on twitter. So glad you like the bread. It is good to know that my bread recipes work for others too. I’ve been thinking about soaking and sprouting some grain berries for my next loaf, too

By: Monica Shaw

Monica Shaw — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:34:40 +0000

Marina – Stay tuned… I’m going to post my recipe for even EASIER no knead bread in a couple secs.

Mihl – You are my bread baking hero. Your dark wholemeal bread is next on my bread baking to-do list. I actually have a bunch of rye berries… maybe I should sprout them and use them for bread!

By: Mihl

Mihl — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:45:59 +0000

Wow, this bread looks really great.Thank you for posting the link and the recipe. I don’t think I can get such a flour here, but I usually make my own malt from rye for barley sprouts. Malt in bread is often used to give the bread a dark colour and a sweet taste.
You are right, the berries are sprouted and then dried at a low temperature (unter 50 °C, if I remember correctly). I love the smell of freshly milled rye malt flour! I have to make a new batch now that I found this recipe.

By: Marina

Marina — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:02:05 +0000

Thanks for the explanation! I think I’ll try your recipe for whole wheat no knead bread, and I’ll skip this malted thingy )

By: Monica Shaw

Monica Shaw — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:22:15 +0000

Hey guys... so, I did a little research and learned that "malted" basically means that the grain has been allowed to sprout. Malted flour is just flour that has some malted grain added to it (usually wheat or barley). For example, the Doves Farm Malthouse flour I used consists of Brown Wheat Flour, Malted Wheat Flakes (15%), Rye Flour (3.6%), Malt Flour. This whole malted business seems to be popular thanks to Hovis, who trademarked a flour called "granary flour" which is used to make a popular multigrain "malted" bread. I'm not sure what's similar in the U.S., though I suspect you could achieve a similar effect by combining flours. Bob's Red Mill sells Malted Barley Flour - you could try combining some of that with some strong white and strong wholemeal flour. Or you could order Hovis Malted Brown Granary Flour online! Here's a couple more links that talk about malted flour: What in blazes is Granary Flour? [ochef] Granary flour [fresh loaf]

By: Marina

Marina — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:19:14 +0000

I love making bread! What does “malted” mean? never heard of that

By: Jes

Jes — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:49:15 +0000

I’ve never heard of malted grain but I absolutely have to find it now. That loaf is beyond gorgeous and I bet it tastes even better!