About a year ago I finally got into the habit of soaking my wheat berries before grinding them for making healthier breads.
With all the health benefits to soaking your grains and seeds, it is a good habit to get into but does require some planning ahead. In the video below, I demonstrate how I soak, dry, and store my wheat berries and my ground flour for best preservation and so I have plenty on hand when needed for making breads. It really is just a matter of staying ahead:
When soaking any grains or beans, I always add a couple Tablespoons of my homemade vinegar to the filtered rain water, this helps to break down the phytic acids making them easier to digest.
In this photo is the soaking batch I just started this morning using my own blueberry vinegar:
Besides using my soaked grains for breads, I also use them to make my own hot cereal simply by tossing them into the blender and processing until the size I want
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Hope you are all having a wonderful week! ~Heidi
