WHEAT RECIPES WITHOUT A WHEAT GRINDER
WHEAT
BERRIES
Add 1 cup wheat kernels to 2 cups boiling water;
let soak one hour or overnight.
Rinse. Drain well. Store in covered container in refrigerator
for up to two weeks.
SLOPPY
JOES
1 pound ground beef
1 small onion, chopped
1/4 cup green pepper, chopped
1 can tomato soup (or tomato sauce thinned with 1 cup tomato
juice)
1 teaspoon salt
Pepper to taste
1-1/2 cups cooked wheat berries
1 teaspoon chili powder
Saute ground beef, onions and green peppers. Add soup or sauce/juice, salt and pepper, and
cooked wheat. Add chili powder and
simmer 20-30 minutes until desired thickness is reached. Serve on buns or over
rice.
--Wheat Cookin’ Made Easy
BISCUITS
2
cups flour
1
teaspoon salt
2
tablespoons sugar
1/2
teaspoon baking powder
1/2
teaspoon baking powder
1/4
cup germinated wheat, chopped
1/2
cup shortening
23/
to 1 cup buttermilk
Mix together flour, salt, sugar, baking soda, and
baking powder in a medium bowl. Cut
germinated wheat and shortening into flour mixture with a pastry blender or two
knives. Add buttermilk to mixture a
little at a time, until dry ingredients are moistened. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and
knead (no more than 10 times). Pat or
roll out to 3/4-inch thickness. Cut with
2-inch cookie cutter and place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes, or
until lightly browned. Serve
immediately.
--Eat That Wheat
WHOLE
WHEAT PANCAKES
3/4
cup wheat 1
tablespoon honey
1
cup milk 3
eggs, separated
Soak wheat and put in refrigerator
overnight. In the morning, drain and
blend softened wheat in a blender with milk for 4 minutes. Blend in honey. Add egg yolks and blend 2 minutes. Add whites and blend another 2 minutes. Cook on hot griddle. These make thin pancakes that are delicious. --Lisa Pantone, Wheat
Cookin’ Made Easy
CHINESE FRIED WHEAT
3
cups cooked cold wheat berries 4
green onions, sliced (or 1 medium onion, minced)
1/4
pound finely diced ham or bacon 1/4
teaspoon soy sauce
1/4
cup cooking oil 2
eggs
Place meat in hot, heavy skillet and stir-fry
about 5 minutes until browned and cooked thoroughly. Add oil, wheat, green onions, salt, and soy
sauce. Cook and stir until heated
through. Hollow a center in the wheat
and break in eggs. Scramble until eggs
are cooked; then stir into the balance of the mixture.
--Wheat Cookin’ Made Easy
GERMINATING WHEAT-You don’t necessarily have to
buy a kit or special equipment to germinate wheat, according to David and
Laurie Green, authors of Eat That Wheat.
You’ll need a clean wide-mouth glass canning jar, a strainer for rinsing
the grain, cheesecloth, and a rubber band.
1. Pour
1/3 cup of wheat grains onto a plate or cutting board. Quickly sort and discard any broken,
misshapen, or discolored pieces, along with any dirt or debris.
2. Place
the remaining grains in the jar and rinse thoroughly through a strainer. Then fill the jar half-way with water. Sit the jar upright on the counter and let soak
8-12 hours.
3. Pour
the water out of the jar through a strainer.
Rinse the grains and pour the water completely out of the jar, using a
strainer to catch the grains. Cover the jar with the cheesecloth and secure it
with a rubber band.
4. Tip
the jar to the side and rotate it a few times so some of the moistened grains
cling to the sides of the jar, and then lay it on its side in a dark
cupboard. Repeat the process of rinsing,
draining, and rotating once in the morning and once at night.
5. After
two to three days the wheat will be germinated. Most of the shoots should be
about the length of the grain itself. To
store, do a final rinse and thoroughly drain.
Remove the cheese cloth and replace it with plastic wrap. Place the jar in the refrigerator. It can be stored up to five days. If you have stored it in the refrigerator and
it becomes dry or inedible, simply discard it.
TO EAT IT: Try it raw as a snack; add 1
tablespoon of it to flavored yogurt, or over your favorite hot or cold
breakfast cereal; tuck it into sandwich fillings; toss it in salads; or grind
it in a meat grinder or chop it with a knife and add to recipes. You can add 1/4 cup to your usual
bread-machine recipes.
NOTES: Don’t grow the tiny shoots into longer
sprouts for salads, because they will turn bitter. They should be just about the same length as
the grain kernal.
Germinated wheat can be added more quickly to the
diet because it’s easier on the digestive system. When the wheat is germinated, the starches
turn to simple sugars, and you can eat it without the stomach upset, and it
slightly increases the nutritional value.
