Purple Straw Flour (certified organic)

I am making my own sourdough starter and this flower is something new to me and it is something I expect to be using into the future! Give it a try!

Okay, the title is a joke -- I did not expect this flour to actually have a purple hue. But this is an excellent whole wheat flour and has been an excellent addition to my bakes. I have added it in pretty generous quantities to my breads to great success. Even tried it out in my pie dough and was quite pleased with the added flavor and retained delicate texture. Adds the earthy, whole-wheat flavor you expect without the bitterness and coarse/chalkiness you get from off-the-shelf whole wheat flours.

Used this flour in combination with AP flour for pie crusts for 4 pies for Thanksgiving. Absolutely wonderful. Flaky tender and superb flavor. My husband never notices the crust but immediately noticed something different in the pies this year. He said this crust is great! What’s different? I can’t wait to make him biscuits with this flour.

In spite of eating really healthy for 40 years, I have never been able to like stone milled flour products. Just too “wheaty” tasting for me (laughs). I bought this flour two years ago on a whim….and it’s been sitting in the freezer since then. I am in the process of rotating Prepper supplies and ran across it at the bottom of the chest freezer and felt adventurous.
Made flatbread and literally, quite loudly, proclaimed “wowzer”. It’s really really good. Very nutty flavor….full flavored and not that dense wheat flavor I am not fond of. Definitely a keeper. Holds together very well, even when the dough is in the fridge a couple of days. Rolled out really thin even on the third day, moist and not grainy.
Just wish it came as a berry rather than already ground…so honestly, as much as I love this flour I will not be buying as much of it because of that.

I've incorporated it into alot of my existing recipes and it preformed deliciously!