I’ve been incorporating freshly milled grains into my diet a little at a time, and the difference in my gut health has been tremendous. I used to struggle with histamine reactions, and since gradually introducing freshly milled flour, I’ve noticed those reactions have practically disappeared. I can’t say freshly milled grains are solely responsible, but they’ve become an important part of how I eat.
Wondermill is the grain mill I use. This is the best waffle maker I’ve ever used–my homemade waffles turn out practically perfectly every time.
Today I’m sharing my freshly milled waffle recipe using einkorn and Sonora wheat berries.
If you don’t have a grain mill, use store-bought einkorn wheat flour instead! Just reduce the milk (or add slowly), since freshly milled whole-grain flour tends to absorb more liquid. Another option is to blend wheat berries in the dry container of a vitamix, which will be a slightly grittier version of a mill.
I also add cottage cheese because I like a balance of carbohydrates, fat, and protein. These waffles leave me feeling genuinely satisfied for hours and hours.
They’re slightly sweet on their own, delicious with a little butter and maple syrup, and enthusiastically toddler approved. My daughter declared them “the best waffles in the whole world.”
And really, what more could you ask for?
Fresh milled einkorn and Sonora wheat waffles with cottage cheese for a satisfying breakfast. Plus, an easy store-bought einkorn flour option!
- 1 3/4 cup fresh milled soft wheat berries I like 50/50 einkorn/sonora berries
- 3 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp panela sugar whatever sugar you have
- 2 eggs, separated
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 1/2 cup avocado oil melted coconut oil, butter, etc.
- 1 tsp vanilla
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Mill the wheat berries
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mix all the dry ingredients together in a bowl
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Add the egg whites into a bowl and the egg yolks into the blender
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Whisk or beat the egg whites into stiff peaks and set aside
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In a blender, add the egg yolks and the wet ingredients together until the cottage cheese is smooth.
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Combine everything together except for the egg whites until most of the lumps are gone
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FOLD in the egg whites gently
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Follow the cooking instructions from your waffle maker
Other adjustments: sub out half the milk (or cottage cheese) for pumpkin puree if you’d like pumpkin waffles, or even add a tbsp of peanut butter!
If you are looking for whole wheat waffles, you won’t be disappointed trying this recipe. Fresh milled whole wheat is so different than regular whole wheat flour and wheat pastry flour. The Vitamin e, bran, and germ are all intact and delicious! I couldn’t believe it when I tried it the first time. While grocery store whole wheat may have more benefits that plain white flour, it doesn’t hold a candle to the benefits of freshly milled grain.
If you want to see if milling is for you without the commitment, buy some berries and blend in the dry container of your vitamix or blender to start! It may not be as fine of a grind, but it’ll be enough to know if you want to commit to a mill.
Why do I mill?
Before I had gotten into milling I thought John 6:35 was such a mystery! I had basically given up gluten. But then I discovered the nutritional profile on any whole grain berry (yes, berry!) is catastrophically different from store-bought flour. Back in the day when people went to their miller for their grain, bread was one of the most nutritionally diverse foods on the planet. Wheat berries contain 40 of the 44 essential nutrients the human body needs to survive. With store bought flour, the protein is reduced and all the nutrition from the bran and germ has been completely removed and then some are added back in artificially in a way that keeps the product on the shelf longer. My health has changed drastically since I started milling my own flour.
It’s also a great emergency grain to have on hand, so there’s no pressure to use it when you don’t feel like grinding. You can keep wheat berries in a food storage container for an extremely long time if you seal it correctly.
Hope you give this recipe a try!
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