Buckwheat flour

[Wandering Bob]

Extending the topic a bit, I just discovered that Tesco's sell buckwheat grain. I will order some next time I do an on-line shop. It could be good for tabbouleh or other grain based dishes.

I failed miserably yesterday to get buckwheat. I thought it was widely available in the supermarket - turns out I was wrong. I will have to try the health food shop on Friday.

If you do make tabbouleh with buckwheat, expect a nice but disapproving response from me (would insert smiley face if I only knew how to). As a traditionalist when it comes to tabbouleh, I find it hard to accept anything other than bulghur/cracked wheat as a basis. I keep coming across tabbouleh made with couscous here and it just doesn't taste or feel right. And some of the bespoke mixes are downright unpleasant.

I spent a lot of time the other day looking for Colin Spencer's recipe for kasha - but I just can't find it. There is a recipe available at Natashaskitchen.com which looks like a good starting point if you're interested. I do feel that kasha is more of a winter meal though and perhaps better left just as an idea for a few months.

 

[Morning Glory]

(would insert smiley face if I only knew how to).

Click on the smiley face in to toolbar at the top of your post and you will see a range of emoticons to choose from! Like this:

 

[Wandering Bob]

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Thanks. Reluctant as I am to embrace new technology, I'll try ...

 

[MypinchofItaly]

Could you please share your recipe for a focaccia that uses a mixture of buckwheat and white flour? I'd be really interested to see it, as I'm sure would lots of others

I'll surely do!

 

[Morning Glory]

I bought this buckwheat flour - which is from your neck of the woods @Wandering Bob:

I'm going to make some bread tomorrow - a mix of rye, white and buckwheat.

 

[Morning Glory]

I may also have a go at the traditional Galletes De Sarrasin from Brittany:

 

[Morning Glory]

I made a buckwheat, spelt and white flour loaf - turned out well, I think.

 

[Morning Glory]

Recipe for the above loaf: Buckwheat and Spelt Bread

 

[Wandering Bob]

Pain au sarrasin

https://www.cookingbites.com/threads/pain-au-sarrasin.13184/

 

[epicuric]

It's been bugging me since I first saw this thread - I remembered buying some buckwheat flour earlier this year but for life of me couldn't recall what I did with it. Well, I've just found out - I used it to make a topping for a rhubarb crumble. I also added some nuts to the mix, either hazelnuts or almonds I think - probably should have written it down!