Grain rung adventure into multiseed bread

[Elizellen]

I have just got off the phone from a bakers wholesale company trying to find out just what is in the 'Low GI multiseed bread' our local craftsman baker is promoting.

All the baker could tell me was that it contains 50% rye, 25% wheat, 25% oats. This was sounding good - being on the grains rung now I thought it would be nice not to have to make my own for a change after 31 months of flax bread.

On pressing the owner of the company, after several calls he gave me the phone number of the manufacturer of the multiseed mix and added in passing that they just take the mix out of the bag and add the same quantity of white flour as per instructions!!

I am waiting for the manufacturer to email me the nutrition info but assume with the added 50% 'white flour' their wholesome looking bread and rolls will not be worth buying. But the girl did give me the recipe as suggested by them to the baker so I might be able to adapt it for 'legal' use!

BTW according to the baker if they make the bread to sell in their retail shop they dont have to put any nutrition info on it at all!!

[not2late]

Re: Grain rung adventure into multiseed bread

I have just got off the phone from a bakers wholesale company trying to find out just what is in the 'Low GI multiseed bread' our local craftsman baker is promoting.

All the baker could tell me was that it contains 50% rye, 25% wheat, 25% oats. This was sounding good - being on the grains rung now I thought it would be nice not to have to make my own for a change after 31 months of flax bread.

On pressing the owner of the company, after several calls he gave me the phone number of the manufacturer of the multiseed mix and added in passing that they just take the mix out of the bag and add the same quantity of white flour as per instructions!!

I am waiting for the manufacturer to email me the nutrition info but assume with the added 50% 'white flour' their wholesome looking bread and rolls will not be worth buying. But the girl did give me the recipe as suggested by them to the baker so I might be able to adapt it for 'legal' use!

BTW according to the baker if they make the bread to sell in their retail shop they dont have to put any nutrition info on it at all!!

Wow!

[Analog6]

Re: Grain rung adventure into multiseed bread

Wicked, isn't it? The situation is the same here, individual bakers do ot have to give nutrition info. How on earth can people who do want to eat the right way control their intake. Even before Atkins I used to make most of my own bread and all of my own pasta with organic multigrain flour.

[biogeek]

Re: Grain rung adventure into multiseed bread

That's very sneaky!! It's shocking what some companies are allowed to get away with when it comes to nutritional information...or lack there of!

[2big4mysize]

Re: Grain rung adventure into multiseed bread

see if you can buy some mix and then add your own whole wheat flour to it at home. it will not raise as well as theirs does but it will be healthier for you

[biogeek]

Re: Grain rung adventure into multiseed bread

What about buying the whole wheat berries and grinding them yourself for the bread? I've heard it's good, but have never tried it myself. It'll be awhile before I get to test it out.

[Elizellen]

Re: Grain rung adventure into multiseed bread

A couple of good suggestions, 2big and biogeek - thanks for them.

First I will see if I can buy the mix I think as I am sure I can get the whole wheat easily, and use my flax grinder (old coffee grinder) to make my own flour.

It doesnt seem as easy as I thought it would be to make the grains rung work!!

I have one of Dana Carpender's books and think I saw several bread recipes there I could try if i cant get the multiseed mix.