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Home » Einkorn Flour » What is Einkorn Wheat?

What is Einkorn Wheat?

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October 5, 2018 by Victoria 9 Comments

Einkorn flour or einkorn wheat, has become increasingly popular in the last few years. But what is it all about? Is it suitable for people who are gluten-free, and what are the best einkorn recipes? Find out here!

what is einkorn wheat

What is Einkorn Flour and Why Should I Care?

With more and more people finding out that they have a sensitivity to gluten, taking control of your food supply is more important than ever. And finding an alternative to modern wheat is also a huge concern for many people!

It seems like everyone has a friend or family member with a gluten allergy - and my family is no exception. But something always bugged me about the idea of gluten allergies... How did our ancestors eaten wheat products for so many generations without concern?

Long story short - they didn't.

The wheat products that they ate were a far cry from the ones we have today.

Modern wheat has been fiddled with. And I'm not just talking about GMO processes. No, wheat has been cross bred and hybridized for many centuries to produce the modern wheat we have now.

This has resulted in a food that our bodies weren't created to deal with. Our bodies don't know how to break down modern wheat into something that we can use. Instead, wheat weakens our systems and causes a myriad of issues - including wheat sensitivities.

Einkorn wheat is the only wheat that has never been hybridized! It is the ORIGINAL wheat!

It is also higher in protein and is far easier to digest than other wheat varieties.

As a bonus, it's also only available in organic form, so you also avoid such pesticides as glyphosate which is found is all non-organic modern wheat.

When I learned about Einkorn flour, I wondered if this original strain of wheat would be suitable for my family who cannot tolerate other wheat forms.

The author of the bestselling book Wheat Belly, Dr. Davis, mentioned Einkorn in his book - saying that after eating Einkorn wheat products "… I felt no perceptible effects — no sleepiness, no nausea, nothing hurt. In short, I felt fine. Whew!”.

Fabulous! I was sold!

In January of 2014, my family cut out all wheat, sugar, and any other form of non-vegetable or fruit carbs. I felt my energy come back and my wide variety of ailments disappear; it was amazing! But to be honest, I really missed Southern home cooking that included bread products!

So after reading about Dr. Davis' experience with Einkorn, I had to try it for myself.

Even for those who don't suffer from gluten allergies, getting back to food as it was created to be eaten is a very important part of homesteading. It reduces the chemicals and toxins that you put into your body, and it reduces the reliance you have on others in order to be able to feed your family.

So, I took control and ordered some Einkorn flour from Jovial foods. Free shipping and it was on my doorstep in about 5 business days! Jovial foods even talks about their own journey to Einkorn here.

I had known about Einkorn for awhile now, but hadn't taken the plunge yet. Initially, I found the cost to be high, but have since found simple ways to work the higher priced item into our budget.

The freedom of eliminating the toxins caused by modern wheat AND not have to give up my favorite bread products was too good to give up!

I'm happy to report that Dr. Davis' reports are true! After years of eating only Einkorn wheat, we have had no "side-effects" from eating Einkorn!

That's not to say that everyone will react the same way, but it worked out that way for us.

Einkorn Recipes

Since the all clear from our first experience with Einkorn, I've been using Einkorn to make all sorts of tasty things! Here are the recipes we make all the time, if you'd like to try your hand at a few (or all) of these delicious Einkorn recipes.

Click to view full recipe or read the full Einkorn Archives

einkorn bread machine recipe

Einkorn Bread Machine Sandwich Bread

whole wheat einkorn honey wheat bread sliced on wooden cutting board

Honey Wheat Whole Grain Einkorn Bread

einkorn banana bread sliced on parchment

Einkorn Banana Bread

Einkorn Chocolate Chip Cookies

Einkorn Flour Drop Biscuits

two beautiful loaves of einkorn bread sliced and displayed in a cutting board and another slice featured on top of a sandwich

8 Einkorn Bread Recipes

promotional image featuring an einkorn strawberry shortcake as well as a chocolate einkorn sourdough cake

Easy Einkorn Cake Recipes

Homemade einkorn puff pastry turned into cherry turnovers

Einkorn Puff Pastry

Einkorn Kulich easter bread with icing on top and orange zest, on wooden counter

Einkorn Paska Easter Bread Recipe (Kulich)

Einkorn Birthday Cake

Green Grape Pie with Maple Syrup

homemade einkorn brown bread veggie sandwich

Einkorn Brown Bread Recipe

Homemade einkorn club crackers close up

Homemade Crackers

einkorn shortbread cookies on a plate

Einkorn Shortbread Cookies

Homemade graham crackers in a stacked pile

Homemade Einkorn Graham Crackers

Thick slice of homemade cornbread on a white plate

Sweet Einkorn Cornbread

homemade einkorn stove top stuffing in a white bowl

Copycat Stove Top Stuffing Recipe

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Einkorn Conversion Cheatsheet

Maple Cream Cheese Oatmeal Cream Pies on a plate

Maple Cream Cheese Oatmeal Cream Pies

Einkorn Cinnamon Maple Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

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  1. Jennifer says

    August 18, 2020 at 11:17 pm

    When you talk about modern wheat and glyphosate contamination, you neglected to mention the Leaky Gut and Auto Immune Disease connection to glyphosate.
    Glyphosate has been proven to open up the passages in our gut, which allows things to pass through and enter the blood stream that are not fully digested. It is called Leaky Gut.
    This triggers an immune system response, where our bodies try to destroy these foreign substances.

    This gets pretty technical, so do a search on wheat, glyphosate, leaky gut, auto immune disease to learn about this problem.

    Reply
    • Victoria says

      August 20, 2020 at 3:48 pm

      Hi Jennifer! I have other posts on this site that cover that topic, as well as the GAPS diet which helps to heal leaky gut. It’s a good idea to add it to this one too though :-) It’s an old post that needs updating! :-)

      Reply
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