I started thinking about flour as a flavorful ingredient a few years ago when I noticed that some of my favorite bakeries in Brooklyn, like Knead Love and 7 Grain Army, were gluten-free.
Thanks for this great deep dive! It is nice to have a sense of how a flour will work before jumping in the deep end. Can I ask where you get your sorghum flour? I am having a hard time finding it!
That's a really good point! I've mostly just been using Bob's Red Mill, because it's the most available. At Indian stores, you might be able to find it labeled "jowar." It can also be called "milo" (apparently this is an Australian name for it). But the lack of availability is one of the reasons to raise it up! If more of a market can be established, then it could make more sense for small farmers to grow it. Hoping to see more sorghum flour come out of the Carbon Sponge project in the Hudson Valley in the next few years.
You are certainly the sorghum expert. Wow. Thank you for doing all the hard work! I have tried it once in a recipe (now forgotten) but I'm ready to try again. Thank you!
Thanks for this great deep dive! It is nice to have a sense of how a flour will work before jumping in the deep end. Can I ask where you get your sorghum flour? I am having a hard time finding it!
That's a really good point! I've mostly just been using Bob's Red Mill, because it's the most available. At Indian stores, you might be able to find it labeled "jowar." It can also be called "milo" (apparently this is an Australian name for it). But the lack of availability is one of the reasons to raise it up! If more of a market can be established, then it could make more sense for small farmers to grow it. Hoping to see more sorghum flour come out of the Carbon Sponge project in the Hudson Valley in the next few years.
You are certainly the sorghum expert. Wow. Thank you for doing all the hard work! I have tried it once in a recipe (now forgotten) but I'm ready to try again. Thank you!
Let me know if you find that recipe again! Always interested in what else is out there.
Looks yummy!!