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Organic Red Fife Heirloom Flour

$6.85 Regular Price

  • Product Info

    Red Fife has deeper, more complex flavors than common hard red winter wheats, and breads made with it bake up moister, with a cohesive crumb. Because Red Fife has high gluten potential, it can be used by itself or mixed with low gluten flours such as rye.

    Red Fife wheat’s origin is unknown, but it is believed that Mennonite farmers in Poland grew the wheat that was shipped to David Fife, a Scottish immigrant in Canada, in the mid-1800s. Fife then grew the wheat and shared it with other farmers, calling it Red Fife because of its distinctive color. Red Fife set the baking and milling standards from the 1860s to the turn of the 20th century, and has been placed on the Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity’s “Ark of Taste." It is thought to be a relative of Halychanka, a Ukrainian Heritage wheat, prized for its rich flavors and excellent baking qualities.

  • Great to Use In:

    Hearty sourdough breads, Yeast breads, Pie crusts, Flat breads, Pasta

  • Milled From:

    Organic Red Fife Wheat (Heirloom Hard Red Winter Wheat)

  • Protein:

    13.7%

  • Extraction:

    100%

  • Moisture:

    11.4%

  • Ash Content:

    1.5%

  • Falling Number:

    455/sec

  • more info:

    Whole Kernel

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James Mabry
Never Knew

I am fairly new to bread baking and never knew that a different variety of wheat could make such a difference. The first time I baked with Janie’s Mill Red Fife whole wheat flour I was just shocked at how much better my bread tasted. It makes a more moist and better tasting loaf every time. It also works well with other flours like rye and well I use it in all my bread make with live yeast.

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Brad Reed
Good tasting and wholesome

I'm a newbie at baking bread. I am happy with my purchase. The flour makes a nice, flavorful whole wheat loaf with moderate texture.

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JC from MA
THE BEST tasting whole wheat flour I have found

This heirloom grain has leveled the flavor of my bread WAY up. Thanks. Your staff are amazing, and your products...sublime!

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Marge Reilly
Best Heirloom Flour!!

Unique flavor and I use it with many different flours! Looking forward to using it with the Dark Rye Flour!

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Rosemary Steck

red fife flour is my favorite for wheat bread and my grandchildren cannot get enough. that says it all!

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