How to Make All Purpose Einkorn Flour at Home

Learn how to make all-purpose Einkorn flour at home, and use this same technique to turn any whole grain into any all-purpose flour.

Why Sift Fresh Ground Einkorn Flour?

In my How to Make All-Purpose Einkorn Flour tutorial video, I show you how to sift fresh home-ground flour and turn it into your own homemade all-purpose Einkorn flour.

But why would we want to do this? The reason, above all, is that all-purpose flour will create lighter baked goods, including quick breads and cookies. And in addition to these benefits, it also will create fluffier sourdough breads and yeasted breads.

It’s Easy to Make All-Purpose Einkorn Flour

You can easily make your own all-purpose Einkorn flour at home by sifting fresh-ground flour through some type of mesh strainer. You can even use a simple flour sifter, as I demonstrate in the video.

Once you learn how to make all-purpose Einkorn flour, you can use this technique to sift any whole-grain flour to create any all-purpose flour.

Now, remember that homemade all-purpose flour is not exactly what you’ll find at the grocery store. It’s difficult to sift out every last bit of bran and germ when you sift flour at home, but it’s pretty close. And best of all, your own homemade all-purpose Einkorn flour will be much fresher than store-bought all-purpose flour, and when you mix some of it into your whole-grain flour, you’ll create lighter baked goods!

Baking with All-Purpose Flour

When you’re ready to bake with fresh-milled flour, be sure to watch my The Basics of How to Bake with Fresh Milled Flour video so you can get the most out of your grain mill and bake quick breads, yeasted breads, and sourdough breads perfectly every time!

And when you’re ready to make sourdough bread, try your hand at making my Fast No-Knead Sourdough Bread.

If you are new to making sourdough bread, I’ve got you covered. You can start by making my Foolproof Sourdough Starter. Before you know it, you’ll be a master baker using your all-purpose Einkorn flour or any whole grain flour of your choosing.

Grind Your Own Flour with the Mockmill

When it comes to electric grain mills, after I did A LOT of research, I decided to buy a Mockmill. And am I so happy I did! The Mockmill is a very affordable but beautifully crafted German-made mill that stone grinds grain with settings ranging from 1 to 10—fine to coarse ground grain.

Learn more about Mockmill electric grain mills for making fresh flour and their Flake Lover’s Flaker that flakes whole grain in minutes. (This is not a sponsored post, I bought the Mockmill products that I show you, and I’m a happy user of their devices in my kitchen.)

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• Flake Lover’s Flaker from Mockmill in action

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Favorite Grain and Flour Supplies

Einkorn

• Einkorn Grain
• Sprouted Einkorn Grain
• Whole Grain Einkorn Flour
• All-Purpose Einkorn Flour
• Sprouted Einkorn Flour

Spelt

• Whole Grain Spelt Flour
• All-Purpose Spelt Flour
• Sprouted Spelt Flour

Whole Wheat

• Whole Wheat Flour
• White Whole Wheat Flour

Favorite Grain Mill Supplies

• Mockmill 100 Stone Grain Mill
• Mockmill 200 Stone Grain Mill
• Pyrex Glass Mixing Bowl Set (3-Piece)
• KitchenAid Mockmill Attachment

Favorite Bread Making Supplies

• Favorite Aprons
• Stainless Steel Measuring Cups and Spoons
• Baking Sheet
• 10-Piece Glass Bowl Set
• Breadsmart bread baking kit (See promocode below)

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Recommended Reading

• The Modern Pioneer Cookbook
• Nourishing Traditions
• Einkorn: Recipes for Nature’s Original Wheat: A Cookbook
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• Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day
• Wild Bread
• Flour Water Salt Yeast: The Fundamentals of Artisan Bread and Pizza