Matthews Cotswold Stoneground Wholegrain Dark Rye Flour - 1.5kg Bag (Single Bag)

STONEGROUND WHOLEGRAIN DARK RYE. A wholemeal Rye flour used to produce delicious rye breads and with a dark dense character. Produced from local Cotswold Rye grain the texture of the flour is a dark greige colour creating a denser bread than used from wheat flour. This flour is also available in light rye and medium Rye. MILLING & PROVENANCE. Our Rye grain is grown on the Cotswold hills between Stow-on-the-Wold, Bourton and Burford. Cotswold Dark Rye flour can be referred to as a “Pumpernickel Flour”. Pumpernickel Flour contains 100% of the rye berry. The outer fibre-rich bran and oily germ at the centre of the rye grain remain in this dark flour. PERFECT FOR. 1: Blend with Light rye flour for a higher rising lighter bread. 2: Blend with Eight Grain for a beautiful multigrain loaf. 3: Rye dough does not require that much mixing as there is a very low gluten amount in the dough. HEALTH BENEFITS. Rye is a great source of soluble fibre which your body needs to help digest food. It is also a fantastic source of calcium, iron, vitamin E and potassium. DID YOU KNOW. Rye like corn is actually a grass. 2: The grain evolved with barley and wheat. 3: The origins or rye are said to have started in turkey before spreading across Europe.