There's a lot that I don't understand about this bread. How can it be "flourless"? What are "wheat berries"? Why are they sprouted? Why does it need dates and raisins?
But I do understand one thing about it: It's delicious. It's easily my favorite wheat bread from Trader Joe's so far, and maybe my overall favorite TJ's bread. (I find wheat breads and white bread so different that it's hard to make a comparison between them--the old apples and oranges thing.) It's moderately dense, so that it feels substantial, without veering into the kind of bread density that makes it feel like it's an oppressive chore to eat. It's flavorful. It has nice little slightly chewy bits. It works well as both toast and sandwich bread. It's high in protein and fiber.
Highly recommended.
Will I buy it again?
Certainly. In fact, I'm adding it to my Top Ten list. It's that good.
"Wheat berries" are just wheat grains (wheat "kernels" if you will).
ReplyDeleteSprouted grain bread just means the wheat was soaked and allowed to sprout before being dried and ground up into flour for baking. It's an ancient process with recent renewed emphasis as part of low gluten diets. It also has a lower glycemic index.
Raisins and dates add moisture and sweetness, and are just damn tasty.
"Sprouted grain bread just means the wheat was soaked and allowed to sprout before being dried and ground up into flour for baking."
ReplyDeleteBut the name of the bread says it's "flourless." So presumably nothing was "ground up into flour." So I'm still baffled.
My assumption is that "flourless" means "no milled grain flour". Otherwise, I'm equally baffled how one can use sprouted grain to bake bread without a flour-making step in between. Perhaps it's Magic sprouted grain?
ReplyDeleteHmmmmmm.... I MAY need to get back on the horse and try yet ANOTHER TJ's bread! Thanks for letting me know (via my blog) that this is your fav. I guess I should keep trying! :)
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