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Gluten Intolerance . . . Is It All In Your Head?

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Bread, Food, Thoughtstylings
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...crazy. Back to gluten, there may still be a gastrointestinal problem with wheat, Gibson is careful to note. But he doesn’t think it’s gluten. Ever in defensive mode as a bread enthusiast, I have an unproven theory that the way we make bread may be contributing to the problem. Perhaps the pre-digestive power of sourdough cultures, ancient wheats and baking bread longer may have an effect on how our bodies process bread. But there’s no research yet...

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Josey Baker’s Awesome Adventure Bread (gluten free!)

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Bread, Food
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...calories. As a comparison, a plain loaf of bread made with 500 g. of whole wheat flour has about 1667 calories. Figuring out the number of calories per gram for the Adventure Loaf, and then weighing a 1/3″ slice of the bread, I arrived at a calculation of roughly 300 calories per slice. So yeah, lembas. But this is good! This is healthy, efficient eating. Thing is, if you eat a slice of this stuff, and you seriously are done with food for a while....

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An Easy and Healthy 100% Whole Rye Bread Recipe

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Bread, Food
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...o note, not gluten free) and that gluten doesn’t behave like the gluten in wheat–you bake it in a loaf pan which makes it easy as cake, so to speak. 100% Whole Rye Bread Based on a recipe by Emmanuel Hadjiandreou from How to Make Bread Ingredients Day One Before going to bed mix: 150 grams/1 1/4 cups dark rye/pumpernickel flour 150 grams/scant 1/2 cup rye sourdough starter 200 grams/3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon cold water Let sit overnight at room te...

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Is Bob’s Red Mill’s Farro Actually Spelt?

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Bread, Food
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...al more allergenic compounds. This is why there’s an interest in primitive wheats like Triticum dicoccum and einkorn (which has only two chromosomes). There are also important culinary distinctions between true farro and spelt. They taste and are prepared differently. I’m not saying that spelt is bad. And Bob’s Red Mill is not making any health claims for their “farro.” None of these grains are gluten free. I’ve written Bob’s Red Mill for clarific...

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