Organic Whole Wheat "Red Fife" Flour (Milanaise)

Our organic whole wheat "Red Fife" flour is made by "La Milanaise" in Quebec from Organic Red Fife wheat, an ancient grain variety. Red Fife wheat was the first wheat grown in Canada.

Red Fife is a wheat variety that was the baking and milling industries' standard of wheat in Canada from 1860 to 1900. The wheat was originally sent to Peterborough, Ontario farmer David Fife in 1840, from whom it took its name. It is impossible to verify where the wheat originated as grain has moved around the world for many centuries.

Whole wheat Red Fife flour is made from whole grain Red Fife wheat and thus retains the nutrients found in whole grains. Whole grains have the 3 parts of the grain; The bran, endosperm and germ.

Whole grain flour health benefits come mainly from its high-fiber content. High-fiber grains help you with digestion, gut health, and weight management. The FDA even affirms that high-fiber, low-fat diets help reduce the risk of cancer and prevent coronary heart disease.

This organic flour can be used to make: baguettes, breads, cakes, cookies, muffins, pancakes, pasta, pie crusts and waffles.

What is malted barley and why is it added to flour?

• Malted barley is barley that has been sprouted and then dried. The malt is ground into a fine powder to create malted barley.
• Malted barley is added to flour to assist yeast fermentation. During the dough forming stage, malted barley provides specific enzyme activity that converts the starches in the flour into simple sugars. These sugars are very important as they provide a food source for the yeast to maintain proper fermentation activity.
• The quantity added is tiny, just to give the flour a little needed boost.

What is "La Milanaise"?

• Founded in 1977 in Milan, Quebec (Eastern Townships) by Robert and Lily Beauchemin it began as an organic farming venture. In 1982 they started expanding their stone-milled organic flour products by building their first dedicated milling building on the farm and never stopped expanding.
• With their latest factory built in 2016 in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec (Montérégie) "La Milanaise" now has a 350 ton per day capacity, becoming the biggest organic milling company in the province.