Organic Barley Flakes* (10 kg)
Organic Wheat Flakes (15 kg)
Organic Wheat Flakes (10 kg)
Organic Barley Flakes* (5 kg)
Organic Wheat Flakes (2 kg)
Organic Barley Flakes* (15 kg)
Organic Wheat Flakes (5 kg)
Buy Wheat Flakes
Flakes need to breath, please open bags directly after you receive them.
Rye Flakes
Dinkel / Spelt Flakes
Barley
The grain is covered by an outer seed coat that covers the bran layer, a large starchy endosperm, and an oil-containing germ. The hull and bran are removed by a process called pearling. Once pearled it can be further processed to flour, semolina or flakes.
Barley flakes are ideal ingredients for muesli – or even an excellent replacement for oat flakes – they are sweeter with a lower fat content. Try making 'granola' - lightly toast with a few raisins, a drizzle of honey, sunflower or pumpkin seeds and perhaps some nuts.
Flakes need to breath, please open bags directly after arrival.
All Barley products are BioGro certified
About Grain Processing
Dinkel / Spelt
Dinkel (triticum spelta) has been grown on the farm for some 20 years, in fact Milmore Downs pioneered this crop and its demanding processing requirements. The old variety used ensures excellent quality. As an ancient grain it relates to wheat. It was previously widely grown in Europe but due to its low yield and difficult growing characteristics it has mostly been replaced by modern wheat.
Although Dinkel contains as much gluten as wheat its gluten (protein) molecule has a different composition, which is why many people who are allergic to wheat can eat Dinkel. If you have a wheat allergy though you may or may not be able to eat Dinkel. Just try a small amount first.
Dinkel flour is a wonderful easily digestible product having a pleasant nutty taste. It can be used for bread but also for the full range of baking (cakes and biscuits, scones, pizza bases...) in exactly the same way as ordinary wheat flour though the bread dough may take longer to rise.
Flakes need to breath, please open bags directly after you got them.
All spelt / Dinkel products are BioGro* certified.
Rye
the rye variety on Milmore Downs has developed over 30 years from four main seed sources.
Our rye is popular because it bakes well (typically falling number values are high). However, the baking qualities of rye flour are fundamentally different to those of wheat. This is due to the enzyme constituents - rye flour has amylum destructive amylases which hinders raising and therefore it needs to be baked using sourdough as the raising agent. Pumpernickel, made solely from rye flour and kibbled rye is a well known type of rye bread, but very often rye is mixed into bread made with other grains.
Our rye flour is a wholemeal flour and milled in Zentrofan mills which produced a very finely milled flour. Learn more about our grain processing.
Flakes need to breath, please open bags directly after you got them.
All rye products are BioGro* certified
Buy Our Grain Products
We grow, harvest and process several varieties, all of which are available for purchase from this website.
Organic kibbled Rye (15 kg)
Organic Barley Semolina* (15 kg)
Organic kibbled Barley* (15kg)
Organic Kibbled Wheat (15 kg)
Organic pearled Barley* (15 kg)
Organic Barley Flour* (15 kg)
Organic Rye Grain (15 kg)
Organic Wholemeal Wheat Flour (15 kg)
orgnic Wheat Grain (15 kg)
Courier charges and information
We are using Castle Parcles/Poste Haste
Courier charges
All courier weights are unfortunately gross weights (incl. about 0.5% packaging weight), courier companies are very strict. We will do our best for you and go to the limit! The steps for different weights are
2kg ($11), 5kg ($14), 15kg ($18), 25kg ($26). Mixed bags can be max 4kg, 14kg, 24 kg!!!
Orders for Waiheke Island can be send to KB Distrubutors ($23 + GST/up to 25 kg charge for forwarding to the Island).
If you order more than 150 kg, please write an email to milmoredownsnz@gmail.com.
Additional Rural Charges: Up to 15kg $8, 16-25kg $16. You may be able to avoid RD charges by collecting your delivery from one of the courier drop off points http://www.posthaste.co.nz/contact_us.html near you (when you order please write the full address of the drop off point as your delivery address).
Note: Since we live 80 km away from a courier drop off point, we aim to reduce our environmental impact by making sure that the vehicle taking couriers is reasonably full. As a result your order may have to wait a bit for the next courier run. Our main courier days are Mondays and Fridays. Thanks for your understanding.
Jerome's Wholemeal Wheat Bread
Add each shaped piece to a floured tea towel sitting in a bowl/basket for rising.
Place in the fridge and let proof for 2-24 hours. (explore different flavours, allowing longer and shorter proof time in the fridge), heat your oven to 260°C, add the loaves from the fridge by dusting the top and flipping from the bowl/basket into the hot pan. Score some cuts into the dough before quickly adding the sealed lid back on, and bake covered for 21 min on a lower heat of 230°C. After 21 min remove the lid and bake for a further 15-20 min or until you lift the loaf and tap the bottom and hear a nice sounding drum.
Frances Grocer
Carol's flat Breads
Split into 8 equal balls and roll out to about 24 cm rounds - use plenty of flour to do this.
When I get to four left to roll, I put my heavy bottom pan on the stove top to heat – I use a medium heat.
Cook each bread like this: Watch the bread and when you see little air bubbles appearing in the bread turn it (takes 15-30 seconds and the bread goes a little darker), cook on the other side for the same time (it depends on your pan and your heat how long). Then flip over again and use a fish slice to push the bread onto the surface of the pan (only for about 10-15 seconds) – it should get air bubbles in it that you keep pushing down (but this depends on your flour and is not essential); turn over and do the same to the others side. Put the bread on a rack and cover with a tea towel. Repeat with the other seven breads, stacking them on top of each other under the tea towel.
The breads will stay fresh for a couple of days if sealed in a plastic bag but I put mine in the freezer while they are still warm and take them out to make in the mornings for lunches. They only take a couple of minutes to defrost on the bench.
I spread either chutney or pesto on the bread and fill with salad vegetables. They are nice with hot egg in them also. You can use them for spring roll wrappers and deep fry them, but personally I like them for lunch with salad in them.