Whole wheat berries are a great thing to store (because they can store about 30 years!) and because they're packed with nutrition in their whole-grain state. (I wrote about that here.)
These simple snacks can be made savory or sweet, and to me the savory ones resemble tiny corn nuts. Give this a try with different seasonings and see what's your favorite. My sons like the version with salt and ranch dressing mix, and my daughter and my husband like the plain salt ones. I'm partial to the cinnamon-sugar ones.
The savory flavors would also make great a salad topping. Like "think outside the box" croutons.
CRUNCHY WHEAT SNACKS
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| pictured here: salt and ranch dressing mix pictured below: cinnamon-sugar |
PREP TIME: about 1 hour
COOK TIME: 4-5 minutes (repeated 3 times)
INGREDIENTS
- 1 c. wheat berries (found in the health food section of stores or here or here)
- 3 c. water
- 6 Tbsp. oil
- seasonings of your choice, such as salt, dry ranch dressing mix, garlic salt, seasoned salt, or cinnamon-sugar
DIRECTIONS
Place wheat berries and water in a medium pot. Bring to a boil over high heat. Boil 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low, cover the pot with a lid, and simmer for 45-50 minutes. Drain off excess water. In a large skillet, heat 2 Tbsp. oil over medium heat for 3 minutes. Add 1 c. cooked wheat berries to the hot oil. Cover with a lid and cook for 4-5 minutes, shaking the covered skillet every 30 seconds so the wheat will fry evenly. Drain on a paper towel to remove excess oil. Sprinkle with your choice of seasonings. Repeat twice more (using the remaining 2 cups of cooked wheat berries). Store in an airtight container.
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Very interesting, never seen anything like this before.
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I have never heard of whole wheat berries before. I will have to look for them next time I'm at the health food section of my grocery store.
ReplyDeleteThey are super good for you--as long as you're not gluten intolerant--and they last forever in your pantry. Yes, you can probably find them in the health food section.
DeleteJennifer, this snack sounds wonderful. All the flavors sounds great, but I think I would love the cinnamon-sugar. My youngest daughter would probably love the ranch ones. Great recipe.- I'm going to pin this and give it a try. Visiting from- Will blog for comments #33. :)
ReplyDeleteThe cinnamon-sugar are definitely my favorite, Stephanie. :) I hope you enjoy them when you try them. We did, for sure!
DeleteI was meaning to make it this weekend. I went to the store and forgot to pick up wheat berries. I was thinking I might need to visit Sprouts. I'll do that this week. Thank you for sharing your recipe with us at The Crazy Little Lovebirds link party #33. :)
DeleteFinding wheat berries is the biggest challenge--for such a common food in its other presentations, the berries themselves can be hard to find. Bob's Red Mill has an Egyptian variety of wheat called Kamut, and Kroger (and its affiliates like King Soopers) have Farro, which appears to me to just be another variety of whole-grain wheat.
DeleteThank you for letting me know where I can find them at. I'm featuring your post tomorrow at The Crazy Little Lovebirds link party #34. Thank you for sharing your wonderful recipe with us.
DeleteHooray! Thank you so much for the feature, Stephanie! :)
DeleteHey Jen, these crunchy wheat snacks sound great.
ReplyDeleteThanks bunches for sharing this snack with Sweet Tea & Friends this month.
Thanks, Paula. Yes, I think they're great because the flavors are versatile. Thanks for visiting!
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