Emmer wheat and flour are back! Rich tan color, right up there with Einkorn for high protein, but rather low falling number so very weak gluten. Has 28 chromosomes compared to 42 for all modern wheat. The weak gluten means that it will make a more dense loaf of bread if used by itself but you can blend it with other bread flours. White Sonora shown on the right in the second picture is the closest we have to all purpose or pastry flour. White Sonora has lower protein than Emmer but a higher falling number so it is a better bread flour.
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