Nixtamalizing Grains

[tortoise]

There have been a few scattered posts about nixtamalizing grains, so I thought we should have a thread on the topic.

I have wheat berries so I'm attempting this process/recipe for making tortillas.
https://nordicfoodlab.org/blog/2015...YzVPQSfZfOZTI2D1Qu51T2G_2x_vs2jkFwosFxLYJMSZM

I am using
1 cup wheat berries
2 cups water
1 teaspoon pickling lime

 

[tortoise]

Looks nothing like the link, smells, inedible, cant be shaped into tortillas - stuck to the parchment. Its like glue and oatmeal had a baby together.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Uh oh... that's certainly not the desired result.

 

[wyoDreamer]

I think one of your biggest problems is not having a grinder to properly grind the grains. I think the corn meal has to be much finer than that to make a tortilla.

 

[tortoise]

I think one of your biggest problems is not having a grinder to properly grind the grains. I think the corn meal has to be much finer than that to make a tortilla.

I bought a grain mill so I could try nixtamalizing, dehydrating, and milling it.

 

[Mini Horses]

Looks like quite a mess you have there. Here chickie, chickie....

 

[wyoDreamer]

Good luck with the grain mill. What kind did you get?
I think it iwll really help with what you are trying to make. I love making homemade bread with the flour I mill.