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Hello
I am wondering whether anyone has tried baking with hemp flour. It is not
something that seems to be readily available, but there must be some
sources for it out there somewhere. I am wondering whether it would be a
useful addition to GF baking mixes that we already see a lot of.
I know that hemp seed is a good source of essential fatty acids. My
interest was hightened by finding the "Hemp 9Bar" which is hand-made in
Wales. I am assured by the bakers that the 9Bar is gluten free. They tell
me that they allow no chance for contamination form flour products and all
9Bars are baked on a sheet which is disposed of each time. I see no reason
not to believe this as far as the ingredients are concerned;
Sunflower Seed
Pumpkin Seed
Carob
Honey
Raw Cane Sugar
Hemp Seed
Sesame Seed
Sunflower Margarine
Poppy Seed
Nutritional information from the label;
Per 100g:
Protein: 18.04g Fat 24.3g
Dietary Fibre: 35.93g
Sodium: 0.07g
Carbohydrate: 51.62g
of which sugars: 13.65g
Mono-Unsaturates: 7.3g
Poly-Unsaturates:11.68g of which:
Linoelic Acid(LA):11.24g
Linoelic Acid(LNA):0.44g
Energy: 2081kJ; 497 kcal
You can read about the 9Bar at http://www.hemp.co.uk
John Cheshire
London UK