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Diastatic Malt Powder How to make.

I just recently learned about the benefits of using diastatic malt powder for bread baking. We live in the Dallas, Texas area and can't seem to find a local source for diastatic malt powder. Is there anyone out there who knows of a source in the Dallas-Ft. Worth metroplex?

Thanks,
Virgil

Follow Ups:

• Re: Diastatic Malt Powder Nutmeg 11:38:22 11/13/03 (0)
• Re: Diastatic Malt Powder (How to make.) Archive. Walt Stoll 10:44:01 11/13/03 (0)

In Reply to: Diastatic Malt Powder posted by Virgil on November 12, 2003 at 20:10:37:

Hi, Virgil.

The only commercial sources I know of now are international wholesalers. Your healthfood store should be able to order you some, from their catalogs, if they do not have it already in the store.

I always used to make my own by sprouting the wheat berries; when the sprout was less than an inch long drying them in the sun and then, when totally dried, grinding them to powder in my spice grinder. It will store a long time in the freezer.

Walt

In Reply to: Diastatic Malt Powder posted by Virgil on November 12, 2003 at 20:10:37:

Hi Virgil,

If you don't want to make your own, check into Bob's Red Mill brand. (www.bobsredmill.com) It's not called exactly diastatic malt powder, but we discussed this here a while back, and it seems to be the same thing. I tried checking the Bob's website for you but it froze up my computer. Hope you have better luck :) Bob's Red Mill products are pretty widely available in health food stores, whole food markets, and even grocery stores. Safeway and Albertson's in my area carry it and I have seen them in other grocery stores around the country when I travel. Don't you have Wild Oats or another large chain of natural markets in TX? Any store that carries the brand should be able to special-order other products, or you could mail order a bunch and freeze it.

I can almost smell that bread baking!

Nutmeg