Einkorn: The Cookbook shares 100 delicious recipes for working with the grain and its flour in a wide variety of flavorful dishes, such as Yogurt Blueberry Muffins, Spinach Lasagna Bolognese, Neapolitan Pizza Margherita, and Soft & Chewy Ginger Cookies- as well as sourdough and yeasted breads like Classic French Boule and buttery Sweet Potato Rolls. This book also explore einkorn's history, unique genetics, and superior nutrient content, while sharing Carla's tips for using it to its full baking and cooking potential.
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The only wheat in existence that has never been hybridized, einkorn grew thousands of years ago in the Fertile Crescent. Carla Bartolucci came across it when searching for an alternative grain for her daughter, Giulia, who was diagnosed with gluten sensitivity. Einkorn has remained unchanged for thousands of years, which allows many, including Giulia- who suffered from mood swings, asthma, and digestive problems- to eat wheat without symptoms. Amazed by her daughter's health transformation, Carla became a champion of this little known, nutrient-packed grain.
Einkorn: The Cookbook shares 100 delicious recipes for working with the grain and its flour in a wide variety of flavorful dishes, such as Yogurt Blueberry Muffins, Spinach Lasagna Bolognese, Neapolitan Pizza Margherita, and Soft & Chewy Ginger Cookies- as well as sourdough and yeasted breads like Classic French Boule and buttery Sweet Potato Rolls. This book also explore einkorn's history, unique genetics, and superior nutrient content, while sharing Carla's tips for using it to its full baking and cooking potential.
Einkorn: The Cookbook shares 100 delicious recipes for working with the grain and its flour in a wide variety of flavorful dishes, such as Yogurt Blueberry Muffins, Spinach Lasagna Bolognese, Neapolitan Pizza Margherita, and Soft & Chewy Ginger Cookies- as well as sourdough and yeasted breads like Classic French Boule and buttery Sweet Potato Rolls. This book also explore einkorn's history, unique genetics, and superior nutrient content, while sharing Carla's tips for using it to its full baking and cooking potential.
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Einkorn: The Cookbook shares 100 delicious recipes for working with the grain and its flour in a wide variety of flavorful dishes, such as Yogurt Blueberry Muffins, Spinach Lasagna Bolognese, Neapolitan Pizza Margherita, and Soft & Chewy Ginger Cookies- as well as sourdough and yeasted breads like Classic French Boule and buttery Sweet Potato Rolls. This book also explore einkorn's history, unique genetics, and superior nutrient content, while sharing Carla's tips for using it to its full baking and cooking potential.
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Whole Grain Einkorn Bread
Makes one loaf
Ingredients
1 batch Sourdough levain (jovialfoods.com/recipes/einkorn-sourdough-levain)
1⅓ cups plus 1 tablespoon (345 g) water at 100°F
6 cups (576 g) jovial Whole Grain Einkorn Flour
2 teaspoons fine sea salt
Instructions
Make the dough: Transfer the levain to a large bowl. Add the water and mix with a stiff spatula or Einkorn Kneading Tool to break up the levain.
Add the flour and sprinkle the salt on top. Mix briefly until you have a wet, sticky dough and the flour is mostly absorbed. Cover the bowl with a plate and let stand for 15 minutes.
Turn the dough: Lightly flour a work surface and, using a bowl scraper, transfer the dough to it. Turn the dough by stretching the dough into a rectangle, then folding in each corner to the center. Fold again in half, then transfer the dough back to the bowl and cover tightly with the plate. Let the dough rest for 15 minutes, then turn the dough again.
Transfer the dough back to the bowl, but this time, cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap. Let the dough rise for 2 to 4 hours, or until it has risen by 30%. If you are using a new starter, you may let the dough rise for up to 10 hours until you see a rise. If the dough has risen and you do not have time to shape and bake the bread, you can place the dough in the refrigerator for up to 8 hours. If you have trouble with shaping, you may also let the dough rise, then refrigerate it for 1 hour before shaping. It is easier to shape einkorn dough when it is cold.
Shape the loaf: Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface. Spread the dough out to a rectangle, then fold in each long end to form a square. Pull up the edges of the dough at 1-inch intervals and press them tightly into the center to make a 6-inch round. Use the bowl scraper to turn the dough over so the seam side is on the counter. Flour your hands, then cup the dough and rotate it in a circular motion between your hands, applying downward pressure, until you have a tight round loaf.
Dust the top of the loaf generously with flour.
Heavily dust a 6-inch unlined banneton basket with flour and invert the loaf into it. Cover with a linen couche or dust the top of the dough with flour and cover loosely with plastic wrap. Let the loaf rise at room temperature for 45 to 90 minutes until it has expanded just past the rim of the basket and it shows a few bubbles, but is still a bit firm.
Place a Dutch oven with the lid on in the oven. Preheat the oven to 500°F for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
Remove the pot from the oven and take off the lid. Invert the loaf and shake it loose in the pot. Make four 1/4-inch deep slashes on top of the loaf in the pattern of a square, making sure you don’t get too close to the edges. Cover and place in the oven.
Reduce the oven temperature to 475°F and bake for 20 minutes. Carefully remove the pot from the oven and remove the lid. Return the pot to the oven and bake uncovered for 20 minutes.
Lift the loaf out with a metal spatula and transfer it to a wire rack. Let the bread cool for 2 hours before slicing. Store at room temperature for up to 3 days in an open plastic bag, or freeze for up to a month, then defrost at room temperature.
INGREDIENTS
1 batch Sourdough Levain or Yeast Levain
3⁄4 cup (177 g) warm water, at 100°F
2 teaspoons pure maple syrup
41⁄2 cups (540 g) jovial All- Purpose Einkorn Flour
2 teaspoons fine sea salt
jovial Reserve Blend Extra Virgin Olive Oil, for brushing the baking sheet
1 teaspoon baking soda
Sesame seeds, poppy seeds, caraway seeds, crushed red pepper flakes, dry herbs, garlic, and/or onion for topping (optional)
INSTRUCTIONS
1. In a medium bowl, mix together the levain, water, and maple syrup until creamy. In a large bowl, combine the flour and salt. Add the liquid mixture to the flour and mix with a stiff spatula as much as you can. Squeeze the dough in your hands until the dough holds together. Turn out on a clean work surface and knead by hand briefly until the dough just gets sticky. Return to the bowl and cover tightly with plastic wrap. Let proof for 2 to 3 hours.
2. Transfer the dough to a clean work surface. Divide the dough into 10 equal pieces and create tight rounds by rolling each piece with pressure in a circular motion to form a ball. To form the bagels, roll each ball into a tight 6‐inch rope. Loop the dough to form a circle. Press one end over the other to seal. Brush a baking sheet with olive oil. Place the shaped bagels on the sheet, then cover with plastic wrap lightly brushed with oil and let rest for 45 minutes. Place a baking sheet in the oven. Preheat the oven to 500°F.
3. Bring 2 quarts of water to a rolling boil. Lower the heat so the water is barely boiling, then add the baking soda. It will foam up and subside, then increase the heat to maintain a boil. Test a bagel by dropping it in the boiling water; it should float up to the surface pretty quickly. If not, place back on the tray and proof the bagels for 30 minutes.
Cook 3 bagels at a time for 45 seconds until the bagels expand and turn dark yellow, flipping after 20 seconds. Lift up the bagels with a slotted spoon and transfer to a cooling rack. If you wish to add seeds or spices to the bagels, let the bagels rest for 2 minutes, then pick up each bagel with your hands and press the topside into the toppings.
Remove the hot baking sheet from the oven and line it with a piece of parchment paper. Position the bagels 1 inch apart on the sheet.
4. Bake the bagels for 13 minutes until golden brown. Transfer the bagels to a wire rack to cool for 15 minutes before serving. Store in a sealed plastic bag for up to 3 days, or freeze for up to 1 month.
Einkorn Sourdough Sandwich Loaf
Ingredients
1 batch Sourdough Levain (jovialfoods.com/recipes/einkorn-sourdough-levain)
½ cup (122 g) whole milk, warmed to 100°F
¼ cup (60 g) warm water, at 100°F
2 tablespoons sugar
2¾ cups (330 g) all-purpose einkorn flour, plus more for dusting
1¼ teaspoons fine sea salt
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled, plus more for greasing the pan
Instructions
1. In a medium bowl, combine the levain, milk, water, and sugar with a stiff spatula. In a large bowl, combine the flour and salt. Add the wet mixture to the flour and mix with a spatula until you have a shaggy dough. Work the butter into the dough until it is completely absorbed. Cover the bowl with a plate and let stand for 15 minutes.
2. Transfer the dough with a bowl scraper to a work surface that has been lightly dusted with flour. Stretch the dough a rectangle, then fold eat edge toward the center, as if you were folding a letter. Transfer the dough back to the bowl, cover it tightly with plastic wrap and let the dough rise for 3 to 5 hours. If your sourdough starter is new, it might take longer. You should see your dough rise by 30%. If it is very hot in your kitchen, the dough may rise quicker. After the dough has risen, if you do not have time to bake it right away, you can place the dough in the refrigerator. The cold temperatures will slow down the rise considerably.
3. Generously butter an 8½ × 4½‐inch loaf pan.
4. Transfer the dough with a bowl scraper to a work surface that has been lightly dusted with flour. Dust your hands with flour. Stretch and fold each end of the dough toward the center. Repeat. This will help smooth out the dough and give it some strength for shaping.
5. To shape the loaf, you'll stretch and tuck from the top of the piece of dough toward the center, working with one quart of the dough and pressing down to seal the seam as you go. Repeat this three times, then pinch the last seam to seal completely. Roll the loaf a few times on the counter to finish shaping it.
6. Place the dough inside the pan. Cover the pan with buttered plastic wrap. Let the dough rise at room temperature for 60 to 90 minutes, or until the top of the loaf rises about ½ inch below the rim of the pan. If your starter is new, this may take up to 2 hours.
7. Preheat the oven to 425°F.
8. Place the bread in the oven, then lower the temperature to 375°F. Bake the loaf for 40 minutes, until golden brown.
9. Place the pan on a wire rack to cool for 15 minutes, then turn out the loaf and let it cool completely for 2 hours before slicing. If you like a soft crust, place a clean towel over the loaf while it cools, so the steam is absorbed into the crust.
10. Store in a loosely sealed plastic bag for up to 3 days, or freeze for up to 1 month.
Einkorn Sourdough Boule
Ingredients
1 batch Sourdough Levain
1⅓ cups (315 g) warm water, at 100°F”
5 cups (600 g) all-purpose einkorn flour, plus more for dusting
1½ teaspoons fine sea salt
Instructions
1. Transfer levain to a large bowl. Add water and mix with a stiff spatula or Einkorn Kneading Tool to break up levain.
2. Add flour and sprinkle salt on top. Set the levain in a medium bowl. Mix for less than a minute until you have a wet, sticky dough and the flour is mostly absorbed. Cover the bowl with a plate and let stand for 15 minutes.
3. Scrape around the edges of the bowl to loosen the dough. Lightly flour a work surface and transfer the dough to it. Turn the dough by stretching the dough into a square, then folding in each corner to the center. Fold in half, then transfer back to the bowl and cover the bowl with a plate. Let rest for 15 minutes. Turn two more times, letting the dough rest for 15 minutes after the second turn.
4. Transfer the dough back to the bowl and cover tightly with plastic wrap. Let the dough rise for 3 to 5 hours, or until it has risen by 30%.
5. To shape the loaf, transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface. Pull up the corners of the dough at 1-inch intervals and press them tightly into the center to make a 6-inch round. Turn the dough over so the seam side is on the counter. Cup the dough with both hands and rotate in a circular motion between your hands until you have a tight round loaf. Dust the top of the loaf generously with flour.
6. Heavily dust an 8½-inch unlined banneton basket with flour and invert the loaf into it. Cover with a linen couche or plastic wrap and let proof at room temperature for 60 to 90 minutes. Alternatively, you can proof the loaf in a colander, lined with a linen couche, dusted with flour.
7. Place a Dutch oven (5 Quart minimum) with the lid on in the oven. Preheat the oven to 500°F for 1 hour.
8. Remove the pot from the oven and take off the lid. Invert the loaf and place it in the pot seam side down. Shake to center it. Cover and place in the oven. Slash the top of the loaf.
9. Reduce the oven temperature to 450°F and bake for 40 minutes. At this point, you can remove the pot from the oven and take off the lid. If you like your loaf darker, return the uncovered pot to the oven for 5 to 10 minutes.
10. Carefully transfer the loaf to a wire rack and let it cool for at least 2 hours before slicing. Store at room temperature for up to 3 days, in an open plastic bag after the first day, or freeze for up to a month, then defrost at room temperature.
Einkorn Sourdough Levain
Ingredients
2 tablespoons (30 g) Einkorn Sourdough Starter (can be cold right out of the refrigerator or you can use starter that has been refreshed and left to rise for at least 6 hours)
½ cup plus 1 tablespoon (130 g) warm water, at 100°F
1 cup (120 g) all-purpose einkorn flour or 1¼ cups (120 g) whole grain einkorn flour
Instructions
In glass container that you can seal tightly or in a medium bowl, mix the starter and water together with a fork, pressing on the starter until it dissolves. Add the flour and mix until the flour is dissolved. Seal tightly or cover tightly with plastic wrap and let rise in a dark place for 6 to 10 hours.
Einkorn Sourdough Starter Recipe
DAY 1
Ingredients
-3 tablespoons (45 g) warm water at 100˚F
-½ cup einkorn flour: (60 g) jovial All-Purpose Einkorn Flour or (48g) jovial Whole Grain Einkorn Flour
Instructions
1.Mix flour and water in a small bowl to form a wet dough that is tacky to the touch.
2.Transfer the dough to a glass container tightly sealed with a lid or plastic wrap. Let rest at room temperature in a kitchen cabinet for 48 hours.
DAY 3
Ingredients
-All the starter from Day 1 (at least 10 g)
-2 tablespoons (30 g) warm water at 100˚F
-½ cup einkorn flour: (60 g) jovial All-Purpose Einkorn Flour or (48g) jovial Whole Grain Einkorn Flour
Instructions
1. If you see a greyish hue on the surface of the starter, push it to the side. Spoon out the creamy golden starter into a clean bowl.
2. Mix water into the starter and mix until dissolved, then mix in the flour and form a wet dough.
3. Transfer this dough to a clean glass container sealed tightly with a lid or plastic wrap at room temperature in a kitchen cabinet for 24 hours.
DAY 4
Ingredients
-All the starter from Day 1 (at least 10 g)
-2 tablespoons (30 g) warm water at 100˚F
-½ cup of einkorn flour: (60 g) jovial All-Purpose Einkorn Flour or (48g) jovial Whole Grain Einkorn Flour
Instructions
1. If you see a greyish hue on the surface of the starter, push it aside with a fork. Spoon out the creamy golden starter into a small bowl.
2. Mix water into the starter and mix until dissolved, then mix in the flour and form a wet dough.
3. Transfer the dough to a clean glass container sealed with a lid or plastic wrap at room temperature in a kitchen cabinet for 24 hours.
REFRESHING YOUR STARTER (Day 5 and on)
Ingredients
-2 teaspoons (10 g) of starter
-2 tablespoons (30 g) warm water at 100˚F
-½ cup einkorn flour: (60 g) jovial All-Purpose Einkorn Flour or (48g) jovial Whole Grain Einkorn Flour
Instructions
1. Place the starter in a small bowl. Add warm water and mix until the starter is dissolved and the water is creamy. Add flour and mix with a fork until most of the flour is absorbed. Roll the starter between your hands until the flour is absorbed, rubbing the bowl with the starter to pick up remaining flour. Transfer the starter to a sealed glass container and let rest at room temperature for up to 24 hours.
2. Watch closely each day as the bubbles will increase and the activity of the starter will become more apparent. As it becomes more active, the amount and size of the bubbles in the starter will increase significantly and will change the appearance of the starter. It will spread out and the surface will seem pitted. When the starter rises up and doubles in size after 6 to 10 hours, you are ready to bake bread!
Jovial is all about good food, family, and traditions, and that’s why Thanksgiving is one of our favorite holidays. Einkorn Sweet Potato Rolls are perfect for this time of year, so we’re sharing this special recipe from Carla’s cookbook, plus a new instructional video from our new test kitchen to help you get these perfect for your Thanksgiving dinner. Find this recipe and more at jovialfoods.com.


