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Hot Liquid Cooking Techniques for Grain | Cooking Millet The three basic techniques for cooking millet with hot liquid are boiling, absorption, and steaming, which are perhaps the most popular methods for cooking most whole grains.

Amaranth | Corn | Millet Frying is a dry heat cooking method that generally requires the use of a heavy-bottomed skillet and a small quantity of oil or fat to cook the food and prevent it from sticking to the pan.

 

Described below are some of the products (including flour) created directly from various grains. Other than a few exceptions, products that are created after the grain has been ground into flour are not described, because they are so numerous.

Cleaning/Rinsing Grain | Soaking Grain | Toasting Grain Preparation of whole grains before cooking is fairly simple: most require only washing or soaking before they can be cooked.

Baking Millet | Baking Oats | Baking Rice | Baking Wild Rice Many grains can be cooked using the baking method, which is a dry heat cooking process that surrounds food with heat in an enclosed oven.

General Guidelines | Recommended Storage Methods for Whole Grains General Guidelines Like many other foods, grains are perishable; however, the shelf life of grains is usually much longer than that of most foods.

Types of Wheat Flour | Types of Non-Wheat FlourImportance of Gluten | Wheat/Non-Wheat Flour Proportions Flour is the main ingredient in all types of breads. Different types of flour milled from wheat are most commonly used for making bread.

Use this ingredient equivalent chart to find out how much of an ingredient you need when your recipe suggests an unfamiliar quantity. A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - PQ - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z  D - Ingredients Ingredient Amount Equivalents Dandelion Greens 1 lb.

Types of Non-Wheat Flour Ground from Legumes Garbanzo Bean Flour Garbanzo bean flour is a variety of flour that is most often used in East Indian and Middle Eastern cooking.