Better Basics Milling Company

Organic All-Purpose Red Fife Flour

$18.95

Our 20 kg bags are already priced at our best value all year, so they are not part of the Birthday Sale.

The easiest switch you will make in your kitchen.

Same heritage grain. From berry to flour.

All-Purpose Red Fife is our most versatile flour and the easiest way to start baking with freshly milled whole grain flour. It substitutes 1:1 with conventional all-purpose flour in almost every recipe and makes noticeably better muffins, cookies, cakes, and breads from the very first bake.

Best for

Muffins Cakes Cookies Banana bread Quick breads Scones Pancakes Waffles Crepes Tortillas Wraps Pastries Sourdough discard 1:1 all-purpose substitute

What makes it different

Red Fife is Canada's oldest wheat variety, predating modern hybridized wheat by well over a century. It has never been selectively bred for industrial processing. The result is a naturally different gluten structure, strong enough for bread but with slower gluten development that makes it far more forgiving. Muffins stay tender. Cookies bake with real flavour. Cakes do not go dense.

We stone mill it slowly on our Austrian Osttiroler mill and lightly sift it to remove only the larger bran particles. The germ, most of the bran, and all of the natural nutrition stay intact. No bleach. No synthetic vitamins. No additives of any kind. Nothing was stripped so nothing needed to be added back.

Many people who have struggled with conventional flour find Red Fife is the flour that changes things for them. It is not gluten-free, but it is a fundamentally different grain from modern wheat and for many people that difference is very noticeable.

No synthetic folic acid. No added iron. Ever.

Our flour is never enriched. The natural folate in the wheat germ is intact exactly where it always was. For people paying attention to synthetic folic acid in their food, whether due to MTHFR gene variants or simply a preference for food that has not been chemically altered, our flour contains none. We think that is worth knowing.

Storage

Store in the fridge or freezer to preserve freshness. Freshly milled flour absorbs more water than conventional flour so you may need slightly more hydration in your recipes. Learn how to store your freshly milled flour.

Not sure which flour is right for you? Read our full flour guide.

Details

Grain Type: Organic Heritage Red Fife

Protein: 12.5%

Tested and certified glyphosate residue-free.

Certified Organic by Pro-Cert

Farmer

We love our farmers.

Marc Loiselle, Loiselle Organic Farm, Vonda SK

 

 

Farmer: Marc Loiselle

Farm: Loiselle Organic Farm

Origin: Vonda, SK

Marc Loiselle's family farm has been in operation for 115 years. Multi-generational, certified organic, and passionate about the quality of what they grow. Your flour is traceable back to the field it came from.

Customer Reviews

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T Jensen

I've never felt so good eating sooooo much bread! The natural way is the only way to go. All the bread I've made and baking i've done has turned out moist, delicious and full of flavour! I am never turning back! I thought I couldn't eat bread any more, turns out - I just have the MTHFR gene mutation and cannot eat folic acid like most of the world. What a business :) You have a customer for life in me :)

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Crystal Fraser

We love it!!!

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Laurie Erickson

It was a gift for my mother in law
She’s hooked on it as well
Both our families are health conscious, so this is a great product for us!

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Anonymous

Great flour from a great company! I truly value being able to buy non-GMO, glyphosate and pesticide free, unenriched or stripped down flour. My body is happier because of this!

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Heather

Flour is beautiful and makes an excellent loaf of bread.