Irish coarse ground wholemeal flour

[dac1]

Does anyone know where to find Irish coarse ground wholemeal flour (e.g. Odlums) in the Portland area? It's a must have for making brown soda bread. Thanks!

[NJ Irish Girl]

Hi there
I cannot get this in New Jersey so I have ordered it from foodireland.com - it is odlums and it comes in a 2kg back - it is a bit expensive at $10 but I stretch it with some wholewheat stuff that I can get locally, best of luck with it, I made fantastic Irish Brown Bread yesterday - yum yum.

[paulj]

How about putting cracked wheat in the food processor or blender, and then sifting to get the desired particle size?

How does KA Irish Style compare?
http://www.kingarthurflour.com/shop/i...

[nkeane]

your chances are slim on this one, But it wouldn't hurt to try Bob's Red Mill, In Milwaukie. I cant think of a place with a bigger selection of grains and flours. Good Luck!(from an Irishman who longs for good soda bread.)

[Barry Foy]

Sadly, you're probably in for a wild goose chase. I can't speak for the Portland area, but I did my damndest a couple of years ago to find wholemeal flour in Seattle and Vancouver, BC, to no avail. I had used the last of the Odlum's I'd brought from Ireland, and I was quite spoiled by the authentic brown sodas I'd been making--what passes for soda bread in the USA tends to be pretty pathetic. Anyway, I looked and looked and called around, but no luck. What I did find out was that King Arthur sells an "Irish-style whole meal" flour, for $5.95 per 3 lb. bag. (I've never tried it, though.) Unfortunately, once you tack on the shipping cost, it gets to be more than even the tastiest brown soda is worth. The only way to economize, I suspect, would be to put together a collective of soda bread aficionados and order it by the box. Good luck.