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Matthews Cotswold Organic Stoneground Dark Rye Flour

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Matthews Cotswold Organic Stoneground Dark Rye Flour easily produces an authentic 100% rye bread, rich in colour, with a traditional full flavour.

Cotswold Stoneground Organic Dark Rye flour is a wholemeal Rye flour used to produce delicious rye bread and with a dark dense character. Produced from local Cotswold Rye grain the texture of the flour is a dark greige colour creating a denser bread than used from wheat flour. This flour is also available in light rye.

Available in 1.5kg Bags here.

Perfect for: Rye bread, sourdough. Delicious Organic Rye bread, perfect to blend into sourdough recipes, crackers, and savoury snacks with a darker denser character. Blend into white flour recipes or use a tin when baking.

Delivers: A traditional full flavoured loaf

Milling: Traditional stoneground rolling

Top Tip: Add rye flour to your baking recipes for its unique, wholesome nutty flavour. Add rye to bread, cookies, pancakes, pizza crust and crackers.

Provenance: Wholemeal Rye is grown in the Cotswold. Rye grain has been grown since the middle ages. Matthew's rye grain is grown on the Cotswold hills between Stow-on-the-Wold, Bourton-on-the-Water, and Burford. Cotswold Dark Rye flour can be referred to as a “Pumpernickel Flour”. Pumpernickel Flour contains 100% of the rye berry. The outer fibre-rich bran and oily germ at the centre of the rye grain remain in this dark flour. A 100% Organic process means this is good for the planet and good for you.

Protein: 8%

Contains: Wholemeal Rye

Health Benefits: High fibre and Magnesium alternative to wheat. Rye is said to be high in core vitamins and minerals like fibre and manganese. If you are looking to lower your gluten intake, rye typically has a lower gluten content than wheat. It is often referred to as a Supergrain due to its heart-healthy, high-fibre content.

Recipe Recommendation: Combine with a sourdough starter to make the perfect Rye Sourdough. Or looking for something less dense? Combine with Spelt or a strong white flour.

For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold

Allergy Advice: For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold.

Flour is a raw ingredient and must be cooked or baked before eating.


About Matthews Cotswold

MILLING BRITAIN’S FINEST FLOUR FOR OVER 100 YEARS

With a milling legacy spanning eight generations, Matthews Cotswold Flour is one of the UK’s oldest family-run flour mills. Trading grain and milling flour in the heart of the Cotswolds since the 1800s. We believe passionately that our local farming partnerships, traditional milling methods and premium grain selection make for better baking.

We are proud to offer premium quality Organic and Stoneground Wholegrain flour, using grain from local farmers and time-honoured milling techniques.

Generations of farming families

The Matthews Cotswold Flour story began when the original FWP (Frederick) Matthews built a mill on the river Evenlode in 1912. You’ll find us working here to this day, overlooking the picturesque Cotswold village of Shipton-Under-Wychwood. It’s not a bad office view!

The Matthews family have spent over 100 years developing, improving and innovating to consistently produce the very best flour and baking products. Today, the company is led by father and son team Paul and Bertie Matthews – FWP Matthews’ great, great grandsons. This sustained passion and expertise passed down through generations, continues to inform every step of our process – from our local ethos to our traditional methods.

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Care

To keep this flour at its very best never let the flour become damp. Store in a cool, dry place, allow good air circulation.

Legal Disclaimer

Product Packed On A Premises that handles Nuts, Seed, Soya & Sesame

Please note: bags smaller than 25kg are decanted at our premises into food grade bags.

Sacks are made from fully recyclable unbleached paper.

ABOUT RATTON PANTRY

Ratton Pantry is an independent, family owned business. Recognising the need for good quality baking ingredients online, we set about stocking a selection of premium kitchen, pantry and baking essentials such as flour and yeast, along with premium imported Italian ingredients.