Semolina & Farina

[mktye]

Anna Blume said:

Semolina/Farina: Don't know, but I assumed so, since the stuff I had for breakfast is not what I'd add, raw, to dough for yeast-bread or pasta. Do you have a local source for a finer grade?

For the more finely milled semolina, I usually mail order it from King Arthur Flour Baker's Catalog.

But at the 7-Corners Grand Mart last week, there were two choices of semolina -- one finely-ground and one coarsely-ground (more like the size of Cream of Wheat). They were located in the Latin foods section and both pretty inexpensive.

[monavano]

I found fine Farina at the Bestway Latino Market. It was actually tough finding it (not in the cereal section of most supermarkets). I grew up eating it for breakfast and now use it to make a kind of Italian speatzle in chicken soup.

[Anna Blume]

Thanks for the information! I had never thought of looking in Latin markets and there's a Bestway nearby. I've wanted to try baking bread w fine semolina flour.

I also had a hard time finding the product Old Red Mill markets as Farina (sold at Whole Foods & Yes; powdery, but not fine enough for purpose mentioned above), though I've recently seen small boxes of the milled grain in the cereal aisles at Giant.

[porcupine]

now use it to make a kind of Italian speatzle in chicken soup.

Would you mind sharing the recipe?

[dcdavidm]

I've found semolina at both Vace's and at the Italian Store in Arlington.