Barley Flour

Barley flour is made by grinding barley grains into a fine powder. It has a mild, slightly nutty flavour and is used in home baking, often mixed with wheat flour for bread, flatbreads, biscuits and pancakes. It can also be used to thicken soups and stews, or cooked with water or milk into a simple porridge. Because barley flour has less gluten than wheat flour, doughs made with it tend to be denser, which is why many bakers combine the two. You can find barley flour on the pantry shelf at Dekenet Al Nes in Baaqline, in the Chouf. Dekenet Al Nes is a package-free grocery store and solidarity initiative where customers are encouraged to bring their own containers and refill the basics they need, cutting down on plastic waste and single-use packaging.