Cooking with Kernza^® – A Citizen Science Opportunity

If you missed your chance to purchase Kernza^® flour at Prairie Festival, Perennial Pantry is excited to announce the first Kernza^® flour available for use by home bakers on sale for pre-order (shipping in August)!  

To grow as a new food crop, Kernza^® perennial grain needs ongoing research and development. Through a partnership with The Land Institute, The University of Minnesota Forever Green Initiative, and the Artisan Grain collaborative, we are excited to invite you to participate in culinary research through a new citizen science experiment. Your baking experience can help us understand why and how people use Kernza^® flour—and the delicious results that are possible!

Once you receive your flour, you can participate in citizen science through one or both of these ways:

• Document what you make with your flour/grain by taking a photo of it and posting it online (#KernzaKitchen; #CookingthePerennialFuture)
• Follow this link or scroll down and take a quick survey that will help us gather more detailed data

To get started, try one of these delicious Kernza^® recipes or download them all:

Whole Kernza^® Tortillas

Photo provided by Tessa Peters

Beth’s Kernza^® Bread

photo provided courtesy of Mette Nielsen

Kernza^® Vanilla Butter Cake

Photo provided courtesy of Beth Dooley

Kernza^® Peanut Butter Cookies

Photo provided courtesy of Beth Dooley

Kernza^® Toffee Bars

Photo provided courtesy of Beth Dooley

Double Ginger Kernza^® Cookies

Photo provided courtesy of Beth Dooley

Savory Kernza^® Waffles

Photo provided by Mette Nielsen

Would you rather just enjoy a delicious Kernza^® product? You can find Sprouted Kernza^® Flatbread Crackers here, Long Root Ale here, and Kernza^® Carmelita Bars here (delivery and pick up only in Minneapolis, MN.)