Spelt and einkorn are ancient wheats — older, less-bred relatives of modern bread wheat, with a nutty, faintly sweet flavor and a simpler gluten structure some people find easier to digest. Most einkorn on shelves is imported from Italy or Canada; the better move is a US mill growing and grinding it fresh. These do, so the flour still tastes alive.
Published July 2026 · Updated 7 Jul 2026
An Eastern Washington farm growing certified-organic einkorn (their Einka brand) under regenerative practices and milling it fresh — light, soft, delicately sweet, and unusually high in protein. Notable because most einkorn is imported from Italy or Canada; theirs is grown and milled in the US. Whole grain, fresh-milled to order.
Why it isn't on AmazonDomestically-grown, fresh-milled einkorn is genuinely rare — most is warehoused imports, so a US farm milling its own ancient wheat is the reason to buy here.
See it at Bluebird Grain Farms →The revived Tempe mill devoted to ancient and heritage grains stone-mills einkorn — the oldest domesticated wheat — along with other ancient varieties, from grain grown in the Southwest. Fresh-milled with the oils intact, sold with recipes for baking with grains that behave differently than modern flour. A serious ancient-grain source in the West.
Why it isn't on AmazonFreshly stone-milled ancient wheat from a single mill is a living product — the oils are fresh in a way shelf-stable imported ancient flour can't match.
See it at Hayden Flour Mills →The Illinois family mill grows and stone-grinds certified-organic ancient grains — spelt, einkorn, and emmer — much of it from Janie's Farm nearby, on Danish stone mills. Whole-grain and fresh, with a short field-to-mill chain. A one-stop US source when you want to explore several ancient wheats from a single trusted mill.
Why it isn't on AmazonAncient grains grown and milled by one family are single-farm flour — traceable to the field and fresher than the imported ancient wheat most stores carry.
See it at Janie's Mill →The 100% employee-owned Oregon mill stone-grinds an organic whole-grain spelt that's the easiest ancient wheat to find and reorder. Nutty and versatile, it swaps into many wheat recipes with minor tweaks — a good on-ramp to ancient grains before you graduate to fresh-milled einkorn. Widely stocked and consistent.
Why it isn't on AmazonIt's the ancient wheat you can actually restock anywhere while keeping your money in a worker-owned mill — the low-friction way to start baking with spelt.
See it at Bob's Red Mill →This seat's open on purpose — we won't pad the list to hit a number. If you ship real spelt & einkorn flour direct, it's earned, not sold.
Add your brand →Both are ancient wheats, but einkorn is the oldest and most primitive — a small, single-grain wheat with the simplest gluten of all. Spelt is a bit more modern and closer to common wheat, with stronger gluten that's easier to bake bread with. Einkorn is the more delicate, more distinctly ancient of the two; spelt is the friendlier all-rounder.
No — they still contain gluten and are not safe for anyone with celiac disease. That said, they have a different, simpler gluten structure than modern wheat, and some people with mild sensitivities (not celiac) report finding them easier to tolerate. If you have a diagnosed gluten disorder, treat these as ordinary wheat and avoid them.
Not quite. Einkorn's weaker gluten and higher fat mean its dough is stickier, absorbs less water, and doesn't rise as high — it can turn gummy if you handle it like modern flour. Use less liquid, a gentler hand, and ideally recipes written for einkorn. Spelt is more forgiving and subs into many recipes with only small adjustments.
Einkorn is low-yielding, hard to hull, and grown by relatively few farms, so it costs far more per pound than commodity wheat — and US-grown, fresh-milled einkorn especially so. You're paying for a labor-intensive ancient crop that never got industrialized. For everyday baking, spelt is the more affordable ancient-grain entry point.
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