Turkey Red Wheat

Learn About the Godfather of Modern Bread Wheats

Palouse Heritage Turkey Red Wheat is the famed hard red wheat native to the fertile steppes of southeastern Europe. It is the ancestor to a vast range of modern bread wheats and known for imparting a complex, nutty flavor. Its 19th century name, Turkey Red, originated because German colonist farmers brought it to the American Midwest in the 1870s from areas once inhabited by Russia’s Turkic peoples. Many of these immigrants went on to settle throughout the Pacific Northwest after a vanguard traveled by wagons in the early 1880s to settle in the Palouse and Big Bend districts where Turkey Red has naturally adapted to regional growing conditions.   

Palouse Heritage Turkey Red is ideal for traditional yeast & sourdough breads.

Turkey Red protein: 15.1% (USDA inspection results)