how many grams in a tablespoon of barley flour or meal?

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• How much barley meal thickens a cup of broth or stew?
  One to two tablespoons — roughly 9 to 19 grams — will lightly body a cup of liquid once it simmers for ten minutes. Because the meal is coarse, slurry it with cold water before adding, otherwise the grits sink and scorch on the pot bottom. Unlike cornstarch, barley meal won't go glossy; it gives a matte, rustic thickening closer to what you'd get from oat groats.
• Is a tablespoon enough to dust a banneton or work surface?
  For dusting a banneton, one tablespoon (about 9 grams) of barley meal coats a small basket; a 9-inch banneton wants closer to two. The coarser grit actually clings to wet dough better than fine flour and bakes into a freckled crust with a faint malty taste. Reach for the meal here rather than the fine flour — fine flour cakes into a paste against a damp loaf.
• Can I add a tablespoon to a smoothie or yoghurt bowl raw?
  You can, but barley meal benefits from at least a brief soak — stir a tablespoon into yoghurt or milk and let it sit for 15-20 minutes so the grits hydrate. Eaten dry it's chalky and the bran can feel sandy on the teeth. After soaking, 9 grams adds about 30 calories, useful fibre, and a soft toasty flavour without thickening the drink the way oat flour would.

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