Have you ever had Cream of Wheat for breakfast? I had almost forgotten about this dish until I saw someone post a recipe for it on social media recently. Her suggestion to make it with fresh-milled flour was kind of revelatory to me – Why haven’t I thought to make that?! How could I have…
Weekly Breadcrumb: Remembering Why I Bake
Weekly Breadcrumb is a new weekly series where I look back on what baking has taught me, shown me, or reminded me over the previous week. A lesson, or gift, I have received from baking. Yesterday, I was reminded of an important reason for why I bake. But first, let me back up. Over the…
Einkorn Biscuits
Making edible and pretty decent biscuits with fresh-milled einkorn flour, following some less-than-wonderful einkorn experiences Previous einkorn challenges I have had a tricky time with einkorn recently, with at least two failed loaves. Each loaf resembled a discus that you might throw at a track and field meet – flat, heavy, dense – not something…
Weekly Breadcrumb: A New Series!
I’m trying something new – a weekly short reflection on Saturdays where I look back on what baking has taught me, shown me, or reminded me over the previous week. A lesson, or gift, I have received from baking. This week: The gift of surpriseI had to start a brand-new sourdough starter a few days…
Figuring out how to store my grains
I have a heavy box full of grains sitting on the floor in the corner of my kitchen. It has been there for almost two weeks, and I really need to finally figure out the best way to store these grains. From my recent order (which now I hope I didn’t order too much), I…
Making Emmer (with Spelt!) Bread
I enjoyed making – and eating – this “Overnight Emmer Bread” by Occasionally Eggs. I made a video sharing my experience of this recipe. If you have emmer grains and you’re wondering what to do with emmer, this sandwich bread is a good bet. I actually tried it with only emmer and it was all…
What to do before you start milling
Sharing my top three tips for things to consider before you turn on your mill. A very exciting birthday gift I was seriously excited to get a flour mill for my most recent birthday. So excited, that within minutes of opening my gift, I set it on the counter, turned it on, and started pouring…