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Whole Grain Sourdough Baking
Sourdough baking from 100% whole grains and fresh milled flour. No mixers, no gadgets, just simple beautiful sourdough bread, pizza, and discard recipes from natural ingredients and schedules that work in real life.
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How to bake with rye flour in sourdough bread and more
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If you love the taste of rye, learning how to bake with rye flour in sourdough bread will reward you with beautiful loaves that are full of flavour. Rye behaves very differently to wheat, and in this article I’m going to share all the things that make rye unique, and the best ways to bake with it. Understanding rye Rye is probably the most misunderstood grain. To begin with, much of the rye bread found for sale contains only a…
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Simple Fresh Milled Flour Sourdough Rye Bread
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This fresh milled flour sourdough rye bread is made from a mix of whole fresh milled rye and wheat (or ancient grains). It makes a beautiful loaf served on its own, for sandwiches and smørrebrød, and pretty much anywhere. A perfect balance of sweet, sour, and full-bodied flavour. This is a beautiful loaf to savour and make again and again. Still with some of the benefits of wheat, but with enough rye to really call it a rye bread. The…
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How to choose a home grain mill
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How to choose a home grain mill I’ve been asked a few times about my recommendations for grain mills. I’ve owned three different grain mills over the years (1 hand-crank, 2 electric) and in this post I’ll be sharing everything I wish I had known before buying one: features that I think are important in a grain mill, what to look for, and how to understand the difference between different types of mill. I hope that this article will cover…
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How to make sourdough pasta from fresh milled flour (simple flexible recipe)
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Homemade sourdough pasta A while ago I figured out I could make pasta without needing a pasta machine, and started going a bit crazy for homemade pasta. It’s such an excellent way to turn an abundance of homegrown eggs into a meal that the whole family enjoys. By choosing to make sourdough pasta instead of regular pasta, whole grain pasta gets the benefits of sourdough fermentation, which includes breaking down the phytic acid, making the wheat easier to digest, and…
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Fresh Milled Flour Sourdough Boule – easy dutch oven recipe
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Here is a simple recipe for a delicious crusty fresh milled flour sourdough boule baked in a dutch oven. I really like this recipe because it’s simple to measure, there are different options for timing, flours, and shapes, and it simply tastes great! This loaf was a favourite for many of the recipe testing team for Sourdough Without Fail too. Why the dutch oven method works so well for baking bread The dutch oven method is the closest thing we…
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Soft Fresh Milled Flour Sourdough Sandwich Bread (frugal tangzhong method)
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Soft Fresh Milled Flour Sourdough Sandwich Bread In this post I’ll be sharing a lovely soft sandwich bread recipe from Sourdough Without Fail that earned these comments from the recipe testing team: “The crust and crumb are as soft as store-bought white bread. I can’t believe whole wheat could turn out bread like this!” And “Agree! It’s amazing. Hands-down my favorite recipe that I’ve tested. The flavor is good and the texture moist and a bit chewy — very satisfying”…
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Light and fluffy fresh milled flour pancakes from sourdough discard
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What makes these fresh milled flour pancakes so good? These honey-sweetened sourdough pancakes are so light, fluffy, and delicious. You might have trouble believing they are 100% whole grain and very healthy! The best pancakes made from fresh milled flour are ones that have the batter soaked or rested. Soaking (or fermenting, in this case) allows the bran in the grain to soften and the gluten to relax, to make a softer, fluffier pancake. By making these pancakes from sourdough…
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Are ancient grains healthier than modern wheat?
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The answer to this question, as it is a lot of the time, is “it depends”. Ancient grains are not always more nutritious than wheat. It all depends on how they are grown, and what the individual growing season has been like. In this post I’ll be going into detail about all aspects of growing, storing, and milling grain that determine whether a particular grain is more nutritious or not. What are ancient grains? Ancient grains are varieties of grain…
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How to Replace White Flour with Fresh Milled Flour in Recipes
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I started baking whole grain bread in 2009. There wasn’t a whole lot of information out there back then. At first I diligently followed a recipe that was mostly white flour, with around 40% whole wheat flour, and made some OK bread, but after a while I wanted to get rid of the white flour completely. I quickly learned that replacing white flour with whole grain flour 1:1 does not yield great bread! Whole grain flours need more hydration, and…
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Fresh Milled Flour Sourdough Sandwich Bread Recipe (easy no knead method)
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What makes this sourdough sandwich bread recipe different? This soft sourdough sandwich bread recipe from Sourdough Without Fail is made from 100% whole wheat, or with some changes which I’ll discuss below, it also works with ancient grains such as emmer, Khorasan, spelt, and einkorn. This recipe has been tested with fresh milled flour from my grain mill and with regular 100% whole grain flours and it works well with either type of flour. Based on a French style of…
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Easy Overnight Sourdough Pizza Dough with Fresh Milled Flour
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The magic of this sourdough pizza dough recipe What makes this sourdough pizza crust magic is its flexibility. You can make this same dough, and depending on your schedule, there are three different timelines you can work with: The flavour of this dough is also what makes it magic… If you rest it overnight in the fridge, it develops the most delicious sourdough flavour that goes so well with many kinds of pizza toppings. The overnight ferment also helps to…
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100% Whole Grain Fresh Milled Flour Sourdough Bread Recipe for Beginners
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Whole grain fresh milled flour sourdough bread recipe for beginners If you’ve never made any whole grain fresh milled flour sourdough bread (or any bread at all) before, this recipe is exactly where you can start. With a simple mix of just four ingredients – fresh milled flour, water, salt, and sourdough starter, this is a basic, frugal, lean bread dough. It’s the kind of everyday bread you can feel good about making and eating day after day. You don’t…
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