Whole Grain Sourdough Baking

Sourdough baking from 100% whole grains and fresh milled flour.

  • Creating a Whole Grain Sourdough Book for The Rest of Us: Sourdough Without Fail
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    Creating a Whole Grain Sourdough Book for The Rest of Us: Sourdough Without Fail

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    Creating a sourdough book for the rest of us: A 100% Whole Grain Sourdough Book with easy recipes and practical design In some ways I’m grateful for the haphazard way I started with sourdough. I had previously been baking with yeast and had never found any recipes that really suited me, so I’d figured out my own. Switching over to sourdough, I took the same approach. I made some terrible loaves to begin with, but eventually figured out how to…

  • How much time does it really take to make bread from scratch with whole grains and fresh milled flour?
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    How much time does it really take to make bread from scratch with whole grains and fresh milled flour?

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    How to make fresh milled flour sourdough bread from scratch The time involved in making bread from scratch can be divided into hands-on time and hands-off time. Some bakers might use a lot of hands-on time, kneading a lot to develop strength in the dough. Other bakers might use a no-knead approach and use more hands-off time, with just a couple of minutes of hands-on time. You don’t need to knead your bread at all. The purpose of kneading is…

  • Getting started with bread baking on a budget
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    Getting started with bread baking on a budget

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    Frugal strategies for budget-friendly baking Be adaptableDon’t get fixated on baking with this or that heritage grain. Look at which grains and flours are most affordable where you live, and work with that. Wheat gets a lot of negative attention, but wheat can be a nourishing food for many people if it is organic and made into sourdough bread. Buy in bulkBuying directly from farmers and distributors in large bags can bring a lot of savings. Buying a 20 to…

  • The power of bread: how homemade bread can transform your life for the better
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    The power of bread: how homemade bread can transform your life for the better

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    If you eat bread, the quality of bread you are putting on the table could be contributing to your health, or slowly making you sick. The best way to have healthy bread on the table is to make it yourself. It can be overwhelming to get started, but it doesn’t have to be. Many years ago when my husband and I were working on a farm on the other side of the world, I made a list of things I…