I have a new obsession!! Milling my own flour. If you've never listened to Sue Becker's youtube Real Bread - The Staff of life, you should! She has been milling flour for her family for over 30 years, and ended up creating a company to sell grains. But her passion is educating people on the nutrition of baked goods that were made from freshly milled wheat. It is so interesting. She was a food microbiologist for Kraft for five years, with an avid interest in biochemistry and has continued to research after she settled down to raise and homeschool her children. She also has a podcast called Sue's Healthy Minutes and often she interviews people who have told her of all the improvements in their health journeys after beginning to mill their own flour. I've started doing that now and my goal is to educate all my family and friends who will listen.
Some of the things we've enjoyed - buns for hamburgers and sandwiches
All kinds of muffins
Incredible cinnamon rolls
And of course sandwich bread to slice
And the best part, it is all delicious! I can't wait to experiment with other grains. Check out the nutrition of eating whole grain bread, but you've got to know you can't get this bread in a store. Once the grain is milled it starts to oxidize rapidly, losing most of the nutrients. So for best results you mill and then cook with it. I can't wait for my next doctor's check up.
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I'm so glad you are enjoying milling your own flour - it is quite rewarding. Do you grind wheat berries? What kind? I experimented with it when we lived in Oklahoma, and I bought my berries (I think hard red?) from a Great Harvest Bread store in Tulsa. I don't think that chain sells berries anymore. The bread I made was fantastic! I used a Blend-Tec, and it used to get hot when I ground the berries. I loved the whole process and fantasized about buying a wheat grinder, but I was catering at the time and just did not have the time to keep it up.
I'd love to see more of your process! I only made bread from mine, and your cinnamon rolls look wonderful. I bet you are giving away lots of baked goods!
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