Submitted by Crysann on October 26, 2008 - 6:01am
Hey all! I am from SC and have just ordered a grain mill and 6 gallons of wheat to start making my own bread. I love to cook and bake. With all of the artifical stuff that goes into the foods we eat I am trying to feed my family better. My next step is bread. Does anyone else mill their own wheat? I am looking at the pictures on this site and hoping that I can have some master pieces like these!!
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Welcome to TFL
Welcome to TFL, Crysann!
I am new to milling my own grain as well. Just getting started. It's fun!
You will find a lot of very knowledgeable people posting here on this subject. In fact there's a whole Forum devoted to Grains and Milling for you to browse around in. Please check this out:
http://www.thefreshloaf.com/forum/1151
Good luck, and I look forward to reading your posts and seeing the results of your baking adventures!
Soundman (David)
Welcome! I started
Welcome!
I started grinding my own wheat for bread about 4 months ago and I am hooked. Lots of help and tips on this forum. I am still in the process of developing what I like as my "daily bread", developing some expertise with sourdoughs and trying some fun recipes too. I just made a batch of sourdough English Muffins this morning-wonderful. I've also perfected my recipe for some great biscuits this weekend. I used to make hockeypuck baking powder biscuits but these turned out fabulous. I think I finally got the hang of them.
HAve you done any bread baking in the past? What level are you starting at -what do you want to learn about and what are your questions? The search feature works really well on this site. But watch out-it can become addictive!
I am so new that my milling
I am so new that my milling machine hasen't arrived!! I do love to cook and bake. I make a mean pound cake! I just made banana bread and some sweet potato pies tonight. It is totally my hobby. I am wanting to make ALL of our bread products. If I get my stuff in a few days, I would like to bake the hotdog buns for my little ones 2nd birthday party.
I need to learn everything! I am most worried about working with yeast. The whole rise and kneading thing scares me. I have a 6 qt mixer that I think will be my savior. I am also worried that I won't fit into my pants when I start all of this baking.
Sourdough English Muffins! YUM!! I can't wait to try bagles!
Thanks so much for the warm welcome!