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Tag: Homemade Bread

Cast Iron Cooking: Rustic Whole Wheat Loaf

19 March 20228 June 2022 ~ Carrie

While we tend to lean low carb in our eating habits, we do like a piece of hearty toast in the morning before heading out to do the farm chores. Having taken a break from our sourdough to explore other options, we recently found an easy recipe for this rustic, crusty whole wheat loaf – baked in cast iron!

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Farm Ferments: Division Of Duties

28 December 2019 ~ Carrie ~ 1 Comment

If you’ve followed us or just taken a look around, you’ve undoubtedly noticed that this blog is replete with posts about fermentation. I ferment things, different things, and often. But I’m not the only fermenter in the family!

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Eat This: Homemade Sourdough Toast And Wildcrafted Jelly

16 April 2019 ~ Carrie

Right before we go out to do morning chores, we have a quick snack. Today, it was fresh, thick-sliced homemade sourdough toast with grass fed butter and wildcrafted jelly. There’s nothing like homemade to start the day right!

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Audrey Tales: Buckwheat Sourdough

9 February 2019 ~ Carrie

We recently made a sourdough loaf with half wheat and half barley flour, and it was fantastic. Our next experimental loaf? Buckwheat!

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Bake This: Vegan Sourdough Challah

6 February 2019 ~ Carrie

Winter often means fewer eggs, so vegan recipes are especially welcome. Despite the fact that most people think of challah as a very eggy bread, it can be eggless and delicious…thanks to an ingredient that could be considered “waste”!

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Audrey Tales: Barley-Wheat Sourdough Loaf

30 January 2019 ~ Carrie ~ 1 Comment

You probably already know that sourdough bread is delicious, but did you also know about its health benefits? We love our homemade sourdough with wheat and rye flours…and, now, with barley flour!

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