We're moving toward a fall series on ancient grains and fresh-milled flour, and I didn't want to sit on the pieces until everything's finished. So here's the first one. The Recipe Pantry now has a section built specifically for wholemeal flour and ancient grains, and there's a standalone page for it: https://recipepantry.app/fresh-milled If you're already milling your own wheat, this is for you. If you've been circling it and haven't pulled the trigger, it's for you too. Recipes written for the grain instead of modern wheat recipes with the flour swapped and fingers crossed. It's going to grow. I'm baking through these one at a time and adding as I go, so what's up there now is the start, not the finish. I'll get it into the classroom before the end of the day so it's easy to find. You can also pull it up in the Recipe Pantry by searching ancient grain. More on the fall series soon. Go look at the page and tell me what's missing. Henry⭐🔥

Focaccia charcuterie!

If you’ve joined us over the last two weeks, welcome! I’m glad you’re here. Whether you’re baking your first loaf or have flour worked into every corner of your kitchen, there’s a place for you here. Introduce yourself in the comments. Tell us where you’re baking from, what you enjoy making, and something you’d like to learn. We’d love to get to know the person behind the bread. Our Saturday Bake-Along is a great way to get involved. Check the pinned weekly post, read through the recipe, and gather your ingredients ahead of time. Some recipes need preparation the day before, so give the instructions a look early. Then join the conversation, share your progress and photos, and ask questions along the way. Check the Calendar for event details. This Saturday, September 12, we’re baking Round Honey-Apple Challah—a beautiful loaf to welcome the season. Find the recipe here: https://recipepantry.app/recipes/round-honey-apple-challah The Recipe Pantry is at your disposal, with over 200 recipes to explore: https://recipepantry.app Take some time to explore the Classroom, too. You’ll find lessons and previous bake-alongs you can work through at your own pace. Here are two more resources to keep handy: 🍞 Sourdough Starter Guide https://sourdough-starter-guide.vercel.app 🎥 Baking Great Bread at Home on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl4Ep9Dqm-qV6_GNMRt1Mjg Please reach out to me or anyone else in the community if you have questions or need help with anything specific. You don’t have to figure it all out alone. Make yourselves at home. Say hello, show us what you’re baking, and let us know how we can help. A warm welcome to: @Drake Surach @Kathy Stumph @Geri Page

Elephants in our campsite as promised to share. We had a lovely holiday. Driving back tomorrow. @Henry Hunter @Sandy Chong

I haven’t posted in a while. I made one sourdough loaf, and then the only thing I made for about 2 months were excuses for why I couldn’t bake another. I had a good first loaf, and honestly wasn’t sure I was going to be able to do it again. But this weekend, being a 3 day weekend where I didn’t have the excuse of “I forgot to set up my dough so I’ll just wait until next weekend”, I made my second. I’m pretty proud of this one! Still room for improvement. Still room for different styles and flavors. But I finally made the second loaf. So here’s to many more loaves in my future, and less excuses!