keeperofthehome
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"The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her...She will do him good & not evil..."
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Post by keeperofthehome on Aug 20, 2008 8:33:18 GMT -5
I noticed in another "Bread" post that the mention of bread bags. I have only bought bags once and loved the bags I got. I can reuse them often and they come in sizes that actually accommodates peasant loaf styles (the free form round and other shaped loaves) too. So that is a plus. The site I used and thought was relatively inexpensive to order from is breadbeckers.com/Here is the direct link to the bags... breadbeckers.com/breadbags.htmWith that said, where do you get your bags and bread baking supplies if other than the grocery store?
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Post by pursuer on Sept 8, 2008 18:01:07 GMT -5
I get my yeast from the natural food co-op in town - much cheaper than anywhere else. That's also where I get our flours, at least until I can get a grain mill.
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keeperofthehome
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Post by keeperofthehome on Sept 8, 2008 22:20:41 GMT -5
How does that work...the mill thing? Is there a place you can buy grain at to mill or do you have to grow it yourself? I have heard many use the mills and thought about it myself but I don't know where I would get grain at.
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Post by dawn on Sept 9, 2008 7:46:54 GMT -5
Is it cheaper to use a mill? How much flour will a cup of grain give you? I know that sounds like a dumb question, but I had heard that the grain expands when it is opened. I bake most of the families products and would love to make it even healthier. As for bread bags, I buy them at a bulk Amish store in Shipshewanna Indiana. It is called E and S bulk foods. I love that place. They sell bags in various sizes. I get 50 bread bags for about 3.00. They sell many sizes and the weight of the bag is heavy. You could easily wash them out and reuse them. I know that they don't have a web sight. But, they do have mail order so they must have a catalog.
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Post by dawn on Sept 9, 2008 7:52:09 GMT -5
Also, I should have mentioned that E and S sales is about 15 miles from the Michigan border. I don't know were everyone is located, but for those of you in Michigan or Northwest Ohio is it a great place to shop. They have every spice, kind of flour, grain, oats, bulk cereal, beans. I could go on and on. I drive two hours to get there and still save money. It's a great place for someone who cooks from scratch.
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Post by mrshester on Sept 9, 2008 9:16:22 GMT -5
I've been looking at some mills myself, and after going over the greater health benefits of milling grain ourselves vs store bought flours with my husband, I think he would like to have one in the future as well. The thing is about grinding your own flour from grains (if I'm not mistaken) you have to use what you mill pretty quickly because all the different parts of the raw flour will cause it to ruin pretty quickly, the flour companies take so much of the good-for-you things out of it because of this...if they left all the good stuff in there they couldn't let it sit on the shelf very long, even the healthier flours aren't complete. I can't wait till we can afford one, since I am making our bread and other baked goods now! The really good ones are kind of expensive, upwards of several hundred dollars, but I would think that a kitchen tool like that would pay for itself quickly.
I've seen where you can order different lb bags of grain online, and I would guess that it'd be like oats or rice, it should keep for a good while if kept dry and closed up. But I don't know for sure.
Dawn, do you think E&S would charge alot for s&h? I went to bread beckers and they wanted twice as much for postage as the bags cost! I couldn't justify that to myself, much less my husband!lol
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Post by keflavik on Sept 9, 2008 10:12:47 GMT -5
For those of you who are interested in getting a grain mill check out www.urbanhomemaker.com They have grain mills as well as all sorts of bread making supplies. The owner is a sweet Christian woman who also puts out a newsletter and phone seminars. I have also found a website that you can purchase whole grains and they will ship your whole order for only $4.49! www.honeyvillegrain.com I haven't actually used them yet as they don't carry spelt. Another interesting site: www.waltonfeed.com Lots of grains and bulk foods. As for the amounts of flour to grain ratio. Take these numbers into account: 10# of grain + 33 cups of whole flour = about 11 loaves. This is just a rough estimate which considers one loaf of bread using 3 cups of flour. And yes, the nutrients are richer in freshly ground flour. And the taste is so much better! The nutrients are held in the grain until it is ground so storing wheat for months does not loose nutrients unless it is ground. (When archeologists opened the tombs and found containers of wheat, they discovered it could still sprout and grow!)
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Post by dawn on Sept 9, 2008 11:53:06 GMT -5
I went to the honeyvillegrain.com site and was very impressed. The shipping is truly 4.95. I was going to order from Walton the other day, but the price of the shipping stopped me. Next payday I am going to place a small order with honeyvillegrain and see how that goes. I will let you know. As for the bread bags at E&S I would be happy to pick them up and mail them. I am going up there the first of October. I will find out more info on their mail order catalog. I can't seem to find much info on the web. My guess is because the owners are truly Amish.
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