One healthy change we made years ago was that we grind our own grain into flour. My Mom started this about 12 or so years ago so when I got married, I made sure to get my own grinder too!
I buy organic whole wheat and organic red wheat.
This is my grinder.
It is called The Kitchen Mill from K-TEC. I don't remember why we bought this one but I like.
We grind a lot of flour at once and then freeze it so it stays fresh.
I don't bake a lot because I don't like to and I don't really think I am good at it so we do not make our own bread. I know people would ask me that, lol! I wish I did but I buy the organic bread from Trader Joes. I use my flour for things like pancakes, waffles, etc.
I buy the grain in bulk. As you can see, I have two 25 pounds buckets. They last a really long time and we store them in the basement.
I honestly don't remember where we ordered them from. I usually have my mom order it for me when she places an order.
Do you grind your own grain?
Do you bake?
What is your favorite thing to make?
Have a great day!
Bonnie :)
You crack me up!! Go girl!
ReplyDeleteThanks :) lol
DeleteI had no idea that you guys did this! Very cool, wish you would have told me 4 years ago so I could have been doing it all this time, LOL. :)
ReplyDeleteSorry, I thought you knew!
Deletethat was me, Ann Marie. I'm too lazy to change it out of Doug's account. :)
ReplyDeletelol!
DeleteThis is amazing. I'm still wrapping my head around the no-microwave and wanting to get stuff to pop our own popcorn AND now a new cool thing! Y'all are so cool. :)
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful! I do a lot of baking, but do not grind my own flour.
ReplyDeleteI do love popping my own popcorn.
We don't have a grinder...I buy my whole wheat flour from an Amish place in Indiana. I do bake our family's bread, usually 4-6 loaves a week along with biscuits, pancakes, waffles, quick breads, muffins, and pizza dough. We go through A LOT of flour! A 50 pound bag lasts about 1-1/1 to 2 months! At one time I was pricing grinders sono am glad to see you like yours and what brand it is. Maybe in the future we will start growing and grinding our own....
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We don't have a grinder...I buy my whole wheat flour from an Amish place in Indiana. I do bake our family's bread, usually 4-6 loaves a week along with biscuits, pancakes, waffles, quick breads, muffins, and pizza dough. We go through A LOT of flour! A 50 pound bag lasts about 1-1/1 to 2 months! At one time I was pricing grinders sono am glad to see you like yours and what brand it is. Maybe in the future we will start growing and grinding our own....
ReplyDeleteNic @ www.afarmhousefull.com
Hi Bonnie
ReplyDeleteI have toyed with this idea for years, but thought that the machines were too expensive. I googled yours and it is on Amazon for $140.00. How long have you used this machine?
If it is a good machine I definitely would like to buy one. Thanks so much for sharing all your great food ideas.
PS I work outside of the home as well, and I cheat and mix my dough in a bread maker and then make rolls or bread. It works great and saves us $$$.