The #1 MILLING Mistake Holding You Back from Success | Episode 1
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- Опубліковано 25 січ 2025
- Y'all, stop making it so complicated when it comes to milling your own grains. JUST START!!!
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Hands down the best video you’ve ever done! It’s disheartening being in those FB groups and watching others over complicate the process. It actually makes me angry watching newbies never get started because of the over abundance of misinformation on grain mills and mixers and grains. Thank you for doing this video but needs to be posted again weekly and on all the FB groups out there. You’re amazing! Love your channel!
Thank you so much! And it was all of those posts on FB that inspired me to do this episode lol
You hit the nail on the head!! But this problem isnt just with grinding wheat or baking bread. Its with everything to do with being self sufficient. Humans of today have completely forgotten living is supposed to be simple. They don't understand simple doesn't equal easy. But it does require common sense amd the willingness to work.
PREACH IT! Yes, exactly. Simple doesn't always equal easy - so true!
Thank you so much for your videos. I’m 78 years old and this past year started learning about fresh milled baking. While I watched many experts it was you and Kara who got me on my way. By now I make all my bread, muffins, pancakes, naan bread and cookies. I’m getting a pasta attachment for my kitchen aid for Christmas and looking forward to using that. You’re right there’s a definite learning curve and I actually started out baking a recipe with you or Kara step by step pausing my video along the way. I now feel like an old pro compared to that and my confidence has grown right along with experience. Thank you Felecia!
I have a lg KitchenAid mixer and when I heard about the benefits of grinding my own grain for bread making I wanted to do it asap. I couldn’t afford a grain mill until I saw that kitchen aid made an attachment that would grind wheat for only $114 (on sale amazon) i bought it. It’s been a year now and it’s the only way I have bread in my house now. It might not be top of the line but I love it. I had stopped eating stone bought bread before that and was using a bread maker to make bread with stone bought flour for the family but I stayed away from anything white flour or carbs. Now I can eat bread etc guilt free and knowing im getting more vitamins and nutrients my gut needs. Thanks to you and bread beckers! And the biblical nutritionists. Thank you so much. I love bread.
Yes!!! Way to just start with what you could. Excellent example 😀
@katline6465 This is me too. I have the same equipment and I’m determined to just get started. I was allowing all the post about having to get this and that equipment for anything to turn out and not burn up the KA, and let’s not forget everyone saying so many different things making it so complicated that I have what I need but got intimidated.
Not anymore! I’m going for it 😊
@@jeanninemcwhorter919 I finally got a grain mill after using my KA attachment to grind wheat and I must say, it's sooo much more convenient and easier. It def was a game changer for me. There is no hesitation if I want to grind some grains - just plug in, turn on and add the grain. Wala!
It has been a journey. Your best advice for me was to just conquer/perfect your simple sandwich bread recipe. I slowly branched off from that and my favorite bread to make and bake are sourdough boules with my freshly milled grains.
Love it!!!
I found a gen 1 magic mill from the 70’s for $100 on marketplace. Its a monster. Grinds great flour very fast. I bought a used kitchen aid. Plus I bought 150 lbs of organic hard red wheat from a local farmer which will store for 30 years. Good for use now and in case of hard times. Its not an extremely expensive venture.
For people on the West Coast, WinCo's bulk department has hard white and hard red wheat berries for about $1 per pound. You can either buy a small amount from the bulk bins, or talk to the nice folks in the bulk department and they'll order a whole bag for you 🙂 The 25 pound bag I got was labeled "Wheat Montana Farms and Bakery Prairie Gold Wheat Hard White Wheat." I don't think it's organic or anything, but it's certainly tasty 🙂
I’m in Idaho and I’ve gotten the same or similar bags of wheat berries at Ridley’s on their biannual case lot sale. 25lb bags for $15-20.
I loveee winco. Moved to FL and miss it so much!
Yes, but I just wish they were organic. With milling the whole grain, I’m sure the concentration of glyphosate is probably higher in the flour milled from them as the germ and bran are still intact and with the bran being on the outside of the berry it absorbs more chemicals I’m sure.
@@margaretclaypool @jessicajohanson9162 That’s a good point, but It depends on the brand. The gal from Grains And Grit said that Prairie Gold does not have glyphosate used on it, although I guess it could have other chemicals on it.I believe that is the brand I buy from Ridley’s as well. The wheat berries do have an outer coating that gets mechanically removed, so there’s that.
@@jessicajohanson1 At least at one point they were classified as non-organic because they used a nitrogen supplement, but no pesticides. I don't know if that's still true 🤷🏽♀
I started years ago with hard red. That My husband has here on the farm I grind it with my ninja. I so desperate wanted to eat some bread and I was gluten-free for a long time. Our bread was crunchy, but the flavor was soooo good after that I order me a Mockmill to this day I still don’t even have a bread machine just a mixer, everyone can do it 😊
I use a mixture of spelt, rye, and hard red wheat berries for my bread.
** I add acerola powder and baobab powder, which will help the loaf rise naturally and be a softer loaf. Both powders add nutrients and are high in vitamin c.
Can you talk about how to choose the coarseness or fineness of flour for your recipes coarse
Second that! Just started using grain mill and not sure where to set it or when to adjust.
Most of the time I have it set fine or very fine.
I have so enjoyed learning how bake Bread and things. I haven’t found it hard at all. I have fun mixing in different grains to see what texture and taste is like. Satisfying to know I made that all on my own and taste is amazing.
Great video, thank you. I bought the NutriMill Classic High Speed Electric Grain Mill from Amazon last month and love it. Not too expensive, looks nice, and gets the job done. I've now made 5 loaves of bread, and rolls, and everything is coming out so good.
We are on a limited income. I got a manual mill years ago, but it was terrible to use. 45 minutes for enough flour for a loaf of bread. I gave up.
The signs of the times we live in I knew that it was time to mill my own fresh flour. I don't know how I did it, but I got NutriMill Impact and the Artiste just recently. I've made about five loaves of bread and brownies and it's hard to believe the difference in the taste. I LOVE your videos.
Thanks for sharing. ❤❤❤
Woo hoo!!! So glad you were able to upgrade! And yeah - hand milling is no fun lol
We’ve been milling and baking our own bread for almost a year now-it is totally do-able! There IS a learning curve, but with some basic principles, you can do SO much! And there are so many resources out there, between this awesome site, and BreadBecker’s podcast, and Grains in Small Spaces…I know I’m not naming them all. I just am so grateful. You can do this.
Amen to that! It IS possible!
Komo-Fidifloc here. I've had my mill for years, and I'm gonna be brutally honest here: the main issue I have had was logistics. If you have the space and you think about it carefully, you can hopefully arrange things so that you have the least number of obstacles in the way of success. That's it! For me it was a slow process. Any number failures? I would give up. Other people's opinions? Give up. What finally happened is I just intuited what was gonna work and then made it happen. The mill itself is right next to an outlet, yet not in the way. It sits on a little rolling platform so I can move it out from the wall, take the lid off do my grinding, done. That in turn is close to any access for bowls, pans, refrigerator, ingredients, or other things for measuring. All coordinated so I've closed any loopholes that might cause me to succumb to discouragement.
And come to think of it, that's pretty much how my entire kitchen has evolved into a place that I love to be in. No more pressure or bad feelings. It's my happy place.🤪
I LOVE THIS SO MUCH! I love it when people just make the kitchen their own and their happy place. Thank you for sharing!
You are definitely my top favorite. There’s a woman who I listen to to get started who I won’t mention, all I can say, is her baking videos, literally make my head spin. She talks & talks so fast and says so much and goes in SO MANY different directions, that I can’t even follow her. I’m grateful that she taught me why I should mill my grains fresh, but you have been the lifesaver when it comes to baking.
I say that and I haven’t even baked anything yet, but I know that when I am able to get the mill and get my mixer when it’s time and The Lord allows I can follow your videos and I’m pretty sure I can come out with a good outcome.
The first video that I watched of yours was you saying how you couldn’t even bake, or didn’t even bake before you knew nothing . That brought me so much peace and so much confidence that I can do this too.
Thank you for making these great videos. I’m so grateful that you’ve started this podcast now that I can listen to. I’m taking my time because my husband isn’t on board, but at some point I know God will bring him alongside me. I can’t wait until that day. I’m gathering as much information as I can. God bless you.!!
You are so sweet. Thank you for leaving this wonderful comment. I am praying that you will be able to start your milling journey soon and so glad these videos have given you confidence to do so!! If I can do it, believe me, anyone can 😀
I am so loving this format. It’s so much easier and personable. Thank you so much Felicia for keeping us grounded.
You are so welcome! So glad you are enjoying the podcast format!
I'm inspired and encouraged. I bought some grain with your coupon code and just ordered the Kitchen-Aid mill attachment from your amazon list and got it at 23% discount .I've put it off for months because I was working extra to save up for it and I'm happy I got it all on discount and free shipping! Thank you for the boost/post to just do it.😊
I bought wheatberries and a mill 2 years ago and gave up because I couldnt do sourdough right... Then I came across your yeast bread recipe, which seemed like something I could master... So now I'm back to baking with freshly milled flour... I plan on learning about sourdough again in the future, but in the meantime, I can enjoy the delicious yeast bread!!
I also have the impression its helping me with my health..
So thank you very much for your effort to bring this information out..
I'm Belgian, so you reach people far out of the USA!
Hartelijk dank en zalige Kerst. X
So glad you’re here all the way from Belgian!!! And it is way easier to start milling with commercial yeast. Once you get the hang of it, then experiment with sourdough. But the most important ingredient is the freshly milled flour!
@GrainsandGrit I agree with you! You're doing great work!
Sourdough is not hard. Too many people online complicate it. It's just mixing flour and water. Then allowing nature to start the fire going with natural yeast. Once it's started, you just have feed it. Treat it like a child. Sometimes send it to a time out in the fridge. It will be happy when you let it out and feed it again. Bless you on your Sourdough journey.
@conspiratornot2215 Thank you, yes, I got a good tip from one of the commenters here on a UA-cam channel called "Elly's everyday wholegrain sourdough"... and she makes a freshly milled sourdough bread that looks simple enough that I can make it! 😀
I agree 100%! I'm so tired of people over complicating sourdough. I bake bread for 10 people every week and I promise you I would not do sourdough if it was significantly harder than yeast. I actually find it a lot easier.@@conspiratornot2215
Great video…The Grainie Bunch loves you Felicia! I started with the Mock Mill, a glass bowl, and dough whisk. I didn’t have a mixer, everything was mixed and kneaded by hand. Started in 2016…am now slowly adding to my arsenal of tools. Through Felicia’s site purchased a Bosch Universal Plus mixer last year at Christmas. Great price for a great mixer…I love that thing! Good luck to all embarking on the bread journey!
Your bread recipe is terrific. It works. Thanks you.
Thank you. I'm just starting milling my own flour but am not new to bread baking. The amount of info out there is scary. Tomorrow morning I'm baking bread.
Hello,i have buckets of wheat berries of all kinds..they were my momma's..i bought the classic nutri grain mill..now i need to learn the next steps...do you do a video of step by step to teach this older lady... Thank you so much.
Yes! Start here: ua-cam.com/play/PLVw-QuPI1UHnAsQHK7BBq-vdARVTJ-mYO.html
Thank you! I ordered the wonder mill after stressing over all the different mills, I decided to start simple and will upgrade in the future if needed. I have a vitamin and a 20 yo 6qt pro KA with the grain mill attachment if I want coarse for now. My wonder mill shipped today and I’m so excited!!! I’m a well seasoned baker & cook, a confessed foodie and cook from scratch 99% of the time to control what goes in me for health I have hypothyroidism and because food tastes better without the garbage. I began making all of my baked goods about 6 months ago and I’ve been baking sourdough for almost a year and truly feel better for it so milling my own flour was the next step so here I go! I also bought a refurbished nutrimill artiste for making bread, I didn’t want to burn up my beloved kitchenaid ❤. Anywho, I’ve been scouring the web for information and resources about FMF and I stumbled upon you a couple of weeks ago and absolutely love your spirit and spunky personality! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us and making it easy to understand 😊 god bless 🙏💗😊
I'm so glad you found me and I'm super excited for you! You're gonna love it!
Thanks for this information, I’m just starting out milling my own grain, so this is very helpful!
I’m so glad this was helpful to you!
My daughter bought a NutriMill Classic for me for Mother's Day last year. I love it! I started with my Vitamix, and my KitchenAid mixer. I now have a NutriMill Artiste mixer for bread making. I'm loving making homemade bread from freshly milled flour! I love how it tastes - even when it turns out ugly, it still tastes awesome! It IS a learning curve, but so worth the learning and doing. Bread that doesn't get eaten before the next batch gets made into bread crumbs, or croutons - both live in the freezer. I encourage everyone to get started.
Good for you!
What a great Podcast! Thank you for sharing your recipes and knowledge! I brought my grain mill on eBay and bought Breadbeckers cookbook. I have had some failures and more success. The best bread my family has ever had!
You can do it!
I vote for more of this please!! I love being able to listen to podcasts and do chores. So chat away girl and keep it coming! As far as topics, I’m open to whatever you put out there. It’s all for learning and growing anyway. Thank you for doing this! Oh I do have a suggestion, can you put this on podcast apps like Apple Podcasts or Spotify or places like that? I can listen on the go with those because I don’t have UA-cam podcast.
I probably will do that soon 😀 and yes I listen to podcasts while doing chores and cooking too!
I am listening as I am hand kneading my bread. It can totally be done. I learned to make bread from an Amish lady years ago and recently purchased a used mill to start doing fmf. Your videos have been so helpful. I appreciate that you keep it simple.
Woo hoo!!! Way to go!
I saw your video on the Impact grain mill and was able to finally begin to mill my grain!! Thank you!! It has been a few weeks and I love it!
Woo hoo!!! Glad you've started your milling journey!
❤AWESOME video!!!! You are SO RIGHT❣️
So glad you agree! It's the simple things!
Minutes into it and already loving this format 😁👍🏼
So glad you like it! 😁
Great video! I started milling grains about three years ago. I didn’t have a grain mill initially but I did purchase the grain canister for my Vitamix. It wasn’t great as it really didn’t grind the grain into a fine flour. At that point I knew milling flour for us was the way to go so I decided the investment was worth it and purchased a NutriMill Harvest grain mill and I love it! I fumbled around a lot initially because honestly I couldn’t find much consistent information out there about milling grains and what I did find was just confusing to me. I got caught up in the phytic acid hype and started soaking my grains, then placing them in the dehydrator to get them dried out and then finally milling them into flour. 🤦♀️🤣OMG - what a bunch of needless work. I stopped doing that because I simply don’t have time and after doing more research I just don’t think phytic acid is an issue to worry about. Actually at that point I found you and you helped me so much on this journey! You talked about Sue Becker and her red recipe book - which I ordered - and it’s been great since then. I initially used Sue’s basic bread dough recipe and although I’ve tried other recipes that is still my go-to. I still use my old Kitchen Aide but she’s struggling and I may have to soon invest in another mixer. I’ve been looking at both the Bosch Universal and the Ankarsrum - cha-ching. 😳 In the meantime I dusted off my very old bread machine and have primarily been using that (so easy and the bread is delicious). Anyways - back to your video - great advice for anyone wanting to start on the mill your own flour path. I wish I’d heard that advice when I first started out. You’re awesome. ❤️
Healthy traditions good varieties of wheat berries
Free of pesticide grown mostly in Italy
Please leave a recipe for a white wheat.
If you mean white flour, I don’t use that. I actually discourage it. This channel is all about 100% home milled wheat!!
I'm out there in my community convincing health minded people to take the leap to fresh milled flour. I started it a few months ago, and it's been a lot easier than i thought! Of course, that's thanks to you and others like you! I love this podcast. Thank you
Love it!!! Great job spreading the word!!!
Love your Simple Bread Recipe.
thank you, as always, for the information and encouragement.
You are so welcome!
Thank you! I learned to make bread shortly after I married my husband 36 years ago, but after two years of baking, had put on quite a bit of weight, and my health was less than. I LOVED/LOVE the process of baking. This past year through a chain of events I stumbled across Annette Reeder and her “Treasures of Healthy Living,” Bible study first, and then your videos. You were mentioning weighing the flour. . . To me it’s always been more about how the dough is looking, and responding. One of the things that I have found is that the fresh-milled flour needs a little more time to absorb the water. Meaning, I put in about half of the flour I expect to use, and then I let it alone for a small amount of time, five to 15 minutes, come back and then as it mixes, I very slowly add the rest of the flour as the mixer, mixes. I find it easier to control the outcome with that method. I have always enjoyed thinking of my kitchen as a scientific lab that I am constantly experimenting in. I picture the old dude with the wild hair in the movie “Back to the Future.” 😂. And, as you said, mistakes happen, get over it, have fun, live, learn, laugh, go on.
Oh, and with the fresh-milled grains, and the 3 Biblical Principles of food/eating, I do feel like my health is improving, unlike in the nineties when I was using store bought flours, even “whole grain.”
lol oh heavens the professor from back to the future in my kitchen. That’s now an image I will not be able to get out of my brain 😂
I started with a Magic Mill 3, then a Nutrimill Classic. I now have a Mockmill 200. That progression was over 24 years!!!! I just did not go from one and jump to another. It depends on what you need and can afford.
YES! Thank you so much for sharing this. Excellent example of what I was talking about :-)
Today is my birthday and I got a grain mill. I asked but didn’t think id get one! So your video is divine intervention! lol. No wheat Berrys yet but that’s ok. Deep dive is about to get intense. Can’t wait to go through all your videos. Thanks in advance
Welcome! And happy birthday to you - it's an incredible journey!
You look great. Vital and healthier than old videos. 👍
THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO!!! Fixing to place an order.
Also thanks for the grain referral. I live in oklahoma. Close to Alva where that company is at. I was going to do Azure but would rather support local.
You'll love it!! And I'm so glad you're local! Tell them I said hi :-)
Great information I started out with you a couple years back am still using your recipes I am very easily distracted your always simple right to the recipe and not jumping conversations it helps so much while learning
Thank you for the information!! Love the encouraging push for getting started with fresh milled grains. I have my pinky toe in.
You can do it! 😀
Yes that's me but I got the grinder the new one from nutri mill now I have to get over the fear and grind my flour to make bread and not have the fear of failing my bread
You can do it!!! And you're going to make mistakes. It's ok. You learn from each mistake! :-)
You can get a cheap bread machine at the Goodwill put it on dough setting and mix your dough that way. I’ve picked them up for as little as $10. After the second rise put the dough in a bread pan, let it rise again and bake. Easy, just put
the ingredients in the order they tell you for a bread machine.
Perfect timing! I got myself a Mock-mill 100 as a gift to me and my family! I love your advice on keeping it simple- yes a leap of faith! Back to God’s basic staff of life. Thank you!,
Woo hoo!! So excited you are starting your milling journey!
I got me one as well with my annual bonus!
Thx you! I’m having the hardest time learning the Nutra grain mill. I’ve watched your videos it’s just hard to figure out. I wish I would have known about the new one. But I will keep trying!! Everyone needs to hear this video!❤
Thanks for the comment :-)
Thank you!! I read the questions on FB too and some people are making this way to complicated. It was not complicated when our grandparents and great-grandparents…..
Amen!
Love this format!
Komo Fidibus classic. What a difference compared to my first mill.
I use organic hard red and hard white wheat for my bread and sifted spelt for my cookies and pastry.
Thank you for this! We have Mennonites in our area (Central Iowa) and I saw the grain mill she used and got one for myself, the Nutrimill Classic. My favorite bread to make is your Simple Yeast Bread recipe. 6 ingredients and ever so simple to do. I also like your biscuit recipe. I made some chocolate chip cookies yesterday. I only had hard white and going against your advice, I used it. First pan turned out flat so I added a little more flour and then they turned out good. I will use spelt next time, as I have used that before for some other recipes, including crepes, and loved how they turned out. Idea for a future episode of "Unsifted": The nutritional values of milling our own grain vs the dead flour from the store.
Love this!! And thanks so much for the idea. Excellent idea for sure!
We Love You Back! So glad I came across your channel. I enjoy your open and honest "tutelage". You are correct on so many things, especially the fact that people over-complicate things. Keep it simple. Get a mill, get some grains, and make some bread. Practice makes perfect, and there will be some "failures" but they are still edible. Even if only used as breadcrumbs! 😁
"even if only used as breadcrumbs." I love that lol
Over the years I've gotten into different hobbies, and I learned a long time ago that the best thing to do is buy the basic tools and then just dive in and do what you want. For instance, with knitting, soooo many people want their hand held while they start with the most basic, most boring knitting project; why not just take your needles and make the sweater you really want?
I've always enjoyed doing a bit of research, and then jumping in and really doing it, using instructions as guidelines.
Excellent point and advice!! The biggest step you’ve got to take is to just start 😀
I was taught to knit with an adult sweater and I think it is the only way!! Knit what you like! Grind and bake what you like!! It's so much more enjoyable that way!
After watching several of your yt videos, i am jumping right in! Waiting for my azure wheat berries to come thursday! This video makes me even more excited!
I bought hard white and red wheat berries and a bag of soft white wheat (cinnamon rolls!).
Also got a mockmill 100
And I have a line on a good sourdough starter!
So excited you’re starting your milling journey!!!! You can do this!
I would love an episode about what went wrong and what might fix it! Don't worry about mills heating up the grain. It's going to be baked. 😊 PS: Some mixer manufacturers sell refurbished models at a deep discount. I got my kitchenaid pro for an unbelievable price.
Great idea!! And yes, my first grain mill was refurbished and it is still going strong!
Yes im a newbee and the investments are substantial . A bit at a time is how I’m doing this and experimentation before all of the other investments… Thank you for the honest and so positive message about this new venture…I have wanted to do this for many years actually already have so many books in the library . health concerns are the driving factor and my family and friends getting off of mass produced medications ( im not on any at the age of 72) that are making them worse.hopefully I will be as positive an influence to them as you are to so many…blessings wished always from this Georgia girl…if you can bake whole grain bread in the south so can I lol!
I ordered the classic grain mill last night with your coupon code I got $20 off!!
I’m a new sub and I have a severe gluten intolerance.
Ah so excited you’re starting your milling journey! Do keep me updated how you feel when consuming 100% whole grain 😀
Great info! Thanks for sharing ❤
You are so welcome!
It’s so much easier than people think it is!
Yes!
I received my MM200 a week ago and am using it every day. Oddly enough, I am not baking due to not having an oven (hurricane flooding issue). I am milling barley every morning for my daily “mush” for breakfast. Oven should arrive Friday, so I hope to dig in further.
Way to go for doing what you can! Love that you’re still milling grains even without an oven 😀 Also, praying for hurricane recovery for you. I know that it can take years to fully recover from one! 🙏
This podcast is great! I was able to jump in with both feet and "play" with all the grains souced from different locations over the padtc18 months. Still learning them. But, I agree 100% about the Butler's Gold. It is my favorite for bread.
Woo hoo!!!
Great time. I started whole grains with a machine for the bread. It's a little different in the oven.
Hello, I'm new to your channel. A wealth of information on grains, thanks. Would you please do some recipes or info on golden wheat berries? Take care and happy holidays.
I’m not familiar with golden wheat berries. Is that a brand or a type of wheat? If you have a link that would be helpful!
So true! I grew up on fresh milled wheat over 60 years ago. No clue what kind of mill my Mom had…it sounded like a jet engine was taking off and the flour went into a cloth bag so the laundry hall was covered in fine flour mist. I do know she ordered her hard red wheat from Arrowhead Mills in the panhandle of Texas…not sure they are even around anymore. Mom never weighed anything…just scoop and level….some breads and cookies were a little dense but always delicious and recipes were not designed for fresh milled. I do not believe she ever looked for a window pane and her breads were either hand kneaded or later on kneaded in her small Hobart. The flavor far outweighs any thing you can buy in the store.
I love this so much! What a special thing to have seen your mother do it when it wasn't common at all. And that's so true about it sounding like a jet engine lol
Wnen you have left over flour after mixing the bread, whatdo you with it?
Just stick it in the freezer for the next time.
Love this! So freeing! We do have a tendency to complicate things! 🥰
I’m so glad you found it helpful!
Your coupon code works with the sales going on right now. Used it for my Bosch mixer. It came in last night! Can’t wait to use it today! ❤
Woot!!!
I use the whole wheat recipe that came with my KitchenArm bread machine (way cheaper than a Zojirushi and works great!) for my FMF.
At first the only thing I added was letting the flour and water soak/hydrate first for about 15 minutes, then follow the directions as normal for the bread machine.
The bread is very good but it is a bit crumbly and dried
out quickly, so I now do a simple tangzhong (makes bread softer, less crumbly and lasts longer) with 5% of the flour from the recipe and 4 times that amount of water from the recipe, then microwave that for 75 seconds. I let that cool while the remaining flour and water soaks/hydrates. Then proceed as normal.
It’s so easy! I encourage people to try a regular whole wheat recipe rather than confusing special FMF recipes and super expensive equipment.
I use that same bread machine recipe when I bake in a loaf pan in the oven.
I do have a Komo Mio mill and am super happy with it! It was expensive for my budget but the least expensive mill stone mill that was in stock at the time I bought it.
I totally agree to keep it simple!
And adjust your expectations: it’s not going to be like store bought commercial bread but you will adjust to it.
Now I really don’t like commercially made bread, it’s really unappetizing and unappealing to me now.
I love my FMF and can’t imagine doing without it.
I'm in the beginners stage. To make all purpose flour have you used red and white berries together? Or what is it you use for cookies?
Hard red all day!
Love the podcast format, and especially love the title, unsifted. Very clever. And people, if you haven’t made Felicia’s chocolate chip cookies, what are you waiting for! They are my favorite by far!
Thanks for the recommendation! And my husband gets full credit for the podcast title. He’s a genius lol as soon as he said it I know I HAD to have a podcast with that title lol
Keep your grains in pre measured container in freezer
I. Placed all my bread stuff in the freezer
Ps. Soak your vegetables and 90 water 10
vinegar for 20 minutes to get the pesticides off of the vegetables
Pick up a bread machine add a second hand store I picked mine up quite reasonable under $10
I use the vita mix grain blender The grain was in the freezer. It doesn’t heat up.
Make sure you put the warm water and I put probably 10 ounces of water that’s warm with the sugar or the honey with the yeast let it rise then I put the eggs in it and the oil then I let it mix and then I put the freshly grated wheat berries And the bread machine and that is a cheap one not the $400 one then I let it mix that if it is in a ball you need to add more water but with the 10 ounces you shouldn’t need it but if it’s raining, you might not use the 10 ounces so put the full 2 cups of wheat berries that has been turned into flour into the bread machine. Let it mix come back 15 minutes later and unplugged waiting for a minute, start the machine over three times let it go through the mixing cycle, thoroughly then unplug, thoroughly and unplug, then make sure the weather in your place is warmer than 68. I took a long time The bread rose in the bread machine machine. Well tell you how long it should take but add three extra 15 minutes to the mixing. Thank you goodbye.
You don't have to freeze your wheat: ua-cam.com/video/ye6RmyW4a4I/v-deo.html
Thank you for the coupon. Right now it is sold out. I came here to watch the video at 2:15 pm EST. I have gluten allergy, and had a blood test back in 2009. I watched Sue Becker, and would like to try to eat hard wheat bread.
Ah I know!!! But hopefully they will have it back soon and that coupon is good at all times, not just during sales :-)
I started milling my grains about 6 months ago and I find that if you don’t have the loaf eaten by the first day it’s just too crumbly or dry to use as sandwich bread. It still makes great toast. I wish it would remain more fresh for a full 2-3 days. ☹️
I keep mine fresh for a few days by keeping it in bread bags or a tupperware.
I bought my Wondermill and my Bosch mixer from money I made from my knitting and crocheting. Best two investments I’ve made for my kitchen. I originally bought the manual Wondermill Jr. I absolutely don’t recommend that. You won’t get much milling and bread making done. The electric mill is so worth scrimping to buy. Bread making has been so much fun. And it’s so much healthier than store bought.
Yeah I would be baking WAY less if I just had a manual mill lol
Thanks for the encouragement & inspiration! Blessings 🤗🇨🇦🌻
You are so welcome! 😊
Since the impact is out of stock everywhere can you recommend another one similar? Thank you
Definitely this one: collabs.shop/k2s3kn
@ thank you so much for the reply. Unfortunately the link just takes me to the website but doesn’t indicate a particular mill.
@ sorry I got it now!
Thanks so much. You're too cute, and I love listening to you. I've been milling for about 3 years... and yes I started with Einkorn... Celiac here, and I could use it... now I do everything sourdough and do use other grains now, and theyve been awesome.
Blessings
That’s amazing, you’re able to have einkorn as a celiac?
@GrainsandGrit yes ma'am- I'm a 6x cancer conqueror and have no small intestines, and most of my large intestines are gone... years ago... around 15- we did a deep dive into what could help... please know I've made a lot of brick-bread in my time. However, we found Einkorn was good... no ER visits or blood transfusions needed... now I didn't eat it daily, however as long as I cooked it, I could eat it...
Fast forward, I've also combined it with sourdough and wowzers. The benefits are amazing... 3 years ago, they wanted to put in a feeding tube, and that was for the rest of my life... nope, one doc suggested a carnivore diet, which I did and that was life changing- we found I can't digest veggies, sooo then I started milling whole wheat grains, and I could tolerate them, so I use / make my own fresh milled bread flour as well as use Einkorn, Spelt, Kamute mostly... and wowzers fresh wonderfully delicious bread... I still can't do yeasted breads. However, I'm good with that.
Thank you again!!
Dang I wish I’d seen this about a week ago haha describing my mill picking and grain picking anxiety to a T 😂
Great video, thank you. Kristie and I have been looking for a short video on the health benefits and history of FMF, and the “un-benefits” of the dead bread and unhealthy white flour in the grocery stores. Sue Becker has her awesome 3 1/2 hour video. But we’re looking for something relatively short that we can text to people when we tell them we’re using only FMF bread. They tend to say, “Oh, I bake, too” and never hear or understand the “fresh milled flour” part of what we say. I’m definitely sharing this video on Facebook and tagging Kristie on it.
oh that's a great idea - a BRIEF but concise explanation in 15 minutes or less. Oh that will be tough lol but I think it's a great idea especially to share!
I am new to your channel and so glad I found it. I am very health conscious and since quitting my professional job after 30 years (YIPPEEE!!) I finally have time to pursue my passion which includes the study of herbs, natural remedies, and cooking. I am gluten sensitive and was gluten free for 10 years before adding homemade sourdough to my diet. I recently started using Italian flour because I learned about the differences in three wheat and harvesting in Europe compared to the US. I can certainly tell a difference. Forgive me if you’ve covered this in previous videos but is it your opinion that milling my own grain will possibly solve my gluten issue? As it is so much healthier ? Thank you!
Yay, bake all the things! Yeah, check this video out for more on the gluten issue: ua-cam.com/video/2YB-fsv-cTE/v-deo.html
I have been making beautiful boules of sourdough bread with store bought bread flour. I bought a grain mill and hard white wheat berries and have failed multiple times trying to make sourdough bread using my fresh milled flour. The consistency is way off. Can I not use the same recipe? My dough is like mush. I even tried 50% store bought to freshly milled and still couldn’t get to the right consistency to work with. Do you weigh before milling? I haven’t been. I’m also sifting and still no success. The recipe I am using is 70% hydration and works great with store bought. Do you have a sourdough recipe I can try? I truly want to use my whole grains but am getting discouraged.
This is so common! It's definitely a learning curve to work with freshly milled flour. But the main thing is, consume FRESH whole grains. Advanced techniques like sourdough will come in time, but they're not as important as regularly making the freshly milled breads from whole grains you CAN make.
Wonderful episode. I am embarrassed to admit that I bought a Mockmill 100 in April of 2021 and it is still in the shipping box as I have never used it. Granted it is much more expensive today than when I bought it. I paid $279 for it and I think they are now $349. I've thought about selling it many times but just could not part with it. So it's time to buy some grain and get started. I already buy good italian flour because I personally think that they are less inclined to tamper with God's perfect food. I am looking at getting a bucket of Butlers Gold and Star Dust that I think you have recommended and a small bucket of Kamut. I already make Sourdough with my Kitchenaid mixer and also have an eye on the Ankarshrum mixer, though I saw an Italian one on a youtube channel but is like $1,850 so that isn't happening anytime soon if ever. I also have a Precision oven so have a program for 100% steam the first part of the bake then 0% steam for the remainder of the bake and my bread comes out really nice.
You’re already set up to get started milling, so get to it!! You can do it!! 😀
Just remember, buying flour means lost nutrients. Buy the grain, grind what you need and freeze any extra flour. Happy baking!
I bought an impact mill in the 70’s and it is still going strong. If you factor in the fact that a loaf of real bread is going to cost you almost $10. You can pay for it in no time if you make your own. You can buy wheat from local farmers. They advertise on market place in my area. Just start making your own whole wheat bread.
We have to stop eating store bought processed foods. The store bread does not mold anymore. Just think about that. It is not real food.
Amen and amen. Preach it!!!!
Sold Out on the Impact! 😢
Stay tuned. They'll have them back in stock with the New Year.
Oh my gosh you sound just like me when I got started. I started with BB in the 1990's. There was NOTHING out on the internet about FMF. I really did fly by the seat of my pants and it worked.
I’m telling you, how any of us figured anything out without UA-cam is astounding 😂
Anyone figure out how to get AP einkorn from a Kit. Aid mock mill attachment??
Finally! YES PLEASE
Thank you!!!
You're so welcome! 😄
So I have a really dumb question. I am new to this so don’t judge me lol. I know people are concerned about their flower getting too hot when it is being milled but we are going to cook it in an oven at 400+ degrees so doesn’t that kind of contradict that worry?
Yeah I wouldn't worry about it. Frankly, I don't know of any grain mill out there that heats the grain so much nutrients are lost. I know there's a big debate about it, but I haven't seen good evidence showing me otherwise - especially because, like you said, we're baking it anyway!
I'm 60, and have always bought things at the store. Never knew people actually make these things from scratch. So, here's what I have to say from my perspective. Please be kind, understanding and start slow and very basic and simple. I come from a place of knowing nothing, and when people all ready know how to do things they've been doing for a long time, they tend to get short, impatient and don't know why you don't know it all ready or it takes too long. We watch these videos because we don't know and hope the person showing us or telling us won't scold us, think we're stupid etc.... just teach us and don't leave any detail out. We have no clue what to buy, how to mill, or where to get stuff. Please keep this in mind, thank you.🙏
Thank you for this. This episode is really to encourage people to just start. Don’t over complicate it because it’s easier than you think. I don’t mean to be impatient or unkind to anyone just starting because I remember being lost when I started myself. But the point is to just start even though you barely know what you’re doing 😀
I've not ran into a grain, yet...I have gave but they're all good--God Is good!
I would love to see a video about bread dough. Should all dough basically be looking like a pizza dough ball, all smooth etc? I have seen recipes that say the dough should be soft and tacky .but does that mean it will lose its shape if rolled into a ball because it is still soft and tacky?
Any tips with milled pizza dough?
Thank you
Yeah it does kinda depend on the dough ha but in my experience, pizza dough usually feels about the same as regular bread dough. Slightly tacky, but smooth.
I have a NutriMill and started a year ago milling my own flour. My NutriMill has a dial, I put all the way down to finest, is this correct? Thank-you
Yep!
Just bought an impact mill. Problem is I am single senior and I need to learn how to make 1 small loaf of bread maybe 6 dinner rolls.
Blows my mimd when you say just "do it" and then your recipe calls for 9 cups of flour for 2 loaves or 37 rolls.
Can I just divide the portions equally and expect the same outcome?
Yes you can easily divide. And I also did a smaller batch video too 😀 you can check it out here: ua-cam.com/video/njKz8S6Fmb8/v-deo.htmlsi=IYYnppgxFmrshooE
I just ordered the impact and the code did not work :(
The code that's under in description is not the one that works it's actually GRAINSGRIT 😢
Im just starting out and feel like this. We went to a local amish store and got hard red and white wheat. Now we are struggling with what mill to get. Help!!! 😂
With the impact does it only do fine grains or can you do course grind
Have you heard of Country Life Foods? 7th day Adventist.