#42 - How To Get (& Grind) The Best Flour For Bread

"Find a supplier of as locally sourced grains as possible...find a mill; a coop and support them!"If you're a bread-maker, this episode's for you.We welcome back the fabulous Elly from Elly's Everyday to the podcast to talk about the heart of bread, its raw material: grains and flour.During this episode you'll hear Elly's wisdom on:Sourcing grains and flour for breadGrinding grains into flour at home, including why you would want to do it and how Elly grinds hersThe vital difference between the two ways flours are produced: stone-grinding and roller millingWhy and how Elly freezes her grains and what you must remember when defrostingHow to get the best possible flour even when you can't afford a home-millAnd Elly talks us through her whole grain process - from choosing and buying through to mixing the dough.Elly has two hugely popular YouTube channels and has helped thousands of people with making wholegrain sourdough, we're so grateful to her for bringing us her wisdom!* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Get our two podcast cookbooks:Meals at the Ancestral HearthSpelt Sourdough Every DayAlison's course, Rye Sourdough Bread: Mastering The Basics is here, with a 10% discount applied!Alison's Sowans oat fermentation course is here, with a 10% discount applied!Get 10% off any course at The Fermentation School: click here and use code AKP at checkout.Get 10% off US/Canada Bokashi supplies: click here and use code AKP.Get 10% off UK Bokashi supplies.Visit our (non-Amazon!) bookshop for a vast selection of ancestral cookbooks: US link here and UK link here.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Our podcast is supported by Patrons in ancestral kitchens around the world!Come join our community! You can choose to simply sponsor the podcast, or select from a variety of levels with benefits including monthly live Zoom calls, a private podcast feed stuffed with bonus content from Alison and Andrea, and a Discord discussion group.To read more about becoming a patron and explore the various levels, click here!* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The Run Down:6:20 Where Elly sources her grains11.20 Why Elly grinds grains at home for sourdough and what the benefits are"When you freshly grind, you really can tell the difference!"17.40 Elly's home stone mill and how it