Grain Mill Best Buy

Grain Mill Best Buy FARM HOME Food Jim Ruen La Crescent Minn : “Janie’s Mill in eastern Illinois is a dangerous place for bakers to stop given their diverse and ample supply of grains and flours www janiesmill com; ph 815-953-1073 I previously wrote about the Wilkins family and the mill they established to process their many varieties of grain Vol 43 No 2 “As my wife Wendy and I were traveling through the area we couldn’t resist stopping by Once there we bought multiple varieties of wheat berries several flours rye berries oat groats and wheat and rye flakes We could’ve bought more but the car was getting full “Wendy does most of the baking at our house Our go-to wheat in recent years has been Red Fife from a local grower a Canadian landrace variety It has great taste and is hard to beat “That said the new and often old wheat varieties we picked up at Janie’s Mill have their own great tastes We’ve enjoyed bread made from Warthog pre-1600’s European wheat and the 1990’s Glenn wheat berries home-milled into whole wheat flour scones made with Black Emmer flour and cookies made with home-milled rye berries French-style baguettes made with the Warthog tasted even richer and more complex than our standby Red Fife “The chocolate chip cookies made with freshly milled rye flour were a real surprise We may never have white flour cookies again They were sweet and light yet full of flavor as well as fiber “We’re looking forward to exploring these and other grains and flours we purchased over the coming weeks and months Luckily it’ll be easy to stock up when these are gone The Janie’s Mill website has a full list of grains and flour they offer However if passing through eastern Illinois consider stopping by and picking up a few great grains and flours yourself ”

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