If you’ve ever switched from store-bought flour to freshly milled flour and thought, “Why does my dough feel different?”—you’re not imagining it. Fresh-milled flour can behave differently from conventional flour in everything from hydration to fermentation. And that’s part of what makes baking with freshly milled whole grains so rewarding. At Kern River Milling, we […]
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If your whole wheat bread isn’t rising the way you expected, you’re not alone. This is one of the most common (and frustrating) problems home bakers run into—especially when switching to whole wheat or fresh-milled flour. If your loaves are coming out dense or flat, you might also want to check out why is my
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Why Is My Whole Wheat Bread Dense? (And How to Fix It) If you’ve tried baking with whole wheat—or fresh milled flour—and ended up with a dense, heavy loaf… you’re not alone. This is probably the most common issue we hear about. The good news is it’s not random, and it’s usually fixable with a
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The Search for True Nutrition: What Makes the “Best Whole Grains”? Everyone talks about eating more whole grain foods, but have you ever stopped to consider what that actually means? When you pick up a bag of “whole wheat” flour from your local grocery store, you expect it to be a powerhouse of nutrition—the building
Your guide to perfect measurements, whether you scoop or weigh. When it comes to baking, there are two camps: the measuring cup house and the scales and weights house. I happen to live firmly in the latter (read more about that here: Make Baking Faster, Cleaner, and Easier—With One Tool), but if you’re a traditional
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