Sourdough apple fritters started off our weekend. I converted the 1 cup of AP flour to 1 cup (120g) of fresh milled flour and added a bit more milk: 1/2 cup instead of the 1/4 cup the recipe called for. I used 1 large Honeycrisp apple because that’s what I had in the pantry and 1/2 cup of my sourdough discard. These were fun and super easy to make. I did sprinkle some cinnamon sugar on top to give them a little more sweetness. The recipe called for frying or baking…I chose to bake them. I kept these fritters pretty…

To continue the Fall baking theme, the boys have requested I bake some sourdough apple fritters. These will utilize 1/2 cup of my sourdough discard and 120g (1 cup) of fresh milled flour. In order to successfully convert it from AP flour to fresh milled, I will add a bit more milk then what the recipe calls for. Otherwise, these should be a no nonsense, yummy treat. Next, I will venture into the world of sourdough discard pizza rolls! The flavor possibilities are endless with these. I will add some different cheeses and pepperoni to start. This recipe uses 7…

What a fun week of baking. We started off with the sourdough pumpkin pie twists. So easy and so fun! The recipe called for 1 cup of active sourdough starter and 2.5 cups of AP flour. So, to convert the AP flour to fresh milled, I followed the general rule that 1 cup of AP flour = 120g of fresh milled flour. So, 2.5 x 120 =300g. Then, knowing that I am switching from AP to fresh milled, I added a bit more flour to account for the extra absorption of the fresh milled flour. Long story short, I used…

I’m really excited for this week’s baking. I often make sourdough discard crackers with any leftover starter I have. I’ve wondered, could I make a cinnamon toast crunch cereal the same way I make my crackers? Sure enough, there are a bunch of recipes on-line for cereal. I will try this sourdough Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal from Simplicity and a Starter. The kids are very excited for this! I will use 1/2 cup or 120g of sourdough discard. The recipe calls for 1 1/2 cup (220g) + 1 Tablespoon of AP flour. I will start with 250g of fresh milled…

We had some great baking success this week. The adjustments made on the sourdough English muffins made for a tasty breakfast treat paired with our Smash foods raspberry jelly. Instead of using 1 cup of water, as called for in the recipe, I used 1 1/4 cup water. This was just the right amount to work the dough and get the consistency needed. Instead of 2 1/2 cups AP flour, I used 2 1/2 cups (300g) of fresh milled hard white wheat flour. I used my 12 inch cast iron pan to cook these lovelies. As an introduction to Fall,…

My kids love muffins of all kinds. So, this week I thought I’d make two kinds…fresh milled sourdough English muffins and fresh milled sourdough apple pie muffins. I have struggled with English muffins in the past being very dense. This is an issue with many baked goods when using fresh milled flour. My plan will be to increase the liquid amount called for in the recipe to attempt to provide more hydration. Instead of 1 cup of water, I’ll start with 1 1/4 cup water. I will use my 12 inch cast iron pan again this week to make the…

Well, the sourdough strawberry rolls were a huge success. My recipe adjustments for the all purpose flour conversion to fresh milled flour worked perfectly. Just a bit more liquid (milk) and a little less flour and they turned out gooey and delicious. See my previous post for the AP flour to fresh milled flour conversion trick I use. I for sure will be keeping these rolls in the rotation. Again, I left the frosting off to attempt to keep the carb count lower for our T1D kiddo. I used a total of 200g of active sourdough starter to make these…

The cinnamon rolls from a few weeks ago were a big hit. So, we are going to do a different variation this week…sourdough strawberry rolls. I am super excited to try these. Again, I will leave off the frosting to keep the carb amount down for our T1D. But, they should still taste amazing without the frosting. This recipe, as written, uses all purpose flour. To convert AP flour to fresh milled flour, you usually need about 10-15% less fresh milled flour by weight because whole wheat absorbs more water and is denser. So, for 650g AP flour, 650g x…

When baking with fresh milled flour, you quickly learn that your baked goods are more dense and might not be as pretty as they would be with all purpose flour. My bagels were a perfect example of this. In the end, if they taste good and don’t spike our T1Ds blood sugar, that’s what matters. I decided to stick to plain bagels and not add any toppings or mix-ins so that we could keep the carb count lower. Each one of these bagels has roughly 50 g of carbs. To continue the theme of unattractiveness, we have our pasta. LOL!…

Ever since I made the fresh milled sourdough pretzels a couple weeks ago, my boys have been asking for BAGELS. So, this week, we are going to make some bagels. I plan to play around with cinnamon sugar and plain for now. We will also venture into the fresh milled pasta world. I have a super easy, hearty recipe that I use and it works every time. We really like this pasta because it doesn’t spike my T1D kiddo’s blood sugar. Regular, boxed pasta caused huge spikes in his sugars and we avoided it for the first little bit after…