BlogShare: Country Living Grain Mills Recipe Share

I'm looking at the Country Living Grain Mill. Yes, I already have a hand mill, The Family Grain Mill, and while it does a good enough job, I'd like something a little better, just not electric. If I went electric, I'd go with a NutriMill I think. Just preference.

I'm spoiled with "powdery flour" and I don't get that with hand-cranked milling. I can come close, and it's passable and probably just something we will need to adjust to. We grind with the Family Grain Mill on a #2 first. We sift and then regrind, :just tightened: to it's maximum fine setting. And we sift again. I regrind each sifting....maybe pointless to even sift, huh? Anyway, we grind and sift a total of 3 times, then I sift the little chaff that's left over (never had more than maybe 1/8th of a cup on well over 20 cups wheat ground.

Anyway, I'm not thrilled, but I'm ok with it. I need a better whole wheat recipe I guess. I don't get good loft on my whole wheat breads :( I want a whole wheat recipe...not a bread flour recipe where I get to add 3 cups of whole wheat, kwim? Anyone? One that might get at least a decent rise...I can add gluten, I'll even add a cup maybe 2 of bread flour...but I want a nice delicious loaf.

At the Country Living Grain Mill site I found their recipe to try out:
Whole Wheat Bread


2 rounded tablespoons yeast
5 1/2 cups warm water
2/3 cup vegetable oil
2/3 cup honey
1 tablespoon salt
12 to 13 cups whole wheat flour

Add warm water to yeast and let soften for five minutes. Add oil and honey. Stir in about 3 cups of flour, then add salt. Add enough of the remaining flour to make a batter about the consistency of pancake batter, and beat by hand or machine for 10 minutes. Then add remaining flour to a soft, but not overly sticky dough. Turn into buttered bowl and let rise. Shape into loaves, let rise and bake at 350 degrees for 35-45 minutes.