r/HomeMilledFlour

Starter not working as before after converting it to fully fmf

Starter not working as before after converting it to fully fmf

My sourdough FMF loaves, both sandwich and artisan, are not rising properly after converting my starter to FMF, despite having a very active starter that has been fed two different times two days in a row, and doubles each time. After the second time, I will use it at peak and my bread will rise, but only half as much as it used to when it was a mix of (mostly) AP flour and FMF. The odd thing is that I will save the leftover starter, put it in a jar, and after about a week, it explodes out of the jar as seen in the picture, despite having peaked when at room temp. I know this because a few times it even started deflating a tiny little bit by the time I got to use it so it definitely wasn’t going to continue expanding then. Why would it continue expanding in the fridge after stopping when at room temp, and does this have anything to do with why my bread all of a sudden stopped rising the way it used to? Just to clarify, I had no issues when I was using 100% fmf but a starter that wasn’t only fmf

u/fiatlux0 — 15 hours ago

Upgrade to Komo Classic from Nutrimill Classic?

I was looking at "upgrading" but am now wondering if it is worth it? There is nothing wrong with our nutrimill but I love the look of the komo. It seems the komo grinds much slower and has a smaller hopper. Anyone have both of these mills for comparison?

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u/crocsandaglock — 16 hours ago

first fmf loaf!

I used 100% fresh milled kamut, and used a starter I started about a month ago from the same fmf!

u/Odd-Error1738 — 3 days ago

Looking to get into milling. I need mill recommendations

I grew up in an European country and we had a manual one. I could never name it. It may not even have had a name. I’m kind of partial to manual but I’m open to the idea of something different. As I’m sure many of you may do. I value non plastic kitchen products so the non toxic side of things would be ideal. Hoping to keep it on the budget end. I saw the CLGM one but 800 its a bit hefty for my current circumstances

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u/Throwaway2738363 — 2 days ago

Getting back to it…?

So, I sold my mill (mock mill) and all my grains several months back because my family didn’t seem to love the bread and biscuits I was making and I felt weird making it just for me. To be clear, it was all delicious, they just like refined white everything. I have a niggling feeling in the back of my mind to get back to it. What are some more mild recipes/items you make that picky eaters can ease their way into?

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u/Mammoth-Barracuda-79 — 5 days ago
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First FMF loaf!

Made my first loaf with freshly milled hard red wheat flour! Wheat berries are from a local farm I live near in Pennsylvania. I used this recipe from Hannah Newton. Came out a little dense but the taste is great. Any tips or suggestions?

u/stsoph — 4 days ago
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My sourdough loaves won’t rise - Help!

Hello!

Can anyone offer me tips on how to get my sourdough to rise? I’m new to the fresh milled journey, but I regularly bake sourdough bread. I feel like I’ve tried almost everything and I still don’t get the same rise with my fresh milled loaves as I do with regular bread flour loaves. Things I’ve tried do far:

- Autolysed for 30 minutes, 2 hours and overnight
- Sifted out the large bran, soaked in boiling water, then added back in once at room temperature. Also tried not including the large bran all together.
- Bulk fermentation to 20-30%, then shaped and left in the fridge overnight to bake the next day
- Bulk fermentation to 40-50%, then shaped and placed in the freezer for 30 minutes and bake same day

With each process, all stretch and folds and coil folds were completed within the first two hours.

Orrrr am I just trippin and fresh milled flour won’t have the same rise as bread flour does for sourdough loaves? All tips are welcome! Thanks guys!

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u/meepmeepsies — 5 days ago

Southern Banana Pudding with fresh milled flour

I made my southern banana pudding as healthy as humanly possible using only 2 big tbsp coconut sugar, reduced fat milk with extra protein and less sugars, fresh milled flour, organic everything and I must say, It's so delicious!!

I made a video to show the process. You can skip through it, but I hope you enjoy!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEyv61XAnj8

u/Front-Muffin-7348 — 5 days ago

Reaction

What kind of reaction did you have period after starting consuming this bread. I get strong headaches and hard feeling at my sinuses and feel like something is unclogging at the same time in my head, like i can feel and hear that popping…

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u/InKasitove10 — 6 days ago

FMF Honey Wheat, subbing in 20% and 10% Besan Flour

Re-posting because I figured out what I was doing wrong with the photos, so now (hopefully!) they will be visible in the thread preview area. Also adding recipe info.

A couple of experimental loaves started yesterday morning, based on my usual fresh milled honey wheat but substituting 10% (L side, 43g) and 20% (86g) of the wheat flour with besan flour. Thanks to u/jsober for the chats about this.

To the extent the crust on the loaf on the right looks a little darker, I don’t think that’s the extra besan. I thought it looked too dark coming out of the oven, so I added water to my egg-cream wash.

I started at 20% and added more water to account for besan hydrating at more like 110%, which may have been a mistake. It was a gloopy sticky mass after kneading. So, figuring it might end up being a discard, I followed with the 10% dough, to which I added no additional water (I hydrate it normally around 78%), and which also ended up a gloopy sticky mass. Both formed fine and rose fine, though.

Both taste pretty good but the 20% is not suitable for any “sweet” applications (butter/honey, jam, French toast). It’s just got a certain strong “whang” to it that makes it fine for lunch meat mayo/mustard sandwiches, but intrudes too much in sweet stuff.

Not sure I’m going to do this again. It does add some additional protein and beefs up the lysine content. I read some commentary saying it helps from a flavor standpoint if you do a Yudane with the besan, and/or toast it in a dry pan, while others say the oven heat history is all that’s needed in that regard.

The lighter loaf made a really nice toasted cheese sandwich for my older grandson’s lunch. I took him to a park and then here for lunch while his baby brother had a med appt. I cut it into "fingers" and he ate the whole sandwich and half an apple with his favorite Teddy peanut butter for dipping sauce. He also dipped the sandwich fingers in the Teddy. 😄

If anyone is interested in the base freshly-milled flour honey wheat recipe, it's pretty close to Robyn's below, other than adapted for smaller 9x4 loaf pans and backed off a bit on the honey. If you'd like the specifics, mention on comments and I'll edit the main post.

https://robynonthefarm.com/blogs/news/5-ingredient-fresh-milled-flour-honey-whole-wheat-sandwich-bread-great-harvest-bread-co-copycat

u/Decided-2-Try — 6 days ago
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Grain Mill Attachment

Hi! I was wondering if anyone had used the grain mill attachment and if so, is it worthwhile? I’m contemplating if I need to get an Ank and a separate mill or if the attachment would suffice. If not, is there a grain mill you’d recommend purchasing instead?
Thank you!

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u/SheepherderMost2727 — 5 days ago

Buying a Komo Grain mill in Belgium?

I am from the US and have a Komo Mio backordered with pleasant hill grain, but it has been updated to march of next year for availability. I will be in Belgium for a work trip in September, and I am curious if I would have better luck buying one while I am in the EU. Is there anywhere that sells Komo Grain mills in the Brussels area? Specifically one that would have an American style 110v plug(longshot I know). Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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u/tipsy_wizzy — 6 days ago

Beginner in tiny apartment thinking about starting to mill grain at home. Looking for others in similar situation

Hello! I discovered freshly milled grain last year at a local store and love the complex flavor profile! I have been thinking about getting a home mill but I live in a tiny apartment (kitchen is also super tiny, less than 3 feet of counter top) and don’t have any plans to move anytime soon for many reasons.

I’m interested in hearing anything you wished you knew before home milling and your experiences that might be helpful for me making a decision about whether I could do this comfortably at home. I have read about people who have home mills having multiple types of grain and buying in bulk to make it economical.

I bake about every week on average and more during holidays and birthdays. Recently, I’ve been making a lot of whole grain pancakes.

thanks!!

edit: countertop is close to 2.5 feet or a little less.

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u/A26354 — 9 days ago
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Scoring advice

Ok, what did I do wrong? There blow out on the sides pretty consistently and I've never tried using my lame until today, but they still blew out. Any thoughts? Please and thank you.

On the bright side this looks to be my best rise on this recipe yet. 3rd or 4th time doing it...

This is fresh milled if it makes a difference, by the way.

u/PastyMcClamerson — 10 days ago

On the fence about going FMF, would like some input.

I don't bake much, but I do consume bread, tortillas, English muffins, cornbread and occasionally cakes (via boxed mix) from the store shelf.

I've just started to explore baking. I spent the weekend mixing and storing "make ahead dry mixes," including for pancakes, cornbread, brownies, cake, and pizza dough. I figured that if I had half the battle won already, I'd be more likely to bake from scratch versus buying a box mix going forward.
I also baked bread for the first time since middle school this morning. It turned out great!

While I'd been researching recipes for these endeavors, I got mixed up in talk of FMF and the nutritional benefits--if it's utilized pretty immediately after milling.
Firstly, whole wheat sounds excellent, freshness sounds excellent, avoiding additives sounds excellent, and it seems relatively inexpensive (I found a cheap electric mill and a reasonable berry source online).

But...that mill --> oven pipeline--that means no future "make ahead mixes," doesn't it?

So I'd be needing to make the milling process a part of the baking process every single time, yeah?

Pros in the way of FMF include:
Wheat berries keeping for decades (with wheat prices projected to skyrocket very soon--seems like a good investment to make now)
Increased nutritional benefit if taken up within days to weeks after milling
No additives that I'm not in control of
Guaranteed freshness

Cons in the way of FMF include:
It's not already ready already--milling must happen as part of the baking/cooking process, lengthening time and possibly acting as a deterrent
No make ahead mixes--another friction point
Learning curve--I've got a few books titles written down and have been lurking for a bit, I get there's a world to learn and tweak, but it doesn't seem like rocket surgery to make edible product

Am I missing much? What say you about my concerns, interpretation, and prospect for milling versus depending on store shelf flour? Is it as potentially massively inconvenient as I think it is to freshly mill your own flour at home?

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u/girugamesh_2009 — 10 days ago

My first few FMF recipes ever!

Blueberry and carrot muffins, both with farm fresh fruits and veggies. And a loaf of sourdough, a bit gummy, but overall pretty happy for my first go around! As well as some delicious pizza. Let me know if you have any favourite foods/recipes to make with FMF!

u/Minute_Avocado_3845 — 10 days ago

Slop flour

Just found out on bb posts that the have nots have been grinding their slop steel ground oats into flour with the pepper grinder.

Is that what Angela used to make the cookies with the other day?

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u/Thin_Treacle1448 — 10 days ago

Freshly Milled, Whole Wheat Honey Wheat plus experimental stuff tossed in

I've been milling flour for about a year now. I really like that I get to control how much bran(*) is in it, and that it has all the nutrients from wheat germ that are largely absent in commercial flours (also the wheat is certified glyphosate free, which matters to my oldest daughter with 2 young sons).

This is our daily bread; I make about 3 loaves a week (also supplying my oldest daughter's family). This time I decided to get a bit weird.

(*) I sieve using a #50 (350 micron), then run the retained large particles (mostly bran but not all based on mass-in/mass-out) back through the mill, re-sieve, re-mill. In the end I get 98-99% of the bran to pass this sieve, which helps a lot with gluten formation.

I like lupini beans (popular pub snack in Portugal, Spain, Italy, but not really in the US). Most people discard the hull, and I also make hummus from them so I started stockpiling a lot of hulls, which are almost entirely insoluble fiber.

I dried the hulls and milled them, then added to the bread recipe. The recipe uses 400g flour and I added 40 g of the lupini powder, so each 2-slice serving has an additional ~ 5 grams of fiber.

Worked out fine and was not noticeable to anyone eating it, except it did mess with gluten formation a little bit - this bread normally has a much finer crumb.

I also roll the dough in leftover bran before putting it into the loaf pan, which gives it a nice crispy texture. If you enlarge you can see the bran bits on the crust.

The recipe I've been using has been adapted from Robyn's, below, but is still pretty faithful to it. I sized it for my smaller loafpans, added some gluten, backed the honey down a bit, and, as mentioned here, sometimes do other stuff just to experiment. I've also made freshly milled whole wheat baguettes using home made chicken stock as the liquid. Unusual but everyone liked it.

https://preview.redd.it/baputd9h3eih1.png?width=1080&format=png&auto=webp&s=6d449f580a423f474dae70c410a622ccf3916af1

https://preview.redd.it/d8e3953j3eih1.png?width=1080&format=png&auto=webp&s=ed05ee3c7aa8ac06f8317ac901dd5fe610b18c9b

https://preview.redd.it/ywczvgmk3eih1.png?width=1080&format=png&auto=webp&s=bb583687fed1bc9591fea3887c67d98ecb26392c

https://robynonthefarm.com/blogs/news/5-ingredient-fresh-milled-flour-honey-whole-wheat-sandwich-bread-great-harvest-bread-co-copycat

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u/Decided-2-Try — 10 days ago

Mills

Hello Everyone! I just wanted to see if anyone had suggestions on the mills. I know Komo and the Mockmill or the Nutrimills have been the most used, but I'm trying to use a more budget friendly one. I saw that the Mockmill has the kitchen aid attachment and wondered if anyone had any experience with that or just recommendations on getting started when you have a smaller budget.

Thanks for all the advice and help in advance!

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u/Anxious-Anywhere9532 — 12 days ago