The Romance of the Wheat and The Upper Crust (Carole Collins 1991) $15.00

(Make Bread Like Your Great-Grandmother Did)

Bread making from A to Z, great-grandma’s way. Buying and storing wheat, grinding, 7-hour soak-of-the-dough, recipes and more. Learn how to implement Matthew 6:11 and Luke 11:3 right in your own kitchen.

      The Table of Contents of The Romance of the Wheat:

      Poem: I am Truth

      Dedication

      Incredible Wheat

      Why Bother?

      Poem: Mama's Mama

      Before you Begin

      Dr. Ethyl Starbard

      Nutritional Aspects of the 7 hour soak

      Home Grinding Mills

      Puchasing Bulk Wheat

      Storing Wheat

      Washing Wheat

      Grinding Flour

      Ingredients

      Tools

      Technique

        Introduction to Basic Recipe
        Why the Difference?
        7 Hour Timing
        The Day Before
        Baking Day - assembling tools and ingredients
        Basic Recipe A
          Sift Flour
          Proof Yeast
          Make the Sponge
          20 minute Sponge Rest
          Completing the Dough
          The Stretch Test
          Forming the Dough Ball
          Risings
          Method of Punching Down
          What is Ripe Fermented Dough?
          Emergency Refrigeration of Dough
          Forming the Loaves
          Rounding
          Molding
          Pans
          Crusts
          The Final Rise
          Slashing the Crust
          Baking
          Oven Spring
          Is It Done?
          Slicing Hot Bread
          The Critique
          Storing Bread
          Warm Bread as a Gift

      Basic Recipe B

      Basic Recipe C

      Three Methods of Mixing Dough

      Pita

      Pita Recipe

      My Family's Favorite Recipes

        George's "Betterway" Whole Wheat
        Garlic, Cheddar Cheese and Onion Breads
        The Humble Crumbs

      Trouble Shooting and Questions

        Kneading Problems
        Incorporating a Forgotten Ingredient
        Rising Problems (in the rising bowl)
        Handling Poor and Fragile Dough
        Proofing Problems (final rise in the pan)
        Loaf Didn't Rise Well (after baking)
        Oven Problems
        Loaf Has Poor Shape
        Problems with Crust
        Problems with Interior Texture of Loaf
        Poor Flavor
        Rapid Staling
        Baking Powder and Baking Soda
        Wheat and Flour Test
        Altitude Adjustments

    The Upper Crust is an addendum to The Romance of the Wheat and contains extra nutrition and interesting energy principles, tips on adding fruit, nuts, seeds, and spices to breads, shaping plain and fancy rolls, round and french loaves, rye bread, goodies made with other leaveners, pancakes, cookise, corn bread, biscuits, single vs. multiple batches, seven hour soak using baking soda and baking powder, and a top secret sourdough recipe.


    Bleaching of Flour (North Dakota Agricultural Station Report, 1910) $10.00

    What your grocer doesn’t know; what his grandfather has forgotten. Included in this booklet (45 pages) are "Our Daily Bread," "Introduction to Bread From Stones," "Hidden Dangers in White Bread," "A Concept of Totality," "Bread: Practical Methods in Preparing Health-Building Foods," and "The Great Margarine Experiment."


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