Sourdough Cinnamon Raisin Bread

This Sourdough Cinnamon Raisin Loaf combines the fragrant coziness of cinnamon raisin bread with the health benefits of whole-grain heirloom wheat flour and sourdough leavening.

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Gluten-free Free

There is an increasing body of evidence that (aside from Celiac disease) many of the health issues related to eating wheat and gluten are more specifically related to the consumption of modern wheat processed via a roller mill into white flour and baked through a very rapid, mechanized process utilizing commercial yeast.

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Updated Grain Mill Reviews

Folks, I have a confession to make; I’m a baking equipment nerd. And one area in particular that has my constant attention is home kitchen grain mills. Here you’ll get my take on a couple of newish mills with fresh upgrades to address customer feedback, and a third video that takes a look at a unique mill with unique capabilities.

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Breadtopia wins SAVEUR’s Best How-To Food Blog Award

WINNERS ANNOUNCED: First Prize: Kim H. Second Prize: Susan H. Third Prize: Valerie T. Congratulations Kim, Susan, and Valerie and thanks to all the Breadtopians, old and new, who entered the drawing. On Spetember 27, SAVEUR magazine named Breadtopia as the Reader’s Choice Winner of their annual Best How-To Food Blog for 2016.   ! The only response…

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Emile Henry Giveaway [Aug 2016]

WINNER ANNOUNCED: Suzanne O. from Ithaca, NY. Congratulations Suzanne and thanks to all the Breadtopians, old and new, who entered the drawing. In his book My Bread, Jim Lahey, the godfather of no knead baking, writes – “I confess, though, that my favorite pot is probably the most expensive option, the all ceramic Emile Henry. The…

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Breadtopia Named Finalist in SAVEUR’s 2016 Blog Awards

Update September 27: Yow, we won! Huge thanks to everyone who voted for Breadtopia. Truly an honor to be recognized for doing what we love doing. And also a giant thanks to SAVEUR for hosting these annual awards. I’m very pleased to announce that once again this year, from a pool of over 30,000 submissions, Breadtopia…

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Grain Gathering 2016

8/7/2016 The Grain Gathering is held at the Washington State University-Mount Vernon Research Station. Many of the sessions were under tents amidst picturesque fruit orchards and a short walk to the test wheat fields. A truly lovely, bucolic setting and the July weather was perfect. Attendees had class options options to choose from. The first…

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How To Make Sourdough

Sourdough Book Launch Giveaway [May 2016]

WINNERS ANNOUNCED: yup, plural. I decided to call an audible during the drawing and added three additional second prize winners on the fly. So congratulations to our grand prize winner, Mr. Karl B who gets a copy of How to Make Sourdough along with our starter kit and to our three runner up prize winners: Janet H.,…

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How To Make Bagels

Welcome to Bageltopia; the Breadtopia bagel recipe and video tutorial for making genuine Vermont sourdough bagels (i.e. the best bagels in the world).

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