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Fresh Milled Flour: Beginner Guide, Tools & Resources
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items Interested in baking with fresh milled flour (FMF) but not sure where to start? This collection includes the beginner-friendly grain mill that helped us get started, wheat berries, baking tools, recipe resources, grain storage solutions, and advanced...
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Fresh Milled Flour Beginner Starter Kit
Fresh Milled Flour Recipes & Resources
Wheat Berries: What to Buy & Why
My Fresh Milled Flour Essentials
Advanced Tools & Upgrades
Bread & Grain Storage
Fresh Milled Flour Beginner Starter Kit
New to fresh milled flour? Start here. These are the resources and tools that helped me learn the basics without spending a fortune. You do not need every gadget to get started - just a mill, some wheat berries, and a willingness to learn. I've inclu...
This budget-friendly mill is how we got started with fresh milled flour. It's loud and may require multiple passes for a finer flour, but it's a great way to try FMF before investing in a premium mill.
Grain Mill Grinder 750g High Speed Electric
This is one of the best guides to fresh milled flour you can find.
The Essential Home-Ground Flour Book: Milling & Baking
If you want more information and stories about the healing qualities of fresh milled flour, check out Sue Becker's podcast, Sue's Healthy Minutes.
Podcast: Sue's Healthy Minutes with Sue Becker | The Bread Beckers
Soft White: Perfect for cookies, cakes, muffins, pancakes, and other soft baked goods. A great beginner grain to have on hand.
5 lbs Soft White Wheat Berries - Palouse Brand
Hard Red: Produces a hearty, flavorful whole wheat bread with a richer wheat taste. Great for sandwich bread and artisan loaves.
5 lbs Hard Red Winter Wheat Berries - Palouse Brand
Hard white: My favorite all-purpose wheat for everyday baking. It has a milder flavor than hard red wheat and works well in bread, rolls, and more.
5 lbs Hard White Wheat Berries - Palouse Brand
One of the most important tools for successful bread baking. Measuring by weight is more accurate than cups and helps create consistent results.
Digital Food Kitchen Scale - Grams & Oz
The loaf pans I use regularly for fresh milled flour sandwich bread. A reliable size for family-sized loaves.
Nonstick 8x4-Inch Loaf Pan Set of 2 Gray
Fresh Milled Flour Recipes & Resources
These are my favorite websites, recipe sources, and educational resources for learning how to bake with fresh milled flour.
Sue Becker's website with recipes, educational resources, and practical fresh milled flour guidance.
Bread Beckers, Inc. - Real Food Company & Bread Baking Tools
One of my favorite sources for beginner-friendly fresh milled flour recipes and tips.
Grains in Small Places Website
Great recipes and tutorials for homemade bread, sourdough, and from-scratch baking.
Farmhouse on Boone - Sourdough, Recipes, Homesteading and More!
Helpful videos that make fresh milled flour baking feel approachable and easy to learn.
Grains In Small Places - YouTube Channel
A great Facebook group where you can find tips, tricks, and recipes.
Facebook Group - Fresh Milled Flour for Beginners
Another great Facebook group for help and advice!
Facebook Group - Fresh Milled Flour
Wheat Berries: What to Buy & Why
If you're not sure which wheat berries to buy, here's a quick guide to the grains I use the most often and what they're best for. I also like to mix my grains to create a unique flavor.
Azure Standard is an amazing co-op that offers high-quality, organic, non-GMO food. If you're just getting started in your fresh milled flour journey, they're an affordable place to get you started!
Azure Standard Co-Op
Hard Red: Best for hearty breads with a traditional whole wheat flavor.
Azure Market Organics Hard Red Wheat, Organic
Hard White: A mild-flavored wheat that's perfect for everyday sandwich bread and general baking.
Azure Market Organics Hard White Wheat, Organic
Soft White: Lower protein content makes it ideal for muffins, cakes, cookies, and pastries.
Azure Market Organics Soft White Wheat, Organic
Khorasan: Also called Kamut. Adds a rich, buttery flavor and soft texture to breads. One of my favorite grains to mix into recipes.
Azure Market Organics Khorasan, Organic
Spelt: An ancient grain with a slightly sweet, nutty flavor that's wonderful in bread and baked goods.
Azure Market Organics Spelt Grain, Organic
My Fresh Milled Flour Essentials
These are the tools I use regularly for baking bread, muffins, pancakes, biscuits, and other fresh milled flour recipes.
My go-to loaf pans for baking fresh milled flour sandwich bread.
Nonstick Loaf Pan 8x4-Inch Set of 2
Makes shaping dough easier and helps estimate loaf and dough sizes without guessing.
26x16 Inch Thick Silicone Baking Mat w/ Measurements
A good bread knife makes slicing homemade bread much easier and helps prevent squishing the loaf.
Bread Knife for Homemade Bread
Useful for dividing dough, transferring dough, and keeping your workspace clean.
Dough Cutter Stainless Steel Griddle Scraper
One of those simple tools that you'll reach for constantly when working with dough.
Dough Scraper Bench Scraper
Great for mixing fresh milled flour doughs before kneading without overworking the dough.
Pack of 2 Danish Dough Whisks with Wooden Handle
The mixer I use. It handles up to three loaves of dough for me, though many FMF bakers eventually upgrade to a Bosch or Ankarsrum.
KitchenAid® KitchenAid Professional 600 Series 6 Quart Bowl-Lift Stand Mixer & Reviews | Wayfair
Advanced Tools & Upgrades
Once fresh milled flour becomes a regular part of your kitchen, these upgrades can make baking easier, faster, and more enjoyable.
The stone mill I upgraded to after deciding fresh milled flour was here to stay. Produces a fine flour and is much more efficient than budget starter mills or grinders.
Mockmill 200 Stone Grain Mill
A beautiful stone mill that's popular with fresh milled flour bakers and designed for everyday use.
Nutrimill Harvest Grain Mill - Black
Creates soft, uniform sandwich bread with straight sides and a professional appearance.
USA Pan Pullman Loaf Pan 9x4, Nonstick
One of the most recommended mixers in the fresh milled flour community for handling large batches of dough.
Bosch Universal Plus Stand Mixer 6.5 Qt Bundle
A premium mixer known for its excellent bread-making capabilities and long-lasting durability.
Ankarsrum Assistent® Original Stand Mixer, 7 Qt.
Bread & Grain Storage
Keep your homemade bread fresh and your grains organized with these storage solutions.
A reusable way to help keep homemade bread fresh while reducing disposable plastic use.
Bee's Wrap Beeswax Bread Wrap - Reusable
The buckets we use for long-term wheat berry storage. Affordable, durable, and food safe.
Tractor Supply 5 gal. Plastic Food-Grade Utility Pail, Red at Tractor Supply Co
These are the lids we use on our grain buckets. They make accessing wheat berries much easier than standard bucket lids.
Gamma Seal Lid 3pk Combo for 3.5-7 Gal Buckets
A stylish way to store multiple loaves of homemade bread while keeping your counters organized.
Wooden 2-Layer Bread Box with Acrylic Window
I keep wheat berries in these jars on my counter and in cabinets for easy access between Azure orders.
Ball 64oz Wide Mouth Mason Jars 2-Pack
My Azure Standard Favorites
Azure Standard is a bulk food co-op that specializes in wheat berries, organic foods, and pantry staples. If fresh milled flour becomes part of your routine, buying grains and other essentials in bulk can be both convenient and cost-effective. These ...
Join the Azure Standard Co-Op!
Azure Standard
Hard Red: My go-to grain for hearty whole wheat bread with classic wheat flavor.
Azure Market Organics Hard Red Wheat, Organic
Hard White: The wheat I use most often for everyday sandwich bread and family baking.
Azure Market Organics Hard White Wheat, Organic
Khorasan (Kamut): Add softness, flavor, and richness to breads and is one of my favorite grains to keep stocked.
Azure Market Organics Khorasan, Organic
Soft White: Perfect for pancakes, muffins, cookies, cakes, and other tender baked goods.
Azure Market Organics Soft White Wheat, Organic
Spelt: A versatile ancient grain with a mild nutty flavor that works well in many baking recipes.
Azure Market Organics Spelt Grain, Organic
A baking essential I've recently started purchasing in bulk from Azure.
Azure Market Baking Powder
My kids enjoy these mini chocolate chips.
Azure Market Organics Chocolate Chips, Mini, Semi Sweet, Organic
These are a great size for the amount of baking we are constantly doing in our house.
Azure Market Honey, Raw, Berry/Wildflower
A great, healthy butter!
Mother's Choice Butter, Salted, rBST Free
We often enjoy baking with these oats.
Azure Market Organics Oats, Rolled, Organic
Buttermilk just does not stay fresh as long as I would like so this powder has been perfect to make just the amount I need.
Azure Market Organics Buttermilk Powder, Non-Instant, Organic
Another great butter! But this is so popular it's often out of stock.
Rumiano Organic Butter, Salted, Organic