Showing posts with label baking resources. Show all posts
Showing posts with label baking resources. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Make Your Own Yeast - Making a Sourdough Starter


HAPPY EARTH DAY - LET'S PUT OUR BEST FOOD FORWARD!

I really wanted to participate in a COUNCIL OF ALL BEINGS to celebrate today. Alas that may have to wait until I am in the Turtle Dome.
Today, I thinking of Lucille Bertuccio, a founder of the Center for Sustainable Living and the ceremonies we faciliated together and the training classes I presented to the IU graduates during Environmental Education in the Ourdoors classes at Hilltop. Local Food was a project of the CSL during that time. If you don't know about the Council of All Beings, check out the Book "Thinking Like a Mountain - Toward a Council of All Beings" by Joanna Macy and John Seed. I hope to have the opportunity to facilitate this ritual to a future generation of Council Presenters.


Why this video?
Many communities are experiencing an absence of yeast. There are lots of great detailed videos out there. This is to share how easy it is to develop your own sourdough starter. You will need a lot more patience as there is a lot of rising time to get the elevation many are used to. Don't expect the same rise in whole grain bakes because they will be delicious, but always a bit denser because they contain more nutrients than white flours.





I have pictures of some bakes on Instagram - https://instagram.com/localfoodbloomington



Click for Baking Resources and free classes - https://localfoodbloomington.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html



BAKING TIP - I FIND THAT WARMING ANY LEFT OVER WHOLE GRAIN BAKES MAKES THEM LIKE FRESH OUT OF THE OVEN. Even though I am reducing most recipes by a third, I still end up putting bakes into the freezer. I portion them (cut) before storing and have "like" fresh always. These don't stay in the freezer for more than a few weeks, because I am regularly baking and switching up things.

STAY HOME, BE SMART, BE SAFE, BE A NURTURER OF LIFE, PUT ON YOUR THINKING CAP AND GATHER YOUR POSITIVE IDEAS FOR THE REGENERATION WE KNOW THAT WE NEED.

MUCH LOVE INTO THIS WORLD,


PATRICIA
Local Food Fairy


@localfoodbloomington #localfood #localfoodbloomington #yeast #sourdough #baking #councilofallbeings #earthday2020

Thursday, April 09, 2020

FREE Baking Education Classes and Resources

Hello,

I hope that you and yours are well and handling self-isolation well.


This amazing man/chef Jose Andres On Why Food is a National Security Issue

 

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Baking education resources from Local Food Bloomington's Baking/Bakery page. 
 


I/Local Food am still here.  It seems really ironic that Local Food/Green Dove went offline at a time when local food as a resource  has become extreamly important.  Folks will have to turn now to the farmers and gardeners who have been working steadily to  bring local foods to communities.  Many are waking up to the idea that local food security is a real issue and that this basic need is threatened in a way only imagined in science fiction.  Speaking of sci-fi, I have been asked if this virus is a possible result of the chemical soup of gmo agri-business or who knows what.  I only know that we are here at this crossroads, and that many have become or are becoming really aware of what foods are important to them and how they regularly access those foods. 

Many have turned, (using store shelves as as my basis) to traditional staples of dried fruits, nuts, grains, legumes, seeds, oils, pastas, canned goods; simple foods of high nutritional value that can be easily stored for periods of time and useful in a variety of cooking styles. 

I am grateful to every food store that is open.  I wish for everyone to be safe.  Wear a mask when out in the world even if you don't believe it necessary because it may save your or another person's life.  I do not like wearing the mast, but when I need to shop, I wear one.  Do this little thing that seems to have a huge impact.

Though not food, I am wondering why the building trades in my town are still working?  I could see if they were rushing to get homes for the needy citizens, but that is not the case.     


FOOD IS A NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUE

POTABLE WATER AND SHELTER ARE NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUES