Grain Bread

March 2, 2009 by Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

Last week, my friend Kevin the miller sent me a bag of his light grain premix to test for him. Kevin is a big guy with a big heart – straight talking, smart and brutally hardworking – a kind of modern day Daniel Boone. He’s also an incredible miller, and his bread flour is the best I’ve ever used. I would never normally buy a premix, but I knew that coming from Kev, it was going to be great. The ingredient list was certainly promising – “Bakers Flour, Kibble Wheat, Mung Bean, Maize, Rye, Triticale, Soya Beans, Linseed, Barley, White Sorghum” – an amazing array of grains, some of which I’d never heard of before.

I baked three loaves of sourdough grain bread on Saturday and was absolutely delighted. Despite the inclusions, the dough rose very well, and the slight sourness of the bread really complemented the grain mix. The grains had obviously been chosen with care, because they cooked to a delicious chewiness rather than the teeth crunching hardness of some commercial grain loaves. Small Man won’t go near it, but Pete and I love it – we’ve been eating it today with our fig and rhubarb jam – a perfect match!

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on April 2, 2009 at 11:44 pm Katherine

These look & taste great! Must be that Kevin Sherrie flour ;)
on April 3, 2009 at 5:35 am figjamandlimecordial

What can I say, the man’s a genius! :)
on November 10, 2010 at 3:39 pm Keri L

I’m going to get myself some of that!!! :-)
on June 18, 2011 at 3:29 pm Bella

Hi,
you make a lot of references to Kevin Sherries flour which sounds great but what brand is it? where can I get it outside of Sydney? I googled it but with no luck so assume he is the miller milling for a certain brand…?
cheers
- on June 18, 2011 at 7:37 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial
  
  Hi Bella, Kevin mostly now mills wholesale – sadly, they don’t sell retail anymore – I’ve just checked with him for you. Thanks for stopping by!
  - on June 26, 2011 at 5:29 pm Bella
    
    oh ok thanks, so what bread flour and mixes do you use then as a basic buy in 25kg bag bread flour??
    thanks
    - on June 26, 2011 at 5:52 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial
      
      Bella, I don’t buy any bread mixes. I buy bakers flour (bread flour) in a 12.5kg bag (Manildra brand) and in a 25kg bag (Ben Furney Mills brand). The Manildra is available in Sydney at Harkola in Auburn and the Ben Furney flour from Southern Cross Supplies in Marrickville. Hope that helps! :)