Grainstart

The chewiest, softest and most delicious chocolate chip cookies!

I haven't made cookies in years but Emmett declared that today was his day to decide on dinner and he wanted cookies, so we make cookies!

Made with red soft wheat berries from .

Recipe from . Though i did refrigerate before baking!

First trial at hot dog buns using 's recipe. Used daily bread from which has higher protein than recommended but they were still very light and fluffy. Next time I'll switch more out with soft white wheat and see what happens!

Completely naturally leavened, and I hadn't even really refreshed my started so I watched them to decide when they were actually ready to bake. Finally starting to be able to use my senses a bit more to get things right.

A low key first attempt at whole grain sourdough buns!

I decided to see what would happen if I weighed out 200g portions of our weekly whole wheat sourdough bread and shaped them into buns. I also sprinkled on some black sesame seeds.

They were delicious and airy! And the perfect shape for sandwiches!

I'm still working out the right timing on my whole wheat sourdough so it's a bit flat on the bottom, but the taste is absolutely perfect.

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After five weeks of baking increasingly more edible 100% whole wheat bread, I finally feel like I'm getting the hang of it. It still takes a lot of mental energy and there's no one recipe that's the clear winner for our weekly sourdough bread just yet.

This whole wheat english muffin recipe from was a breath of fresh air. So simple and yet the result was flawless!

I had a fun time cooking eggs using the same cookie cutter to make them the perfect size to fit inside.

How gorgeous is this apple tart?

Followed the basic tart and pie shell recipe from

Used Ontario-milled Percy flour -- Sifted Red Spring Wheat Flour

I think what made it truly delicious was the vegan egg wash with cinnamon and nutmeg -- I had to improvise, we were out of eggs!