This is a unique book that is approximately 40% back story, research, and introductions to various bakers and 60% recipes。 Even the recipes have stories behind them。 I learned a lot more about the processes behind flour than I was expecting to。 It was interested to pair the stories with the recipes。 Definitely not the usual in a traditional cookbook。Not all of the recipes have pictures with them which is something I usually don't enjoy, but the layout of the recipes with numbered steps could be This is a unique book that is approximately 40% back story, research, and introductions to various bakers and 60% recipes。 Even the recipes have stories behind them。 I learned a lot more about the processes behind flour than I was expecting to。 It was interested to pair the stories with the recipes。 Definitely not the usual in a traditional cookbook。Not all of the recipes have pictures with them which is something I usually don't enjoy, but the layout of the recipes with numbered steps could be just as helpful。 There were even resources in the end to help the baker find some of the different types of flour instead of the traditional grocery store types。 Thank you Ten Speed Press for the free copy of this unique book in exchange for a free and unbiased review。 。。。more
Brenda Dickson,
This is a beautifully written book By Jennifer Lapidus that focuses on stone-milled flour。 The history alone had me totally drawn in to reading the book word by word, page by page。 I did not want it to end I was so enraptured by it。 Then it was on to the recipes that are all from craft bakers in the South。 I love that there is a chapter on Tools and Techniques that embodies everything from equipment to terminology。 Each recipe is made from stone-milled flour。 These recipes are for the experience This is a beautifully written book By Jennifer Lapidus that focuses on stone-milled flour。 The history alone had me totally drawn in to reading the book word by word, page by page。 I did not want it to end I was so enraptured by it。 Then it was on to the recipes that are all from craft bakers in the South。 I love that there is a chapter on Tools and Techniques that embodies everything from equipment to terminology。 Each recipe is made from stone-milled flour。 These recipes are for the experienced baker but also a great way for the novice baker to begin learning。 I am an experienced baker but still found some of the recipes intimidating。 I made the Breakfast Cookie and The Decadent Chocolate Chip Cookies and both were delicious。 I plan to work my way through each recipe。 I've received a free copy from Ten Speed Press in exchange for a free and unbiased review。 。。。more
Kerry Croucier,
I am a novice baker of breads and other delicious items, but I didn’t realize how much I didn’t know about the main ingredient of most baked goods and how much we are missing in today’s world of convenience。 I was immediately immersed in STONE GROUND: RECLAIMING FLAVOR THROUGH STONE-MILLED FLOUR, an amazing mix of information that traces Jennifer Lapidus’s journey from casual baker to baker of naturally leavened breads to opening Carolina Ground, a baker-driven mill that connects bakers and grow I am a novice baker of breads and other delicious items, but I didn’t realize how much I didn’t know about the main ingredient of most baked goods and how much we are missing in today’s world of convenience。 I was immediately immersed in STONE GROUND: RECLAIMING FLAVOR THROUGH STONE-MILLED FLOUR, an amazing mix of information that traces Jennifer Lapidus’s journey from casual baker to baker of naturally leavened breads to opening Carolina Ground, a baker-driven mill that connects bakers and growers, showing how local cold-stone milled flour is different from what we, as consumers are used to, with different flavors and textures。 I have learned so much already and can’t wait to put that knowledge to work, even ordering some flour to work with。 Lapidus also introduces bakers that are inspired by the flour the mill produces and 75 of their recipes。 This book makes me want to delve deeper into baking and how the different grains and flours influence it, plus up my game and become less of a novice and more of an artisan。 This book is a must for anyone interested in baking or getting back to more sustainable and local ingredients to produce more fresh, flavorful results。Thank you to Ten Speed Press for the gifted copy of this book。 All opinions are my own, unbiased, and freely given。#CarolinaGround #StoneGround #jenniferlapidus #coldstonegroundflour #tenspeedpress #southernbaking #artisanbaking 。。。more
Reading Fool,
This book was written by Jennifer Lapidus, the founder of Carolina Ground Flour Mill in Asheville, NC。 Carolina Ground's stone-milled flour has allowed craft bakers in the South to "create sustainable and artisanal products" (quoted from the inside book cover)。 The recipes in this book are from 20 bakeries in the South, and they are divided into chapters according to specific grains。 The photographs are gorgeous。 The bakers' stories are fascinating and inspiring。 I made the Decadent Chocolate Ch This book was written by Jennifer Lapidus, the founder of Carolina Ground Flour Mill in Asheville, NC。 Carolina Ground's stone-milled flour has allowed craft bakers in the South to "create sustainable and artisanal products" (quoted from the inside book cover)。 The recipes in this book are from 20 bakeries in the South, and they are divided into chapters according to specific grains。 The photographs are gorgeous。 The bakers' stories are fascinating and inspiring。 I made the Decadent Chocolate Chip Cookies (because of the photograph and because the recipe was less intimidating than others)。 Fantastic and accessible。 The family loved them。 This book would make a lovely gift for anyone who found a new passion in baking during the pandemic。I've received a free copy from Ten Speed Press in exchange for a free and unbiased review。 。。。more
Ashani ,
Get to the ground and hear the flour speak to your ears,meal and beyond。。Asheville,NC is already a location and a birthplace for page turning-fiercely moving-dynamic food culture。 And so is Jennifer’s journey toward better grins in the age of the heavily adulterated flour market。 Tucked away in the mountains of western North Carolina。。 Jennifer’s kind is so rare。。 So rare that she shifted her focus to origins and betterment of baking and also nutritionally after being a baker for long 14 years。 Get to the ground and hear the flour speak to your ears,meal and beyond。。Asheville,NC is already a location and a birthplace for page turning-fiercely moving-dynamic food culture。 And so is Jennifer’s journey toward better grins in the age of the heavily adulterated flour market。 Tucked away in the mountains of western North Carolina。。 Jennifer’s kind is so rare。。 So rare that she shifted her focus to origins and betterment of baking and also nutritionally after being a baker for long 14 years。 She begins her story about how she established her now renowned bakery(first it was Natural Bridge bakery) “Carolina Ground”。The books divide into two parts and then to contents with The community(the seeds,the mills,the farmers,and bakers);the kind we hardly get to see and we also know nothing about 。 Part two first stretches into Tools and techniques and then to flours:hard winter wheat,Rye,soft red winter wheat and 79 flour based recipes all coming from the bakeries associated with Jennifer’s mill。 As a person who maintains sourdough culture myself I find the instructions to start a sourdough culture is well explained more than the other books/blogs I read through the years on the topic。Most of the recipes are based on the flours and flour blends from the Carolina Grounds。。 But it's such relief to read her affirmations(don't be afraid to experiment with different flours) and replacement blends that are widely available for the majority of home bakers 。 And in the book often the Trinity flour blend stands out more than the rest。。But then on page 238 it's stated that this flour blend was a mistake made in their mill room but has been a blessing to the buyers。 What wonder is that !!! Even a mistake turns into a reward when you do mother’ nature's way ! And overall there are some recipes that are so new to me。。 Such as chocolate rye brownies,rye short breads。 I’ve received a free copy from Ten Speed in exchange for a free and unbiased review。 Thank you。 。。。more