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We are back to baking on Friday this week, please place your orders by Thursday 5pm, thanks :)
Marvellous Malts!
We have a couple of marvellous malts in our range, both available as loaves or rolls, and they really are rather special in both flavour and texture.
You may be forgiven for thinking that this is just a simple brown loaf, but the process of malting transforms a humble wheat flour into a sweet crunchy bake that has a hint of nuttiness (without containing nuts!).
You may have heard of, and very much enjoyed, Granary bread - yep, that's favourite of ours too, but did you know that Granary is a trademarked product of Hovis? So we can't use that name as we buy our flour from a different mill.
The malting process, however, is still the same...
Grains of ripe wheat are held back from milling into flour, soaked in water, then spread out and allowed to germinate (a bit like growing cress on damp kitchen paper). The germination process converts the starches into sugars, bringing a sweeter taste, then the process is halted by drying out the grain before added it into the flour process. Yummy!
Check our our range of malted loaves here.
Coming up at Hen Corner:
Wednesday 12th April Full Day Bee Keeping
Tuesday 18th April Introduction to Bread Making
Saturday 22nd April Family Feathers & Fun
Weekly Micro Bakery
For collection on Friday (5-7pm), please orders online by 5pm on a Thursday.
Did you know that you can order your bakes weeks in advance? Have a look around the site and plan your next basket of bread!
If you haven't ordered before, our whole range can be viewed by collection (e.g. White Bread, Blended Flours, Sourdough, Special Grains, etc.), and can be ordered directly from our online store.
Don't forget that all our loaves are made with ethically sourced ingredients and everything can be frozen if you don't think you'll eat it all straight away.
Thanks and we hope to see you soon,
Sara
p.s. Please let us know if you have any allergies or questions - we'll always do our best to help!