Our bread is hearty. It never pretends to be the light fluffy kind you
can get in the store. While this may not be for everyone, we believe
that hearty bread has its benefits. Take sandwiches for example. Sure,
you can use fluff bread, but then your bread is just a carrier of
ingredients that will fill you up: the meat and cheese, mayo and
mustard. Besides being recommended by those "food triangle experts" that
your diet should be based on healthy whole grains, wouldn't you rather
carry your delicious meats and cheeses on a bread that makes them
shine? And, if you are filling your body with healthy, hearty bread,
you won't need nearly as much meat and cheese, or the chips on the
side, to fill you up!
We only use fresh ground whole wheat
from white and red wheat berries. This age old process is so crucial to
preserving the nutrients we didn't feel right providing anything less.
Take a more recognized food: the apple. What happens to an apple after
you cut it open? Have you seen how it turns brown and dries out? Well,
wheat does the same thing. We grind our wheat immediately before use
giving it the best chance to preserve its nutrients for your kids after
school snack. This means no frozen doughs, no month old flour. Can you
believe some stores freeze their bread while it waits to be stocked on
the shelf? We are sure you will be able to taste the difference using
fresh ground whole wheat berries makes.
And while we are on
the topic of nutrients, here is something else to consider. Whole grain
wheat. Whole grains contain the bran, the germ, and the endosperm. The
flour you get from the store only contains endosperm. The
antioxidants, healthy fats, and vitamins B and E contained in those
other two parts are just plain missing! So...you can buy "enriched
flour" where they put those nutrients back in, but something seems
unnatural about that to us. We try to stay as close to the earth as
possible. No preservatives. No crazy ingredients. Simply 100% home
made. The secret to our bread is no secrets.