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The slow cooker is out and my house smells good.

November 7, 2020 by Ali

Previous PostEgg and toast? Well, yes, but it’s so much more… . Millet and sorghum sourdough made at home by a Mumma for lectin-free experimenting son who misses his bread. . Topped with melting lard made by @aziendaagricolapodereruggeri and brought down the hill to our house in a padded cool bag by my running husband. . Sprinkled with home-charred black salt magically brought to life with the help of @darra.goldstein’s latest book, a joy to read. . Accompanied by an egg from Flavio’s chickens, just over the hill at @lavalledelsasso . On a plate bought in Florence, a table made by hand, looking out at a sunny Tuscan morning. . None of these things were easily come by. And yet all of them emit such joy. Let me take a moment to really *feel* that. . Morning wishes to you all. x

Next PostWholegrain rye sourdough sculpted into a loaf and ready for proofing and baking. . This is my hubby’s staple loaf. 2 days a week he takes our son to the school he loves. It’s an hour by train; too far to return home, so he spends the day in cafes and parks, working. He is powered to a great extent by the rye sourdough I make. He’s got two thick slices of it in his lunch box today. . If there’s any of this loaf left, I love to steal a bit and make Russian-style fermented bread kvass. If you like rye and you like fizz, it’s really fun to make and drink. I written up how I do it as this month’s cookup. You can find instructions via the link in my profile.

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Oh how good to see those unhopped, home-fermented ale bubbles again! . I’ve not made ale since June. Italian summers are super-hot; t’s been 30C+ (not good for ale-making) in my kitchen and I don’t have fancy retarding equipment. How we’ve missed it. . This batch, following English pre-industrial measurements (the days when ale was made in a kitchen, by women) is, as an experiment, using a rye kvass starter. It’s looking and smelling good! . Check my story today to see how I°m using the spent grain for bread and to hear more about the batch.
Just handed the recipe for this sourdough spelt chocolate cake to the podcast patrons. I want to see how they take to it before it goes into the forthcoming spelt sourdough cookbook. . Meantime, we’re enjoying the last few slices of the latest bake in this rather decadent manner…I tried to make a ganache to ice it; it didn’t work, but the chocolate/cream mixture tastes amazing and looks really arty a-top the slice. Result :-) . If you’d like to come join the @ancestralkitchenpodcast community on patreon, and get access to the extra content @farmandhearth and I produce, plus a lively forum and monthly live chats, type the words ‘patreon ancestral kitchen podcast’ into Google and there we’ll be, waiting :-)
One bite, two dreams: . Cracklings from home-rendered lard on top of home-made oatcakes . 1/ A time when we realise to profound damage that industrial seed oils are doing to ourselves and our planet and re-embrace the wisdom of traditional, local fat rendered in our own kitchens (plus eat the crunchy left-overs!) . 2/ A time when local farms supply local needs and small producers can grow oats for the people around them; people who know oats aren’t just for oatmeal and create a myriad of dishes with them. . If you would like support to forward both of these check out @ancestralkitchenpodcast (we have a fats episode and will have an oats episode releasing in the next few week) and also visit my site (link is in my profile) for tonnes of oat recipes and details on how to render lard.
Do you crimp? How about slash? . I’m awash in the wonder that is pastry. The last month I’ve been honing a spelt sourdough pie crust recipe for the forthcoming @ancestralkitchenpodcast sourdough spelt cookbook. We’ve eaten a lot of pie: sausage, chicken, ground beef…even liver went into one! . My mum always crimped the edge of her pastry. To make it look nice, yes, but to seal it too. Do you? . And how about the slashes? I did these with scissors, to get that slight raised effect in the centre. Do we need to slash? Do you? How does it change the pastry and/or the filling?

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