Flour & Oats

Flour & Oats
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Recipes & Stories

The Art of Slowing Down

The Art of Slowing Down

October on the farm: apples in the store, mushrooms in the fields and why slowing down to eat with the season is one of the simplest ways to shape the countryside.

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How We Farm Our Christmas Turkeys

How We Farm Our Christmas Turkeys

A special Christmas turkey begins life long before December. Ours are reared slowly, naturally and traditionally at Orchard Farm in Devon, ranging across grassy pasture and amongst established cider apple orchards.

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Is Your Meat Really What It Claims to Be?

Is Your Meat Really What It Claims to Be?

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What's the Difference Between Grass-Fed and 100% Grass-Fed Beef?

What's the Difference Between Grass-Fed and 100% Grass-Fed Beef?

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The Cheapest Food Is Often the Most Expensive

The Cheapest Food Is Often the Most Expensive

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Why We Started Again

Why We Started Again

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A whole roast pork loin with crisp golden crackling, two slices carved, resting in an enamel tray of roasted carrots and parsnips

Roast Pork Loin with Root Vegetables

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Preserved Tomatoes

Preserved Tomatoes

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Smashed Cucumber with Halloumi & Tahini Dressing

Smashed Cucumber with Halloumi & Tahini Dressing

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Charred Courgettes with Mint, Whipped Ricotta & Nasturtiums

Charred Courgettes with Mint, Whipped Ricotta & Nasturtiums

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Speltotto Kedgeree with Purple Sprouting Broccoli & Kale

Speltotto Kedgeree with Purple Sprouting Broccoli & Kale

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Mussels with Saffron, Cream & Courgettes

Mussels with Saffron, Cream & Courgettes

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who mills your flour?
Gilchesters Organics, who grow and mill organic wheat in Northumberland. We stock their strong white and wholewheat flours, both milled for proper home baking rather than supermarket shelf life.
What is strong flour, and when do I need it?
Flour milled from higher-protein wheat, which builds the gluten that bread needs to rise and hold its structure. Use strong white for loaves, rolls and pizza dough; for pastry and cakes a softer flour serves better.
Can I bake bread with the wholewheat flour?
Yes. Gilchesters wholewheat makes a denser, nuttier loaf; many bakers blend it with strong white for a lighter crumb that still tastes of the grain. It also makes an honest, well-flavoured pastry.
Are the oats good for more than porridge?
Hodmedod's organic rolled oats are the porridge standard, but they work just as hard in flapjacks, crumble toppings and homemade granola, and a handful thickens a stew or meatloaf mix quietly and well.
Is there a vegan granola?
Yes, the almond and date house granola is vegan. The almond and chia and the pecan and cacao recipes round out the three.