The recently launched Country Skills book series by GRIT magazine is loaded with easy, healthy and do-it-yourself tips and tricks to make your life better. Whether it is making the perfect loaf of homemade bread or finally getting those backyard chickens, we have the solutions. You won’t be disappointed.
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Grit Country Skills Series • GUIDE TO HOME BAKING ▪ Winter 2019
YOU TOO Can Bake Bread • Five bloggers share their favorite bread recipes, tips, and time savers.
Easy, No-Knead Artisan Bread • Methods guaranteed to make everyone a baker!
Baking Bread in Five Minutes a Day • How one wife, mother, farmer, and writer puts fresh homemade bread on the dinner table daily.
Guide to Whole-Grain BAKING • Use these 10 wholegrain baking techniques without fear of ruining your favorite recipes.
Types of Flour
To Bake the Best Bread GRIND YOUR OWN GRAIN • Healthy reasons you should consider grinding your own grain at home.
Milling About • Take your baking a step further with a home grain mill that produces delicious flour.
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SPROUTED GRAINS for Baking • Add sprouted grains to baked goods for extra protein, vitamins, and minerals without excess calories.
Beautiful Bread • Sourdough seems to get all the love—give yeasted bread a turn in the limelight with these stenciled designs.
DAILY BREADS Potato, Oatmeal, White, and Rye With a Starter • Make flavorful sandwich bread out of quality ingredients to save money and warm a gathering or just your kitchen for the day.
Overnight Starter for 3 Batches of Bread
Oatmeal Bread
Basic White Potato Bread
SOURDOUGH Simplified • Make delicious homemade bread with these easy-to-follow instructions.
CAST IRON for the COUNTRY KITCHEN • Make your kitchen cookware count with the most useful pieces of cast iron.
Cook it in CAST IRON • Create mouth-watering meals using your cast-iron cookware.
5 Reasons Why Your Bread Dough Doesn’t Rise • An experienced baker provides insight on this frustrating obstacle to baking great bread.
GOOD TO THE LAST SLICE • Make the most of your daily bread with these hearty, homey recipes that transform leftover to luscious.
Any Way You Slice It • Homemade pies are the ultimate dessert.
Tips for Perfect Pastry Every Time
Gluten-Free Goodies • Going gluten-free is easier than you think with these delicious recipes.
Something Sweet • A touch of sugar adds a touch of home to delicious breads.
Coconut Bread Pudding
Chocolate-Bacon Muffins
Glazed Orange-Pecan Bread
Bake Up Herbal Breads for the Smell of Home • Of course, man cannot live on bread alone. So add some herbs!
Rustic Wheat Bread With Savory Herbs and Onions
Marion’s Steamed Bread
Maple Scones With Lemon Verbena and Candied Ginger
Herby Beer Bread
Homemade Biscuits With Chives and Parmesan
FLATBREAD Fiesta! • Call it tortilla, naan, matzo, or crackers, there’s a version in every culture.
Basic Pita Dough
Indian Flatbread
Homemade Crackers
Naan (Leavened Bread)
Begging for BAGELS • Boiled breads—like bagels, pretzels, and dumplings—turn out soft and chewy.
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