I found this visit interesting for two reasons. The foodie one is obvious. The less obvious one is the geek-property-lawyer. I find the historic quirks of land ownership here fascinating, and when I found out the mill was still owned by the people who owned the "big house" over the road I really saw that the old traditions and systems really weren't too old after all.
Amber & Leona at the mill with their bikes - water wheel behind
Back to the foodie...
It took no time at all for me to decide to buy a small bag of flour to take home. And when we had a grim weekend, staying in and making bread seemed like a good idea.
Of course I didn't have a brown bread recipe, so I looked at the Hot Cross Buns one, and started playing.
I ended up with a good batch of dough based on...
300ml warm water, 500g of wholemeal flour, 2T yeast, 2T golden syrup and a dash of olive oil.
The water, yeast and golden syrup were mixed together and left for about 20 mins to get all bubbly.
Then I played with the flour, oil and water mix, kneading until shiny. Leaving to double in size. Making two loaves and then leaving to double in size again.
Bake for 15-20 mins until it sounds hollow... and serve with NZ honey. Yum.
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