Author: kbritch

I grew up in a small town in Ohio, in a fairly large family. Even as a young child, I loved to bake. My friends would come over, and we would make up our own recipes, and make them just for fun! (A big "Thank You" shoutout to my parents for putting up this that. Because these concoctions were NOT all successes! LOL) As a teen, baking was put on the back burner for me, as I prepared for college and adulthood. However, the burning desire was still in there. But, many things were also on my mind. While I transitioned into adulthood, the urge to create continued to increase and grow stronger. But, so did this new found fascination to "sell it all" and travel fulltime. (Before it was popular.) How would I be able to bake in an RV? Where would I find the time and the SPACE? All these questions, and more continued to swirl around in my mind. Well, we decided to sit down with our two children, who were almost 10 and 5 years old at the time, and have a family discussion. We talked about where we could go and what we could see. And, since I have an amazingly supportive husband and children, we decided to make it work . . . somehow So, in August of 2015, my family "launched" in a fifth wheel to travel the country. We didn't know how long this would last, or where we would end up. But, we did it together, and I wouldn't change it for the world! While we were adventuring through Florida many years ago, I attended a sourdough class, just our of curiosity. And let me tell you, this opened up a whole new world for me! I loved this new found love, and fairly quickly began to master beautiful loafs of sourdough. I was also making discard recipe after discard recipe. All while learning along the way! Later, I would find out about fresh milled flour and the health benefits it offers. This leveled up the need to experiment with trial and error. I was determined to get it all right. (That may also be the perfectionist in me peaking out.) I am continually searching for ways we can naturally be healthy and just feel better. I look for remedies without artificial, or manmade medications, chemical, etc. (There certainly is a time and place for some, but I always explore the natural approach first.) If someone has an issue or problem in our family, you can bet I am already reading all about it, and what can help it. So, now enters this Passion to educate. More specifically, to educate, to anyone who will listen, about the benefits of whole grains, and milling your wheat at home. My goal is to teach others everything that I have learned along the way! There is a HUGE learning curve to fresh milled flour, and how it behaves, and reacts, and adjusting kneading times, and hydration changes, and... Well, I guess that's why you are here. Whether you stumbled here on accident, or you meant to find me, seems to me, that if you are still reading this, it must be fate! So, get ready to learn all my tips and tricks, as you follow me on my journey with Grains In Small Places!