22/06/2026
When you work exclusively with organic flours, in this case stoneground wholemeal from Yorkshire Organic Millers, and you’re juggling all those variables of time, temperature, dough development, ambient proof with the prevailing weather on the day, shaping etc etc etc…variability is inevitable. You can lock down processes to achieve more consistency and uniformity but that so often compromises flavour and character.
To me, this 100% stoneground wholemeal loaf is a 10/10 — it had incredible volume and softness, the flavour was 👌👌👌, and it was still delicious and soft when I ate the last slice on day 7, having spent all that time in a paper bag on my kitchen counter. Being absolutely honest, I feel like I understand maybe half of the variables that led to that outstanding result on the day. We live and learn, huh?