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February 2025 eBread

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CO-OPS

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CO-OPS IN THE CENTRAL GROUP WILL ORDER IN FEBRUARY FOR MARCH DELIVERY!

Click here for a map and list of our co-ops.

If you'd like to change your co-op, send an email to support@breadbeckers.com, subject = "Change Co-op". Let us know your name and which co-op you are in and which one you want to move to.

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BUSINESS HOURS

Our regular store hours are M-S, 9-4. The store does not answer the phone on Saturdays. Our regular office (and phone) hours are M-F 10-4

SUE'S HEALTHY MINUTES PODCAST

We are so pleased to announce that Sue now has podcast - You can join Sue each week for Sue's Healthy Minutes on your favorite podcast platform or directly from www.breadbeckers.com Some of the platforms include: Apple, Audible, Spotify, Podash, TopPodcast, Chartable, Google, Stitcher, PodTail

UPCOMING EVENTS

We are excited to be able to serve you by offering classes at The Bread Beckers. Our class helpers and food servers will continue practicing safe food handling and serving. We do ask if you do not feel well on the day of the class (or have immediate family members who are sick, have a fever, etc), please do not attend (you can get a refund). You can always come another time. We love to see our many new customers as well as familiar faces in any or all of our classes. But for those who can't make it in person, we are now offering a live stream option for some of our classes. Be sure to watch for that option under the class listed.

Join us as we seek to help you in your journey in healthy eating.

PAST EVENTS: Did you miss some of our recent classes? No problem! Years of classes can be watched for FREE on our YouTube Channel and our more recently live streamed classes are now available for purchase on our video page: https://www.breadbeckers.com/store/pc/Video-Classes-c201.htm

GETTING STARTED

Saturday January 18, 2025

10:00 AM - 2:30 PM

Taught by Sue Becker

In Store Registration SOLD OUT

NOTE: In an effort to help you be prepared for this class. We would like to encourage you to go watch our YouTube video "Basic List of Getting Started Items". In this video Sue goes over the different types of grain and other ingredients needed to get started with milling your own grains and making your own bread products. She will be touching on these items in the class but will not be going over them in this much detail. This video is to help you better understand the ingredients being used in this class.

https://youtu.be/8sCDVxxj0gk

Ready to enter the world of milling your own grains and making all your own breads? We will discuss all the necessary baking ingredients and types of wheat and equipment needed to make this lifestyle change not only possible but doable! We will demonstrate milling flour, mixing quick breads, kneading bread dough, and more.

Soup and Bread

Saturday January 25, 2025

10:00 AM – 1:30 PM

Taught by Sue Becker

In Store Registration SOLD OUT

ONLINE STREAMING ONLY $10 Click here to register

Nothing satisfies on a cold winter day quite like a bowl of hot soup and warm bread. Sue will show you that making soup doesn’t have to take all day. Come see (and taste) for yourself how fast, easy and flavorful it is to make great soup using a pressure cooker. What used to take all day to make, can often times take less than 30 minutes. And the flavor is unbeatable!

Just the Basics

Wednesday January 29, 2025

10:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Taught by Sue Becker

In Store Registration SOLD OUT

You spoke and we listened. For those overwhelmed by the longer Getting Started class, this will be a scaled down version, covering just the “essentials” of home flour milling. We will show you how fast and easy it is to make wholesome and delicious bread, cinnamon rolls, muffins and cookies. And of course you will be sampling what is made during the demonstration.

Faith and Medicine Conference

Friday January 31 – Saturday February 1, 2025

Covenant Presbyterian Church

1420 Rock Springs Rd

Buford GA 30519

Sue Becker will be a guest speaker on Friday.

Go to Faith and Medicine to Register

https://faithandmedicine.org/registration/

ANKARSRUM IN ACTION

Friday February 7, 2025

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Taught by Sue Becker

In Store Registration $30 Click here to register

Come join Sue for a chance to learn to use the Ankarsrum mixer. This is a one of a kind class that will focus entirely on the use of the Ankarsrum and its unique attachments.

We will of course make bread and butter, but also use the various Ankarsrum attachments to make oatmeal, ice cream, smoothies and apple sauce.

It will be a fun class with lots of sampling!

GETTING STARTED

Saturday February 15, 2025

10:00 AM - 2:30 PM

Taught by Sue Becker

In Store Registration $25 Click here to register

ONLINE STREAMING ONLY $10 Click here to register

https://youtu.be/8sCDVxxj0gk

GETTING STARTED

Saturday February 22, 2025

10:00 AM - 2:30 PM

Taught by Sue Becker

In Store Registration $25 Click here to register

https://youtu.be/8sCDVxxj0gk

REAL BREAD - THE STAFF OF LIFE

Presented by Sue Becker

Thursday March 20, 2025

10AM - 12:30PM

Good Samaritan Health and Wellness Center

175 Samaritan Drive

Jasper, GA 30143

For information contact

Terri Chastain

Work: 706-253-4633 ext. 4688

RECIPE

This was a class favorite from our Bread Beckers Annual Christmas Class of 2024. It is not your typical pasta salad. It is full of flavor, both sweet and savory. The Olivelle Oils, Balsamics and flavorings really bring out the best in the dish. Try it with or without the chicken and/or feta cheese. But these really add the savory component.

ORANGE CRANBERRY PASTA SALAD

This is a delicious sweet and savory twist on a pasta salad using our new Kamut pasta and Olivelle Infused Oils and Balsamics. The red peppers and green onions add both flavor and color to this dish. This is the perfect make-ahead dish as the flavors meld once refrigerated for several hours or overnight.

• 1-12 oz box of Kamut pasta

• Pasta Rocks by Olivelle for boiling (optional)

• 2-3 chicken breast or thighs, cut in cubes

• 1 Tbsp Butcher’s Spice Blend

• 2 tsp Mediterranean Rosemary Rub & Seasoning

• 6-8 cloves of garlic, minced

• 3 Tbsp Blood Orange Infused Olive Oil

• 3-4 green onions sliced

• 1 red bell pepper, diced

• ¼ -1/2 cup dried cranberries

For the Dressing:

• 3 Tablespoons Blood Orange Infused Olive Oil

• ½ cup Cranberry Spice Balsamic Vinegar by Olivelle

• 1 Tablespoon Mediterranean Rosemary Rub

• 1 Tablespoon Butchers Spice Blend or Rosemary Infused Salt by Olivelle

• ½ cup crumbled feta cheese, optional

In a large pot bring water to a boil. Add pasta rock and let boil for 1-3 minutes depending on your salt preference and the size of the rock. Remove pasta rock and set aside to dry for another use. Add pasta and cook for 7-8 minutes. Drain and set aside to cool.

While pasta is cooking, season the chicken pieces with the Butcher’s Spice Blend, Mediterranean Rosemary Rub and minced garlic. Set aside to marinate for at least 15 minutes.

Heat a skillet over medium heat, when hot add the Blood Orange Infused Olive Oil. Add the chicken and cook until done. (internal temperature of 165 degrees. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.

Combine cooled pasta, green onions, red peppers, dried cranberries and cooked chicken in a serving bowl and toss with Blood Orange Oil, Cranberry Spice Balsamic Vinegar, Mediterranean Rosemary Rub, Butchers Spice Blend or Rosemary Infused Salt.

Add feta cheese if desired. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

ARTICLE

REAL BREAD AND BLOOD SUGAR

by Sue Becker

I often hear people say they can’t eat bread because they are diabetic or even prediabetic. Even when people are considering real bread made from freshly milled flour, I get asked, “How is this bread going to affect my blood sugar issues?”.

Well, I want to share with you some good news. While commercially processed flour and bread products that are devoid of fiber and high in sugar tend to spike blood sugar levels and the high sugar, low fiber diet of America is actually contributing to the rise in diabetes in adults and children alike, real whole grains and real bread can actually have the opposite effect.

White sugar along with commercially processed white flour products are considered simple carbohydrates while whole grains and bread made freshly milled flour along with most real fruits and vegetables are complex carbohydrates. Complex carbohydrates, such as whole grains and bread made from freshly milled flour, are high in fiber and therefore more slowly digested and broken down than simple carbohydrates. This in turn contributes to a slower conversion of the carbohydrates into sugars which our bodies need for energy.

This slow release of sugars into the blood stream, prevents the rapid spikes in our blood sugar that we often see when processed foods and breads are consumed. And an added bonus, this slow release of sugars that is converted to energy gives our bodies the ability to supply us with sustained energy throughout the day. This slower conversion of sugars also helps to eliminate the abrupt blood sugar highs and lows and sudden crashes we often experience from consuming simple carbohydrates, in the form high sugar foods, snacks, candies and beverages.

And it’s not just the fiber that plays a part in keeping our blood sugar in check. The abundance of B vitamins, such as thiamine and riboflavin, found in the bran and germ portions of whole grains and of course our real bread made from freshly milled flour, are key players in carbohydrate metabolism and help our bodies convert that sugar into energy. Whole grains are also a rich source of chromium, an insulin cofactor, that encourages the uptake of sugar into our cells to produce energy.

So, we can absolutely say that whole grains are an essential part of a healthy diet to manage and improve blood sugar issues. Just one more reason to incorporate whole grains and real bread into your everyday diet.

My recent guest, Shamra Martin, on episode 152 of Sue’s Healthy Minutes podcast shares her story that confirms how real bread from freshly milled flour helped her achieve her blood sugar goal that had been unattainable for years no matter what she tried. It’s a story definitely worth hearing if you haven’t already. You can hear Sue’s Healthy Minutes podcast directly on our website, www.breadbeckers.com or on your favorite podcast platform or simply ask Siri or Alexa to play it for you! They will tune you in to the latest episode.

I hope you are encouraged in your “real bread” journey to keep on milling and baking.

Sue Becker

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CO-OPS

Co-ops are a great way to get your grains and other supplies that are just too expensive to ship any other way. Current co-op shipping rates range from 15 cents to 18 cents per pound (depending on distance from our warehouse) when we deliver on our own truck, compared to UPS rates that can be around 75 cents a pound and more!

We have over 100 co-op locations around the Southeast. Visit our website and find the co-op closest to you, our coordinators will be happy to welcome you into a co-op!

The co-op schedule can be found on our web site at

http://www.breadbeckers.com/blog/co-op-schedule/

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