kneadle+bread

Freshly milled flour is made from whole wheat berries ground into an ultra-fine powder and contains the entire wheat berry (the bran, the germ and the endosperm). Commercially milled wheat flour is also made from wheat berries, but undergoes a refining process, sifting out the bran and the germ, leaving only the endosperm, which is mostly protein and starch. Removing the bran and germ makes the flour behave more predictably and be more shelf stable, but at the cost of reducing nutrient density. The bran and germ hold the majority of the fiber, protein, vitamins, minerals, fatty acids, and antioxidants. We mill our flour on-demand for each batch of bread dough, reducing the rate of oxidation and preventing the more fragile nutrients from degrading. Freshly milled flour also has a high level of enzymes and microbes present, creating more complex flavors and fermenting differently than commercial flour.

For the first day, store at room temperature in a paper bag or cut-side down on a wooden cutting. For days 2-3, wrap the loaf in a clean tea towel, bread bag, or place in a food safe container. An upside down glass bowl or cake cover over a plate or wooden cutting board is another great way to keep your bread fresh. For longer storage, slice and place in a ziptop bag and place in the freezer. Defrost at room temperature or toast directly from frozen. We do not recommend storing bread in the refrigerator as it negatively affects the texture.

To ease parking concerns at our pick-up locations, we offer curbside pick-up for each fulfillment date. On the day your order is ready for pick-up, you will receive an email with the pick-up address for your specific fulfillment date and a number to text upon arrival. When you arrive for pick-up, please text us that you are here along with your name or order number, and we will bring your order to you. Kindly respect our neighbors and do not block their driveways.

If you are unable to pick-up your bread, please do your best to send someone else to get it and provide them with the pick-up instructions. If that is not an option, please notify us as soon as possible. If the order is cancelled within the presale window, you will receive a full refund. If the order is cancelled after the presale window closes, you will forfeit the payment. After two missed pick-ups, we reserve the right to refuse future orders.

Payment is due when the presale window closes. For example, if you want to pick-up your bread on Thursday, the presale window closes on Tuesday at 6pm. Payment is due before Tuesday at 6pm.

The process of making and baking sourdough is a minimum 3-day process. We require time to maintain our starter properly and prepare enough leaven for each bake. Once the ingredients are mixed, there is a long and slow fermentation process and then an overnight proof in the refrigerator before baking. We acknowledge that it can be inconvenient at times, but in the words of the toy restorer in Toy Story 2, “You can’t rush art.”