I think I’ve hit on the perfect sourdough biscuit—they have flaky, moist interiors with crisp golden exteriors and the perfect balance of sourdough tang and sweetness. For years, I’ve been puzzled about how to inoculate the entire biscuit dough with sourdough starter. You don’t want to overwork the dough, so kneading is out of the …
Traditional Cooking and Living
Butter For All’s traditional cooking and living recipes, guides, and tips in one place.
What does cooking and living traditionally mean?
It means we are awake. Not fooled by the media or by big business.
It means we grow our own food, preserve it, and share it with our communities.
It means we eat locally, seasonally, and with intention.
It means we drink raw milk and support the farmers doing that important work.
It means we soak and ferment our grains and leaven them with traditional sourdough starter.
It means we take care and pride over the animals we keep for food and companionship.
It means we care for our family’s health with organic foods, herbal remedies, and traditional wisdom.
It means we are reconnecting to the old ways, the way people have lived and thrived for thousands of years.
It means we are not buying into the blatant culture of consumerism – we can make our own, build our own, clothe our own, and care for our own without corporate influence.
It means we have found the true essence of life within our families, our food crops, our chicken’s eggs, and our own mindfulness.
This delectable cake can be made as a sheet cake with a fudge-like frosting poured over it, as a round layer cake with frosting sandwiched between each layer, or as incredible cupcakes—which you can either dip into the warm, thick chocolate fudge frosting or top with the whipped frosting smoothed over like a traditional buttercream. …
This recipe for pumpkin chia seed pudding is completely sugar-free, low-carb, and has a dairy-free option. It captures all the warm notes of fall spices and pumpkin pie. It’s easy to whip up and can be enjoyed as a quick, healthy snack or an elegant dessert. The Health Benefits of Chia Seeds in Your Diet …
You will be blown away by these fluffy, gluten-free buckwheat and sorghum pancakes.The batter has an addition of acid- and enzyme-rich yogurt, so the longer it sits and soaks, the more digestible it becomes. These delicious, wholesome, filling pancakes are going to be gentle on your gut while giving you the energy you need for …
Pure indulgence! These keto-friendly almond flour cookies feature organic unsweetened carob chips (with a hint of cinnamon) for a guilt-free treat! They’re also gluten-free, and low-carb with only 3.6g of net carbs per serving! This recipe uses blanched almond flour and pure organic monk fruit sweetener for healthy baking. These cookies are perfect for diabetics, …
Sourdough has been my obsession for 23 years now—there’s just something magical about nurturing that wild yeast starter and turning simple flour and water into something nourishing and delicious. I’ve gotten so many questions over those years about all the fun (and sometimes confusing) lingo that comes with bread baking, especially when we’re talking sourdough. …
This Keto Cheesecake CAN Be Considered a Health Food I’m completely absolving you from all your dessert guilt with this recipe. With a crust made of crunchy nuts and seeds and a filling made from simple wholesome ingredients, this keto pumpkin cheesecake eats like a meal but tastes like a treat. The Easiest Keto Cheesecake Around Both the crust and the filling …
Did you know that sourdough starter can be used as a tangy thickener for liquids like gravies, soups, chowders, stews, and sauces? The process is very simple, almost like a reverse roux. Sourdough Starter Thickening Process Instead of starting with flour and butter like you would for a traditional roux, you start with a room-temperature liquid …
What is it about trick-or-treating that every kid absolutely adores? There are the costumes, the pretending to be something that you’re not, the spooky unknown, the mystery, the stepping outside of reality for a moment, the getting a reward for your bravery knocking on a stranger’s door, the after-dark shenanigans. It’s really alluring. When my daughter was little it was easy …
Sourdough and Spice Einkorn sourdough starter, butter, eggs, coconut sugar, oats, and the warm spices of Ceylon cinnamon and nutmeg come together in this soft, chewy, wholesome cookie. Einkorn, a Tender Ancient Grain Because of einkorn’s unique makeup, this low-gluten grain has desirable qualities when it comes to cookies, cakes, and pastries. It produces a …
Einkorn English Muffins Are Next-Level Flavor Einkorn wheat already has its own deliciously nutty and buttery flavor, but when shaped as an English muffin and cooked on a flat top griddle it takes on a whole new level of toasted-wheaty sweetness. This delicate fermented dough is made with whole milk, low-glycemic coconut sugar, salt, and 100% einkorn flour. This combination gives English …
Einkorn is understandably the hot and trendy ancient-grain flour for sourdough bread baking right now! In this short post I’ll explain why. Here, I’ll give you instructions for converting an existing starter to einkorn and a recipe for how to create your own einkorn sourdough starter from scratch. You’ll also get links to all the resources you need …
If you’re looking for a guide that will thoroughly explain how to make all your sourdough baked goods with organic, single-grain einkorn flour, then this is the article for you. I’m going to walk you through the steps of maintaining a pure einkorn sourdough starter, show you how to adjust regular sourdough recipes to accommodate …
Prepare yourself to be blown away by the smooth, rich texture of these sourdough brownies. Reminiscent of childhood brownie squares from the corner store, these fudgy real-food brownies give you all the pleasure without any of the guilt! The Versatility of Einkorn Flour in Sourdough Preparations I’m learning a lot about the versatility of einkorn …
These soft sourdough pumpkin dinner rolls are the perfect way to dress up your holiday table! Originally published on December 11th, 2020 Made with all-natural ingredients like puréed pumpkin or winter squash, eggs, milk, cream, and low-glycemic coconut sugar, this recipe uses my classic overnight fermentation technique for the best flavor, texture, and digestibility. I …
This seven-grain sourdough recipe is the perfect blend of ancient and heirloom grains for a robust wheaty flavor and a hearty, chewy texture. Master of the Grain I used my sourdough master recipe as the basic ratio for this heritage loaf. I opted for 34% sifted hard red wheat flour to build strength and give …