Any Rye Lovers Out There?
Tune in today at 11 AM MST to hear James MacGuire get real with rye live from Montreal via Zoom.
We will be doing a deep dive into rye, looking at different varieties, different growing regions across the world that result in very different resulting grain. We will talk about falling number and the importance of enzymatic activity, acidification and the dreaded “starch attack” in rye bread.
This class is for hard core rye nerds, or wanna be rye nerds. Bring a notebook and pencil to this class. (Remember Grain Chain members get typed notes to summarize the lessons each month!
Click Here To Register for the James MacGuire Grain Homeschool
James MacGuire is a chef and food writer in Montreal. He is a leading authority on bread and an acclaimed teacher of the baker’s craft. He has been called, in The Globe & Mail, “Montreal’s walking Larousse Gastronomique, genius baker and grand transmitter of classic French cuisine. He translated the famed The Taste of Bread, a key resource for any bread baker.
Today we hear a sweet Rodney Crowell song with Emmylou singing along: