Cotswold Flour News & Baking Tips
Meet our amazing Star Bakers of the Week, find useful baking tips and tricks and read the latest news from Bertie Matthews and the Cotswold Flour Mill
Bakery Development Manager at Matthews Cotswold Flour, Sophie Carey, joins Elaine in her home kitchen to bake as well as...
Our very own Sourdough Ambassador, Elaine Boddy, and her producer (David Treadway) are back for a new season - with...
Matthews Cotswold Flour, Britain’s leading speciality flour producer, is eagerly anticipating Real Bread Week (17th-25th February 2024) and hoping...
Whether you’re a busy parent or an avid baker, batch baking is a popular technique used to save time...
Our rye flour is a premium product that comes from generations of experience and passion. We work with local and...
How to make a simple sourdough bread loaf for beginners with step-by-step instructions including making a starter. You can also...
How to make bread - white and brown loaves by hand using your oven and in bread maker Homemade bread...
How to make pastry for pies Pies can be sweet or savoury, and can be made with shortcrust or puff...
For me, a pie is all about the pastry! It has to be perfect and needs to hold up...
If you’re a committed foodie or pizza pro, you might have an Ooni pizza oven at home. It’s such...
Yeast conversion table for fresh yeast, dry yeast and instant yeast is below. What is yeast? Yeast is a tiny...
How many grams are in a teaspoon? There is no ‘one answer’ to how many grams are in a teaspoon...
We prepared an easy conversion table for translating US imperial weights (lbs and oz) into European metric kilograms and grams....
One of the most important steps of baking bread is kneading - but what is kneading and which method is...
If you would like to add flavour and texture to your bread making, plus getting the added benefits of increasing...
TRADITIONAL ARTISAN WHITE (HAND METHOD) INGREDIENTS:1 pack Artisan White bread mix 270ml water2tbsp olive oil YOU WILL ALSO NEED:A stand mixer...
What is a cup measurement in the UK? A cup measurement is a cooking measurement of volume in the US....
When cooking from a recipe you may need to convert your temperature from celcius to farenheit depending on if you...
Every baker knows that bread flour can be used to make great pizza dough. When making pizza dough, you need...
Do you love the taste of freshly baked bread but haven't had much success making it at home? Malt flour...
Sourdough starter tips: Consistency is key! Keep notes on each feeding including the time and amounts so you don’t accidentally...
“Ancient grains have fascinated bakers across the globe. These old varieties of grain with their unique unmodified genitive profile are...
Cotswold Flour - Baking Resources styleBaking tips and questions for our professional bakers Glossary All Purpose Flour All Purpose...
Rye is one of the most traditional types of bread, but it is becoming increasingly popular. If you are looking...
The spookiest month of the year is here and we want to share with you our favourite Halloween baking recipes....
Organic flour is a commonly used flour for baking brilliant goods such as pastries, biscuits or scones, and it is even...
This starter is all-natural and, if properly tended, it will provide wonderful yeasty bread for years. If you enjoy the...
When it comes to storing bread, you have a whole lot of choices. Some are better than others, depending on...
Granary is a registered trade name of Rank Hovis Ltd. It is used to describe their malted wheat grain flour,...
Starch and sugar is what microbes feed on. Glutinous flours, such as Churchill Flour or our Strong White Bread Flour combined with spelt flour, rye flour and wholemeal...
Summer is finally here and we’re seeing the end of the pandemic! It’s a terrific time and we want to...
Plain flour is one the most versatile flour types available in the market because you can use plain flour for a...
read flour is a type of wheat flour that’s rich in calcium carbonate, iron, niacin (B3), and thiamin (B1). Strong...
Online shopping isn’t applicable to only retail or professional services but also food. With the continued improvement of web technology...
Thank you for all of our brilliant flour heroes across the world for continuing producing beautiful “white gold” during the...
This is the month of love and we’re ecstatic to celebrate Valentine’s Day with all of our team members, customers,...
February has three special baking dates. One pancake day on Shrove Tuesday, one is the lovely Valentine’s Day and the...
The instructions in this recipe are for making pizza dough using a “Stand/Spiral Mixer”. If you haven’t got a mixer...
How did your love for making pizza begin? I’ve always loved pizza for as long as I can remember, but...
Happy January! We’re super excited to start the New Year as well as celebrate Veganuary! We’ve researched and come up...
Happy 2021! We’re excited to enter the New Year and have a fresh new start! To kick off New Year,...
Our favourite season of the year is finally here! It’s the perfect time to eat all the treats you want...
With the festive and lovely holiday season coming up, it’s a brilliant time to spend time with our loved ones...
With a wide variety of exceptional baking flour available on the market, choosing the right flour for the type of bread you...
Holiday season is just around the corner and there’s no better way to enjoy the company of your family and...
Happy Autumn! We’re excited about entering this beautiful season and enjoying the lovely breeze, vibrant colours, and views it brings!...
1. Get to know your sourdough starter well Over the course of 2 weeks feed your starter every day twice,...
A sourdough bread recipe consists of four main ingredients: Flour Water Salt Wild yeast Before digging into details on how...
Rye contains a myriad of core vitamins and minerals such as potassium and manganese. Moreover, rye has a lower gluten...
Cake flour is a flour that is incredibly finely milled from soft winter wheat. Cake flour has a lower protein content,...
We’ve just announced that Thomas Hall has won the Young Baker Award for November 2024 - huge congratulations to Thomas! Matthews...
Open Bakery, a family business that has been trading in Brighton (Kemp Town) since 2011, has just been named the...
Tips for using Cotswold Pizza Flour with Elaine Boddy's Sourdough Master Recipe -this flour has been designed to relax so that...
Passionate home baker and long time lover of Cotswold Flour, Grant Batty, has been named the UK’s Best Home Pizza...
"This time of year I would typically be sending out tips and advice on how to manage making sourdough in...
For the past two years, Matthews Cotswold Flour has been a strong supporter of documentary film Six Inches of Soil, which had...
Following the news that 90% of UK Adults aren’t getting enough fibre in their diet, Matthews Cotswold Flour is joining...
We are delighted to announce that our friends at The Friendly Loaf Bakery in Nowton, near Bury St Edmunds, have just...
In this series Elaine Boddy walks us through her entire Starter Making Process. From getting the right equipment in place,...
Our new Brand Ambassador Elaine Boddy has just released a new Foodbod Pod episode with David Treadway, recorded at the...
We are very excited to announce the appointment of our very first Brand Ambassador – please join us as we...
"I can honestly say that the quality of my loaves changed dramatically when I started working with Matthews Cotswold Flour...
One of the most beautiful places in England, the Cotswolds is home to lush green countryside and a rich...
The podcast all about food, by food lovers, for food lovers. The ‘Foodbod Pod’ podcast is all about food; a...
We are so excited to introduce Sophie, our new expert technical baker at the Cotswold Flour Mill on this...
My first memory of pizza is being on holiday in Portugal when I was about 7 or 8. The...
What is your earliest memory of pizza? Pizza has always been a huge part of my life. My grandparents...
To celebrate National Pizza Day (Thursday 9th February 2023), some of the team at Matthews Cotswold Flour decided...
My earliest memories of pizza as a child in the late 80's are definitely the references in pop culture,...
By Bertie Matthews | Managing Director | Matthews Cotswold Flour Regenerative farming, regenerative agriculture or “Regen Ag” is a term that...
Congratulations to all of the amazing bakeries who won at the Baking Industry Awards last night! We are delighted to...
We are so excited to bring you 6 delicious flavours in a really easy to make bread mix including some...
On Wednesday 27th July we hosted some incredible home bakers and award winning artisan bakers, farmers, media, influencers and Great...
As consumers face a wave of inflation, massively exacerbated by the turmoil of rapidly increasing food prices, you might think...
Thank you so much to everyone who came to our event on...
The Cotswold Grain Partnership is a partnership of local farming families and businesses.
The Matthews family have farmed and milled in the heart of the Cotswolds across three centuries, from the banks of...
A message from Bertie Matthews, Managing Director of Matthews Cotswold Flour: “Soil fertility is at the centre of everything we...
Use your skills to Bake for Ukraine! We have all be shocked by the disaster in Ukraine and refugee crisis...
Anna Hodgson – Anna’s at the Barn, Milton-under-Wychwood First, tell is a bit about yourself and how you got into...
Matthews presents Soil, Stone and Sourdough On Tuesday 27th July, we hosted an event at FarmED and the Cotswold Flour...
Elaine Foodbod's visit to the Matthews Soil, Stone and Sourdough event Written by Elaine Foodbod, superstar sourdough baker: At...
I am very excited to introduce to you the brand new, totally fabulous, Matthews Cotswold Flour Sourdough Kit. This...
What is rye? Rye is a close relative of wheat and barley. It has a deep, rich taste and is...
The organic market has been growing steadily over the past decade. In recent years, organic flour options have become routinely available at...
Most people have heard of plain or self raising flour– but some bakers may have not heard of strong bread flour. What is strong...
As seen in the press! Matthews Cotswold Flour, one of the UK’s oldest yet most innovative family-run flour mills is...
We are so excited to announce we have won more Great Taste Awards this year for our new Stoneground flours!...
All-purpose flour is a versatile and general-use wheat flour. It is milled from hard red wheat or a blend of...
Here you will find some of our favourite local Cotswold villages, details of the best pubs and bakeries within 5...
We’re incredibly delighted to announce that the new Stoneground Mixed Box is now here! By purchasing this mixed box, you can enjoy...
Bread flour is one of the most popular flour types in the household because of its texture and flexible usage. You...
Rye flour is a commonly used household stable that’s brilliant for baking rye bread, oat bread, and other marvellous baked goods!...
Celebrating the amazing women of the Matthews Cotswold Flour mill this IWD 2021 8th March 2021 Women have been Millers for...
We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday with their loved ones! With the departure of 2020 and the arrival of...
1. Tofu, tempeh and edamame Tofu, tempeh, and edamame all originate from soybeans. Soybeans are considered a whole source of...
We are excited to announce our latest partnership with The Consumer Brand, to help ensure Matthews Cotswold Flour is a brand...
Buying strong white flour online has never been easier thanks to Matthews Cotswold Flour’s online flour shop. With just a few clicks...
Spelt flour is one of the most commonly used flour types in households. While spelt flour is widely used, many home...
It’s important to note that you shouldn’t add baking powder to self-raising flour since self-raising flour already contains baking powder....
Baker of the week – Robert Allen We love to see your bakes and now we’re launching our Baker of...
We’ve just announced that Thomas Hall has won the Young Baker Award for November 2024 - huge congratulations to Thomas! Matthews...
Open Bakery, a family business that has been trading in Brighton (Kemp Town) since 2011, has just been named the...
Tips for using Cotswold Pizza Flour with Elaine Boddy's Sourdough Master Recipe -this flour has been designed to relax so that...
Passionate home baker and long time lover of Cotswold Flour, Grant Batty, has been named the UK’s Best Home Pizza...
"This time of year I would typically be sending out tips and advice on how to manage making sourdough in...
For the past two years, Matthews Cotswold Flour has been a strong supporter of documentary film Six Inches of Soil, which had...
Following the news that 90% of UK Adults aren’t getting enough fibre in their diet, Matthews Cotswold Flour is joining...
We are delighted to announce that our friends at The Friendly Loaf Bakery in Nowton, near Bury St Edmunds, have just...
In this series Elaine Boddy walks us through her entire Starter Making Process. From getting the right equipment in place,...
Our new Brand Ambassador Elaine Boddy has just released a new Foodbod Pod episode with David Treadway, recorded at the...
We are very excited to announce the appointment of our very first Brand Ambassador – please join us as we...
"I can honestly say that the quality of my loaves changed dramatically when I started working with Matthews Cotswold Flour...
One of the most beautiful places in England, the Cotswolds is home to lush green countryside and a rich...
The podcast all about food, by food lovers, for food lovers. The ‘Foodbod Pod’ podcast is all about food; a...
We are so excited to introduce Sophie, our new expert technical baker at the Cotswold Flour Mill on this...
My first memory of pizza is being on holiday in Portugal when I was about 7 or 8. The...
What is your earliest memory of pizza? Pizza has always been a huge part of my life. My grandparents...
To celebrate National Pizza Day (Thursday 9th February 2023), some of the team at Matthews Cotswold Flour decided...
My earliest memories of pizza as a child in the late 80's are definitely the references in pop culture,...
By Bertie Matthews | Managing Director | Matthews Cotswold Flour Regenerative farming, regenerative agriculture or “Regen Ag” is a term that...
Congratulations to all of the amazing bakeries who won at the Baking Industry Awards last night! We are delighted to...
We are so excited to bring you 6 delicious flavours in a really easy to make bread mix including some...
On Wednesday 27th July we hosted some incredible home bakers and award winning artisan bakers, farmers, media, influencers and Great...
As consumers face a wave of inflation, massively exacerbated by the turmoil of rapidly increasing food prices, you might think...
The Cotswold Grain Partnership is a partnership of local farming families and businesses.
The Matthews family have farmed and milled in the heart of the Cotswolds across three centuries, from the banks of...
A message from Bertie Matthews, Managing Director of Matthews Cotswold Flour: “Soil fertility is at the centre of everything we...
Use your skills to Bake for Ukraine! We have all be shocked by the disaster in Ukraine and refugee crisis...
Anna Hodgson – Anna’s at the Barn, Milton-under-Wychwood First, tell is a bit about yourself and how you got into...
Matthews presents Soil, Stone and Sourdough On Tuesday 27th July, we hosted an event at FarmED and the Cotswold Flour...
Elaine Foodbod's visit to the Matthews Soil, Stone and Sourdough event Written by Elaine Foodbod, superstar sourdough baker: At...
I am very excited to introduce to you the brand new, totally fabulous, Matthews Cotswold Flour Sourdough Kit. This...
What is rye? Rye is a close relative of wheat and barley. It has a deep, rich taste and is...
The organic market has been growing steadily over the past decade. In recent years, organic flour options have become routinely available at...
Most people have heard of plain or self raising flour– but some bakers may have not heard of strong bread flour. What is strong...
As seen in the press! Matthews Cotswold Flour, one of the UK’s oldest yet most innovative family-run flour mills is...
We are so excited to announce we have won more Great Taste Awards this year for our new Stoneground flours!...
All-purpose flour is a versatile and general-use wheat flour. It is milled from hard red wheat or a blend of...
Here you will find some of our favourite local Cotswold villages, details of the best pubs and bakeries within 5...
We’re incredibly delighted to announce that the new Stoneground Mixed Box is now here! By purchasing this mixed box, you can enjoy...
Bread flour is one of the most popular flour types in the household because of its texture and flexible usage. You...
Rye flour is a commonly used household stable that’s brilliant for baking rye bread, oat bread, and other marvellous baked goods!...
Celebrating the amazing women of the Matthews Cotswold Flour mill this IWD 2021 8th March 2021 Women have been Millers for...
We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday with their loved ones! With the departure of 2020 and the arrival of...
1. Tofu, tempeh and edamame Tofu, tempeh, and edamame all originate from soybeans. Soybeans are considered a whole source of...
We are excited to announce our latest partnership with The Consumer Brand, to help ensure Matthews Cotswold Flour is a brand...
Buying strong white flour online has never been easier thanks to Matthews Cotswold Flour’s online flour shop. With just a few clicks...
Spelt flour is one of the most commonly used flour types in households. While spelt flour is widely used, many home...
It’s important to note that you shouldn’t add baking powder to self-raising flour since self-raising flour already contains baking powder....