A few pics from our 1st bread making class of 2017. Thanks to everyone who came out and remember – practice practice practice!!!
Sourdough Bread 101
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Bread School
Last week our local Montessori elementary class came to the bakery for a sourdough bread workshop. Every year the elementary students work on a “Cosmic Plan” that helps them understand a topic and it’s myriad connections to the world. This year their topic is Bread. The kids were so curious and interested in what we do. We talked about agriculture, culture, sciences, math, history, and had tactile experiences making, shaping and eating the bread. They were excellent students and made the most beautiful loaves of bread to take home. Thanks everyone for coming to visit and to learn about how Real Bread is made. Hope to see you soon!
Holiday Cheer
Happy December Everyone. On one hand it is usually a crazy busy month for most of us, but it is also that special time of year where we get to spend some quality time with our friends, family and a bunch of delicious food.
We would like to take some of the delicious food pressure off you for those cherished December gatherings. We have a wonderful assortment of breads, croustini, cheeses, house made spreads (hummus, pestos, butters, Scout Canning shashouka, cured steelhead trout, creton, baked brie with herbs,etc), olive oil, balsamic reduction, cookies and more. We would be happy to throw together everything you need for your holiday get togethers no matter how big or small your event. Please let us know how we can help.
We have a new co-conspirator, Charlotte Langley aka Scout Canning in the house. She will be sharing our work space and her yummy cans of goodness will be available in the fridge starting tomorrow.
Here is her menu available to Prairie Boy Customers as of tomorrow.
-SHAKSHOUKA-
ROASTED PEPPERS AND TOMATOES MELTED IN OLIVE OIL. SMOKED PAPRIKA AND SWEET ONIONS AS WELL. VEGETARIAN
-CRETON-
FRENCH CANADIAN PORK SPREAD. CONTAINS DAIRY AND WARMING SPICES.
-CURED STEELHEAD TROUT-
SWEET AND SALTY WITH A TOUCH OF CITRUS.
CURED FOR 24 HOURS AND SOAKED IN OLIVE OIL.
-BAKED BRIE-
ONTARIO BRIE MARINATED IN ROASTED GARLIC, HERBS AND LEMON.
PLACE IN A 350 DEGREE OVEN FOR 10 MINUTES AND YOU ARE THE LIFE OF THE PARTY. DIP A FRESH PRAIRIE BOY BAGUETTE FOR ULTIMATE PLEASURE.
Lastly, we will be having a holiday neighbourhood shopping & sharing night with some really talented local makers of cool stuff for that discerning person on your gift list or maybe a well deserved treat for yourself.
Pop in for a visit: DECEMBER 22 7-10pm
Stay cool and keep warm,
Prairie Boy
PrairieBoy Bread News Flash
Happy Spring! It has been BUSY the last few months…making LOTS of bread, growing the business, trying new recipes…
New breads like…Sprouted Red Quinoa, Oatmeal, Cinnamon Raisin and Potato Rosemary. Our tasters have been busy making sure everything is right. Thanks everyone – you know who you are.
These new loaves will be available only at the Farmers Market – What farmers market?? keep reading.
We are now baking Mondays which makes 6 days a week that you can get our fresh bread.
Shops currently selling our Bread
Ideal Coffee – 221 Sorauren Ave Mon-Sat 10am. The Sweet Potato – 2995 Dundas Street. West Mon/Thurs/Sat 10:30am Stasis Preserves – 476 Roncesvalles Ave. Mon-Sat 10:30 am Custodios Meats – 121 Roncesvalles Ave. Tues-Sat 10:30 Thin Blue Line – 93 Roncesvalles Ave. Wed-Sat 11:30 The Good Catch – 1556 Queen Street West Mon-Sat 10:30 West End Food Co-op – 1229 Queen Street West Mon/Tues/Thurs/Sat 10:30am Bivy – 1600 Dundas Street West Fri 10:30
Restaurants currently serving our Bread:
The Westerley – 413 Roncesvalles Ave Windup Bird Cafe – 382 College Street West *new – The Beet Café – 2945 Dundas St W *new – Ruby Watchco – 730 Queen Street E *new – Field Trip Cafe – 3 Westmoreland Ave
Also:
*new – Karma Food Co-op – 373 Queen St W – Fridays *new – Aristocaters – Coming soon to film sets near you
*new – Bloor Blorden Farmer’s Market in the Annex – We are really excited to be part of this market every Wednesday Starting June 3rd, 3-7pm. It’s in the Green P parking lot. (South side of Bloor).
Lastly, We’d like to invite everyone to the Fresh City Farms annual OPEN FARM event Where&When: June 7, 1-4pm out at Downsview. Did you know they farm 6 acres right here in our fine city?! Well they do. There will be a farmers market, farm tours, yoga, children’s activities, food stalls, makers makin’ stuff, live music and BEER. Entrance is Free! We will be there with a table full of bread and other goodies.
For more event info, click here: https://www.freshcityfarms.com/events/open-farm-2015
That’s it for now. Hope to see you really soon.
Prairie Boy
Baby its cold outside
Here is where to find Prairie Boy Bread on these chilly winter days:
Ideal Coffee – 221 Sorauren Ave Tues-Sat 10am. The Sweet Potato – 2995 Dundas Street. West Tues/Thurs/Sat 10:30am Stasis Preserves – 476 Roncesvalles Ave. Tues-Sat 10:30 am Custodios Meats – 121 Roncesvalles Ave. Tues-Sat 10:30 Thin Blue Line – 93 Roncesvalles Ave. Tues-Sat 11:30 The Good Catch – 1556 Queen Street West Tues-Sat 10:30 West End Food Co-op – 1229 Queen Street West Tues/Thurs/Sat 10:30am Bivy – 1600 Dundas Street West Fri 10:30
Restaurants currently serving our Bread:
The Westerley – 413 Roncesvalles Ave
Local Kitchen – 1710 Queen Street West
Windup Bird Cafe – 382 College Street West
Fresh City Farms has our bread available 3 times a week to it’s CSA members. For more info go to https://www.freshcityfarms.com
Well Hellooooo there
Happy Spring! If you’re reading this, you’ve survived that extra “special” winter we were graced with. Congratulations on making it to the other side!
A lot of people have been asking ‘Whats going on with the bread/bakery?’ and ‘Where/When? they we get it?’ Here’s a quick update of what has been going on around here.
The bakery is in full swing. Growing every week. The bakery shares kitchen space at the new I deal coffee at 221 Sorauren Ave. We’ve been connecting with lots of bread aficionados, converting some “gluten-freers”, and baking lots and lots of delicious bread.
Here’s the deal – All the bread is made with only organic flour and grains, sea salt, water and a natural sourdough culture. The sourdough culture is a symbiotic culture of wild yeast and Lactobacillus bacteria. It makes the bread rise, adds that delicious distinctive flavor and improves digestibility. We mix our bread with high levels of water and let it ferment for 18 hours. This allows the bacteria time to break down the gluten. Commercial breads are made in less than 4 hours from the start to finish. This is largely why your belly can hurt and bloat after eating them. Not this bread!
Currently Available is the Country White, Winnipeg Rye, Double Fermented Multigrain and a Baguette (available only at the bakery). There have been some raisin bread and olive bread experiments going on too…
PrairieBoy Bread is available fresh 5 days at the following good food stockists:
- The Bakery/I deal coffee – 221 Sorauren Ave, tues-sat 9:30-6
- The Sweet Potato – 2995 Dundas St W, tues-sat 10:30-8
- Custodios Meats and Eats – 121 Roncesvalles Ave tues-sat 10:30-6
- Stasis Preserves – 476 Roncesvalles Ave, tues-sat 10:30-7
- West End Food Co-op – 1229 Queen St. W, tues, thurs, sat 10:30-9 (sat 7)
- The Good Catch – 1556 Queen St. W, tues-sat 10:30-10
Distribution of a perishable item such as bread is very challenging which is why this list feels very ‘West End”. We hope to be able to deliver to other areas in the future but right now we’re keeping it Super Local. We’re also working on finding the right helper in order to have the bread available 7 days a week.
Lastly, we’ve been selling out often, so if you really have your heart set on some bread for dinner or are making a special trip to get it, feel free to call the day before to reserve a loaf.
We hope everyone is doing and eating well. We hope to see you soon! Here are a few recent pics:
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