Sarré Mill - Loire, France
We have just got back from a holiday near the Loire in France and discovered a local mill in a village called Sarré. One of the owners took us around the mill and we soon discovered that, against the grain, the mill had been converted from a steel roller process, back to stone grinding.
The mill now produces a range of organic (bio) and non-organic flours and also bakes its own bread. Tempted as ever with a new source of flour I came away with some strong white, wholemeal and rye flours to try. The old original part of the mill has two stones and is used to shown people the process. The two brothers who now run the mill have also developed a modern mill next door with seven granite stones.
Their various breads are made with quick acting baker's yeasts.
The mill produces a wide range of flours and ready-mixed flours for particular French breads. There is a lot more information on their website at http://www.farine-moulin-de-sarre.fr/
That mill is not far from where one of my uncles lives in France. I will have to try to visit the next time I am there.
They have quite the wide variety of products. I was quite surprised at that. Nice recipes too although some are miss the quantity of ingredients.
I may have missed it but is there a page with pictures?
Hello Danni,
It was a great place to have a tour round and the owner was very committed to what he and his brother are doing. My French is a bit rudimentary so I was pleased that he spoke excellent English. He has visited a number of other mills and has a good depth of knowledge. They bake on Wednesdays and they do a huge variety of bread from their flour range. They really are mouthwatering! They do flour mixes as well such as their Pain de Campagne, which I have purchased in so many boulangeries in France and often tried to recreate.
No, I don't think that you have missed the picture page! Unfortunately, I don't think there is one on the website. The best that I could find are at http://www.moulin-de-sarre.fr/corpst.htm. The Tourist Information Office in Gennes were very helpful so it might be worth contacting them. http://www.cc-gennois.fr/module-Contenus-viewpub-tid-9-pid-453.html
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