Slow Cottage Living

The Modern Day Cottage is your cozy cottage haven for fresh-milled flour recipes, sourdough baking, seasonal from-scratch meals, and slow cottage living inspiration.

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Fresh Milled Flour

Sourdough

Homemade Recipes

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Slow Cottage Living

Apple Season

sourdough dutch baby pancake with caramel apples baked in cast iron skillet

Sourdough Salted Caramel Apple Dutch Baby Pancake

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Dutch Oven Apple Cider

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Homemade Apple Pie Spice Recipe

Sourdough Apple Pie

Fall Season at The Cottage

More Fall

Pumpkin Season

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Homemade Pumpkin Puree for Baking | From Scratch Recipe

Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice

Sourdough Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Frosting

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Pumpkin Spice Latte Recipe

The Cottage Mill

FRESH MILLED FLOUR Resource Library

Built with decades of hands-on milling experience, this library guides you on everything you need to mill, store, source, and bake at home using whole grains.

Enter The Mill

Fresh Recipes from The Cottage

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Learn About Emily

Hi, I’m Emily! Freshly milled flour & sourdough baker, from scratch recipe creator, and home miller since 1999.

I’m a wife, mother, baker, and homemaker sharing freshly milled flour recipes & guides, sourdough recipes & guides, seasonal recipes & slow cottage living inspiration.

Whether you’re learning to mill your own flour, baking sourdough from scratch, or looking for a little modern day cottage charm for your everyday moments, you’ll find something here for you.

Free Guide

Avoid making these 5 Freshly Milled Flour Mistakes

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