Bake bread with locally ground flour at Windmill Cultural Center

FULTON – You’ve seen the historic de Immigrant Windmill in Fulton in action when it grinds grain into flour.

Now you’ll have two chances to test your own baking skills.

From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 5, and Saturday, Aug. 2, families and individuals can buy a bag of stone ground flour, mix it up, knead it into dough and drop it in the oven at the Windmill Cultural Center.

Twenty minutes later, participants will have a fresh baked loaf of bread to take home and enjoy.

“We tried this for the first time at our 25th anniversary celebration in June, and it seemed to be a hit,” said Pam VanZuiden, a volunteer at the center. “We learned about this idea on a cultural exchange to Yates Mill in North Carolina and wanted to give it a try.”

Participants can buy the flour at the mill or the cultural center.

“We do the mixing and baking at the Windmill Cultural Center,” VanZuiden said.

The cost to participate in the bread-making event is $5 a loaf, which includes a 25th anniversary commemorative de Immigrant bag.