One of my favorite parts of summer is when the canola starts to bloom. The bright yellow flowers are so cheery and beautiful against a wide-open blue sky. I grew up further south in North Dakota and didn’t know what canola was until my husband and I started dating. Here are some facts about canola:
-Canola produces best when it has cooler temperatures during bloom.
-One of canola’s biggest pests are flea beetles. They eat the plant and can cause substantial damage to the small canola plants.
-The main use for the Canola crop is canola oil! You can find it in your grocery store.
I’ve been working in the kitchen on some new recipes for TheFarmChicken. One of those recipes is Noodles. I decided to go ahead and make them with sourdough starter for added flavor. I will share the recipe below. Homemade noodles are time consuming but not as hard to mix together as you might think. I would say the trickiest part is getting them thin enough.
TheFarmChicken Sourdough Noodles
150 g flour
1 egg
Dash of kosher salt
75 g sourdough starter or discard
On a clean work surface, place the flour on the counter. Make a well in the center and add the egg, kosher salt, and sourdough starter. Slowly add the flour to the center and work the dough together with your hands. When it has come together knead for 5 minutes. You shouldn’t have to add more water, just continue to work with the dough and it will absorb the dry bits of flour as you knead it for the 5 minutes. Let the dough rest covered on the counter for 30 minutes.
After the rest, on a floured surface, use a rolling pin to roll the dough. You will want to make it quite thin. When you have gotten it flat, lightly dust with flour and roll up the dough. At this point you will take a sharp knife and cut thin strips. Unroll the strips and lay them out on the counter. Continue this until you have done all the noodle dough.
Now you can either let the noodles dry completely or cook them in boiling water for 4-6 minutes. Dried noodles; boil for 6-8 minutes.
You can find more recipes and life on the farm on thefarmchicken.com. Thanks for reading! Have a great week!
Mariah Nienhuis | TheFarmChicken
