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02 Dec 2020
One of the UK's Oldest Flour Mills Wins Eight Great Taste Awards for Its Range of Speciality Flours
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With the popularity of bread-making recipes on the rise Matthews Cotswold Flour, one of the UK’s oldest family-run flour mills, is delighted to be recognised by the prestigious 2020 Great Taste Awards. The mill, which has been trading grain and milling flour in the heart of the Cotswolds since the 1800s, has won an impressive eight awards across their range of speciality flours.
Italian Tipo 00, Cotswold Crunch, Eight Grain, Maizebite, Dark Rye, Canadian, Pizza & White Spelt were all recognised in the prestigious competition showcasing the best food and drink across the UK.
Bertie Matthews, Managing Director, says, “We’re incredibly grateful and excited to win all eight entries in the Great Taste Awards 2020. We’ve seen a huge surge in people’s passion for bread-making and are delighted to offer our customers a selection of premium flours. We are dedicated to producing quality products for cooks and bakers of all abilities.”
Matthews Cotswold Flour specialises in quality products for cooks and bakers who understand the difference between one grain and another - and one type of flour versus the next. With 22 different products all based on the grinding of various grains, it is what they do. Indeed, it is what the Matthews family has been doing at Shipton Under Wychwood in the beautiful Evenlode Valley for six generations. Make that eight generations if you count the two ancestors who farmed wheat and operated as cereal merchants before they developed the mill which has now been grinding grain for 112 years.
Italian Tipo 00, Cotswold Crunch, Eight Grain, Maizebite, Dark Rye, Canadian, Pizza & White Spelt were all recognised in the prestigious competition showcasing the best food and drink across the UK.
Bertie Matthews, Managing Director, says, “We’re incredibly grateful and excited to win all eight entries in the Great Taste Awards 2020. We’ve seen a huge surge in people’s passion for bread-making and are delighted to offer our customers a selection of premium flours. We are dedicated to producing quality products for cooks and bakers of all abilities.”
Matthews Cotswold Flour specialises in quality products for cooks and bakers who understand the difference between one grain and another - and one type of flour versus the next. With 22 different products all based on the grinding of various grains, it is what they do. Indeed, it is what the Matthews family has been doing at Shipton Under Wychwood in the beautiful Evenlode Valley for six generations. Make that eight generations if you count the two ancestors who farmed wheat and operated as cereal merchants before they developed the mill which has now been grinding grain for 112 years.
MATTHEWS ITALIAN TIPO 00 PIZZA PASTA FLOUR 3 stars
An Italian style 00 Flour, ideal for all types of pizza bases. The wheats used for this pizza flour are hard wheats with a protein level slightly lower standard bread flour resulting in a smooth flavoursome flour. Produced from carefully sourced Italian wheat, which is very finely milled producing soft, pure white flour. This flour is perfect for making delicious fresh homemade pasta, pizza and grissini due to its fine, light texture.
COTSWOLD CRUNCH 2 stars
A speciality blend of strong white flour, malted wheat flakes and malt flour for bread and rolls. The flour has a nutty taste and a signature darker colour and perfect for a traditional hearty full flavoured bread.
COTSWOLD EIGHT GRAIN 2 stars
A unique blend of 8 grains combined to produce a rich, strong white flour creating a delectable full flavour and high fibre product. This wholesome flour is ideal for baking bread and rolls. Perfect for healthy rustic multigrain bread it provides a healthy option for bread and delivers excellent results every time.
COTSWOLD MAIZEBITE 2 stars
A premium blend of plain flour and maize flour which produces a golden coloured, crisp pastry perfect for both sweet and savoury bakes. Perfect for party food – mini tarts, quiches, sausage rolls!
COTSWOLD STONEGROUND DARK RYE 2 stars
A wholemeal Rye flour used to produce delicious rye breads and with a dark, dense character. Produced from local Cotswold Rye grain the texture of the flour is a dark greige colour creating a denser bread than used from wheat flour. Delivering a traditional full flavoured loaf this flour is also available in light rye. Perfect for rye bread, sourdough, even scones!
A premium strength white flour milled from quality imported Canadian wheat. The flour produces a strong, flexible dough down to the natural strength in the Canadian wheat proteins which is perfect for boosting bread-making recipes and sourdough.
COTSWOLD PREMIUM STRONG WHITE PIZZA FLOUR 3 stars
Strong white bread flour, perfect for pizza base, flatbreads and bread baking. Specialist high protein blended wheat means the dough has a superior gluten quality that creates elastic dough perfect for stretching pizza bases. This helps the dough to get exceptional hydration and the ultimate pizza crust.
COTSWOLD STONEGROUND LIGHT SPELT 2 stars
Spelt flour is a smooth white flour milled from UK grown ancient grain spelt. Spelt is a highly nutritious and healthy option packed full of fibre. Cotswold Spelt is a perfect all-purpose healthy baking flour that produces delicious bread, cake and biscuit recipes. A healthy and nutritious lighter texture in baked goods and works well as a substitute in recipes that call for all-purpose flour.
Strong white bread flour, perfect for pizza base, flatbreads and bread baking. Specialist high protein blended wheat means the dough has a superior gluten quality that creates elastic dough perfect for stretching pizza bases. This helps the dough to get exceptional hydration and the ultimate pizza crust.
COTSWOLD STONEGROUND LIGHT SPELT 2 stars
Spelt flour is a smooth white flour milled from UK grown ancient grain spelt. Spelt is a highly nutritious and healthy option packed full of fibre. Cotswold Spelt is a perfect all-purpose healthy baking flour that produces delicious bread, cake and biscuit recipes. A healthy and nutritious lighter texture in baked goods and works well as a substitute in recipes that call for all-purpose flour.
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About Matthews Cotswold Flour
With a milling legacy spanning eight generations, Matthews Cotswold Flour is one of the UK’s oldest family-run flour mills. Trading grain and milling flour in the heart of the Cotswolds since the 1800s, the mill believes passionately that their local partnerships, traditional methods and premium grains make for better baking. They are proud to offer premium quality Organic and Stoneground Wholegrain flour, using grain from local farmers and time-honoured milling techniques.
