We have been working on improving our bread since we arrived in Portugal.
The breads we made when we opened Tings in 2017 were OK – our friends and guests it’s said it was among the best in town which chocked me because it just showed me that nobody did their own breads anymore.
I wasn’t happy at all – I knew that with the right flour it would be much better.
After a year I got the name of the mill where Filipe – the chef at Taberna do Mar – gets his flour from.
I called them right away and arranged a visit the following day.
The visit was such a positive surprise that we decided to take the rest of the day off and instead visit the countryside from Cabeços, Alenquer (where the Farinhas Paulina Hortas is) to the Atlantic coast. We ended up sunbathing in the afternoon on the beach and followed by dinner at our Italian friend’s restaurant in Ericeira. By then it was too late to return to Tings – so we decided to do some Hotel research and stayed the night.
One of the advantages of our job 🙂
Since then we have used the occasion to visit ‘our’ mill as often as possible – and we use all opportunities to recommend Paulina Hortas to all bread lovers and families on road trips in Portugal who are curious to know more about all the mills you see on top of the mountain ranges all over the country.
Porugal is a small counrty – and perfect for roadtrips with the family with short distances, lots of things to experience along the ride, beaches close by, cozy and lively cities with lots of kids friendly places to eat – AND lots of places to go that the whole famliy will enjoy… like Farinhas Paulina Hortas only les than 30-40 min away depending on where you are between Lisbon and Porto…
Still kids get restles and impatient.
When that happens places like Farinhas Paulina Hortas are fantastic stop on the way up North from Lisbon.
And when you’re back home and go through all your photos – why not use the occasion to make your own bread – our recipe is here.
Enjoy
Thomas