Meet master baker Jan Huis In’t Veld
SKALA bakery owner Jan Huis In’t Veld and the Laucke Flour Mills have teamed to promote the singular flavours of Kangaroo Island.
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ONE master baker’s passion for “playing” with flours has helped drive a South Australian partnership delivering single-origin breads.
Skala bakery owner Jan Huis In’t Veld and the Laucke Flour Mills have teamed to promote the singular flavours of Kangaroo Island. And, products from the Mallee region are next.
Master baker Huis In’t Veld grew up in a home located above his father’s bakery in Holland. On a trip back to Holland he saw “incredible traceability” in the local Albert Heijn supermarkets, “where you can see the origin of cows, down to the farm and paddock, and fish come with details about the day they were caught, in which area, and from what boat”.
Keen to do the same thing with flour, he approached SA mill owner Mark Laucke. The pair have since been instrumental in creating a collaboration between Laucke, Skala, Mallee and Kangaroo Island farmers, Drakes and PIRSA to deliver traceable grains.
It’s part of a holistic approach that Jan and Harriette Huis In’t Veld have applied to the Adelaide business they have been building since taking over the Skala brand in 1999. The couple built a baking facility in Port Adelaide in 2000, tripled production, and now seek sustainability.
The baker was interested in the KI’s “softer” wheat, and admits he undertook much trial and error, because “using it for straight dough doesn’t work”.
“The advantage is that you can get a crust that is crisp, but easier to eat, which suits families,” he says.
The first single-origin products, also available at Skala in the Adelaide Central Market, include a Vienna loaf, a ciabatta, and glossy gold to dark “honey bun” dinner rolls incorporating KI honey, and turmeric.
The loaves, and flours for home baking, are in selected independent grocers. Skala also welcomes customers at the Port Adelaide plant through the night for pizza doughs, and from 4am to 8am for fresh breads.
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