Episode 6: German breads

Welcome to Rural Food Traditions, a podcast series of Rural Remix. We’re starting where many meals across diverse food traditions begin: with bread. Food is a uniter; and across culinary traditions, bread is a common thread. 

On this episode we visit Ellis, Kansas to talk with Lois Keller to learn about German breads.

The Chef

Lois Keller is an avid baker and a spokesperson for the Kansas Wheat Commission. 

In this episode, she speaks about how her son’s diagnosis of Celiac disease has been a part of her baking history and all about many unique German bread recipes. 

Lois’ husband’s family is part of the Volga German population that immigrated to Kansas in the late 1800s. Lois learned to make traditional German recipes and now shares those with others. 

About the Series

Rural Food Traditions is a production of Rural Remix.  Original music was composed by Quincy Ponvert and Leo Posel. This series was written and produced by Teresa Collins and edited by Susannah Broun. Assistant producers are Tracy Staley and Anya Slepyan. The Executive Producer is Joel Cohen. Rural Remix is a co-production of the Daily Yonder and the Rural Assembly, projects of the Center for Rural Strategies.

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