Cookbook Author Maria Speck Photo Credit: Karishma Pradhan
This month, we’re giving a warm shout-out to award-winning food writer and cookbook author Maria Speck, who generously shared her Einkorn Scone recipe for our Bluebird community. Raised in Greece and Germany, Maria brings a lifelong love of whole grains to the table. Her previous books, Simply Ancient Grains and Ancient Grains for Modern Meals, have inspired home cooks everywhere, earning honors including the IACP Julia Child First Book Award and an M.F.K. Fisher cookbook award.
Her newest cookbook, Baking with Ancient Grains—Mediterranean-Inspired Recipes for Living Well, arrives October 13, 2026. Drawing on her Mediterranean roots, Maria explores baking with whole grain flours, olive oil, and little to no sugar—from cookies and cakes to savory crackers, tarts, and sourdough breads. Her emphasis on fresh flour from local millers—or your own kitchen—speaks directly to our love of flavorful, freshly milled grains. Thank you, Maria, for sharing your knowledge and a delicious recipe with us! Discover more at MariaSpeck.com and follow her on Instagram @MariaSpeck.
Extraordinary baking starts with exceptional flour. Bluebird Grain Farms’ fresh-milled whole grain Einkorn flour brings a delicate, nutty flavor and natural golden color to scones, cookies, muffins, cakes, and rustic breads. Milled to order from einkorn, one of the world’s oldest cultivated wheats, our flour retains the grain’s bran and germ for whole grain character in every bite. Explore baking with einkorn flour and discover how fresh milling brings flavor to the heart of your kitchen.
