How to Make Flour and How to Use

Flour is the major ingredient in the production of Bread in Manor Lords. See how to get Flour and how to use it as you expand your territory!

How to Make Flour for Baking Bread

Steps in Flour Production

To produce Flour, you first need to farm and harvest either Wheat or Rye then have it threshed in the Farmhouse into Grain. And lastly, have it milled into Flour with a Windmill.

1. Build a Farm and Farmhouse
2. Plant and Harvest Wheat or Rye to Produce Grain
3. Set the Threshing Priority to High
4. Build a Windmill

Build a Farm and Farmhouse

The first step to making Flour is building a field and farmhouse in the right location to plant and harvest Wheat or Rye. Flour starts out as either Wheat or Rye, so you have to build your farm on top of land with high Emmer or Rye fertility.

You can check out which areas have high fertility while you're plotting your field. The view options will be on the right side of your screen. The greener the area, the better it is for planting Wheat or Rye.

Plant and Harvest Wheat or Rye to Produce Grain

Click on your field and choose Wheat as its crop, then assign some families to your farmhouse. The more families you have working in the farmhouse, the faster you can harvest your Wheat and make Grain.

Rye is a good alternative to Wheat because it is more resistant, and can even be planted in soil with lower fertility. To unlock Rye as a crop, purchase the Rye Cultivation development node.

Set the Threshing Priority to High

By setting the threshing priority to high, your farmers will prioritize converting the harvested crop into Grain rather than storing it as a crop. If you plan on stocking up on crops, you can lower the threshing priority.

Build a Windmill

It is recommended that you construct Windmills and Farmhouses near each other in your settlement, as it can help you efficiently convert Grain into Flour. It only costs 4 Timber, and is recommended to be built in an open space near the farm aiming for at least 97% efficiency.

Alternative Ways to Get Flour

Trade For Flour Directly

If you have a surplus of Regional Wealth, you can opt to build a Trading Post and import Flour directly. This can help supply Flour to your Windmill, especially if your settlement is not producing enough Flour to sustain a supply of Bread.

Trade For Grain

If your region is not ideal for planting Wheat, you can still get Flour by importing Grain. This way your Windmill can still get a supply of Grain to convert into Flour.

What is Flour?

Ingredient for Bakit Bread

After you collect Flour from the Windmill, construct either a Bakery Extension or Communal Oven in your settlement, you will be able to convert Flour into Bread.

The production of Bread can help increase your food supply in your settlement and provide nourishment for your settler. Having multiple sources of food is crucial to upgrading Burgage Plots.

How to Upgrade Burgage Plot Levels

Can be Exported for Regional Wealth

You can also export Flour on its own to get some more Regional Wealth. Prices may fluctuate depending on the supply and demand within a given territory.
Trading Guide: How to Trade and Best Goods

How to Fix Windmill is Not Producing Flour

Build Windmill and Farmhouse Near Each Other

If you want to avoid the Windmill not working, you should consider building the Farmhouse and the Windmill near each other to streamline the transportation of goods. You should also check if the constructed buildings are always connected to the road network.

If you have found other solutions to fix the Windmill not producing Flour, please let us know in the comments!

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