Breadsong: How Baking Changed Our Lives

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It's the story of how they ended up running a bakery together, and while that sounds all heartwarming - and it is, absolutely - but it starts because baking a loaf of bread is one thing that Al tries to help Kitty with her crippling anxiety. The difficulties Kitty and her family went through, the difficulties of mental and physical health, financial worries – but bizarrely, it was the power that bread has over people that made me emotional. I bake (unprofessionally), although not as much as I used to thanks to a Neurological condition I have developed, but I still try to when I can. It is accepted by you that Daunt Books has no control over additional charges in relation to customs clearance.

It seems the bakery needs no publicity but I would imagine this book will bring many people to Watlington! It's the sort of book that makes me think "maybe I could be a baker and make bread all the time and bring joy to people! Featuring more than 80 recipes--including cinnamon buns, cheese swirls, and tahini brownies-- Breadsong is a celebration of bread and baking, and an inspiring story of the life-saving power of discovering a passion.If you had told me at 14 when I couldn't even get out of bed with depression and anxiety that three years later I would have written a book I would never have believed you. During covid and lockdown this family helped to keep the village going even supplying ingredients for those wanting to make their own bread.

I like the description of the characters in the local community and the support and kindness they provide as well as Kitty's gradual increase in confidence. Their story brought tears to my eyes at times and also swellings of joy for how Kitty is finding her way in this life with her family and actual village and sourdough starters by her side. It is proof, if one was needed, that a loaf of bread can have the power to heal, bring joy, bring together a family and a community and give life flavour and purpose.

I knew Kitty from instagram and was vaguely aware that she had suffered from depression before professionally baking but I wasn’t aware of the full story. For more details, please consult the latest information provided by Royal Mail's International Incident Bulletin. Then, one day, as Kitty stood on a stool watching her dad mix flour, water, and salt, she determined Al's gloopy, sludgy blob of bread looked a whole lot like her brain. It also spoke to me as a baker and I was able to get really excited for Kitty as her journey unfolded. One of life-restricting anxiety and depression, and leaving traditional schooling behind to take a wildly different, creative and more sustainable path to recovery.

Kitty is a strong woman with a wonderfully supportive family who not only allow her to recover in her own way without worrying about her schooling but help her every step of the way.Her dad Al reached out by making one loaf of bread Kitty saw the dough become alive sparking an interest in her. Kitty and Al start baking for themselves and gradually that grows till they open the Orange Bakery and with this book we follow that journey.

After a few whirlwind months, she and her dad opened the Orange Bakery, where queues now regularly snake down the street. A book to warm heart and soul – and satisfy the stomach’ - Delicious Magazine You may also be interested in. The different fonts make the dual authorship work really well, there's lovely pictures and photos throughout, and I really did sit and read the 150-odd pages in one day, because I started and then I had to keep going. In this uplifting work, the British dad-and-daughter duo behind Oxfordshire's Orange Bakery fold innovative recipes into a moving testament to the healing power of baking .To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. The story of how the Orange Bakery came to be is so heartwarming and I’m so glad to know that there are communities out there who will support each other so fervently and are always there to boost each other up. the ultimatebrown butter and choc chip cookies with the perfect combination of gooey centre and crispy edges. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.