A Baker's Journey Home in 75 Recipes
by Martin Philip
Recommended by Jodi Picoult
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See customer reviews on Amazon →Reading Breaking Bread feels like standing beside a baker as he kneads and talks—part memoir, part recipe collection, heavy on sensory detail and personal reflection. The useful payoff is seventy-five practical recipes paired with clear photographs and hand-drawn illustrations that invite you into the process. The main limitation is an emphasis on craft and meditation over strict technical instruction: expect long reflective passages that slow the pace and recipes that assume patience and experimentation rather than step-by-step troubleshooting.
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?I bake because it connects my soul to my hands, and my heart to my mouth.? ?Martin PhilipA brilliant, moving meditation on craft and love, and an intimate portrait of baking and our communion with food?complete with seventyfive original recipes and illustrated with dozens of photographs and original handdrawn illustrations?from the head bread ba...
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