Slow rise: a bread making adventure
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A tale of rediscovery and a celebration of the everyday miracle of homemade bread Over the course of a year, Robert Penn learns how to plant, harvest, thresh and mill his own wheat, in order to bake bread for his family. In returning to this pre-industrial practice, he tells the fascinating story of our relationship with bread: from the domestication of wheat in the Fertile Crescent at the dawn of civilization, to the rise of mass-produced loaves and the resurgence in homebaking today. Gathering knowledge and wisdom from experts around the world - farmers on the banks of the Nile, harvesters in the American Midwest and Parisian boulangers - Penn reconnects the joy of making and eating bread with a deep appreciation for the skill and patience required to cultivate its key ingredient. This book is a celebration of the millennia-old craft of breadmaking, and how it is woven into the story of humanity.
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Robert Penn sets out the history of agriculture and bread making. He learns how to use pre-industrial techniques to grow and produce his own family's bread. The most intriguing part was the history of agriculture and bread making. Less so the author's own bread making journey. He travels frequently, which is a little environmentally concerning, seeking out wild wheat and meeting growers and producers of flour and bread. All in all it was okay.
