A baker once said to me, “I don’t make home-made bread, I make handmade bread. All of the bread I sell is touched by human hands – sometimes many pairs. I am proud of my craft, and my craft is to make handmade bread.”
If ‘craft’ involves the creation by hand of unique objects that are both beautiful and functional, then baking surely must count as a craft. Bread, whether an elaborate celebration loaf or humble flatbread, has a function that goes beyond simply feeding us. It is central to the tables and traditions of the vast majority of cultures around the world. Made with two simple ingredients ...
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