Breadsong How baking changed our lives

Kitty Tait

Book - 2022

Kitty Tait grew up a funny, chatty redhead who made everyone in her family laugh. But around the time she turned 14, Kitty began experiencing anxiety. Slowly, she disconnected from everyone around her and struggled to wake up, get dressed, and leave the house. Full of worry, her parents tried everything, from new hobbies like reading and painting to medication and visits to a specialist. Nothing seemed to help. 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. The next day, peaking under the tea towel as the mix gently bubbled and popped, Kitty came to a stunning realization: bread is alive. Al asked Kitty if she'...;d like to try baking bread herself, and their lives were never the same again. One loaf quickly escalated into an obsession, and Kitty felt better than she had for a long time. Within nine months, Kitty and Al opened The Orange Bakery--and they haven't stopped since. 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.

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Subjects
Genres
Cookbooks
Recipes
Published
New York : Bloomsbury Publishing 2022.
Language
English
Main Author
Kitty Tait (author)
Other Authors
Al Tait (author)
Item Description
Includes index.
"First published in Great Britain 2022" ; "First published in the United States of America 2022"--Title page verso.
Physical Description
303 pages : illustrations, color photographs ; 26 cm
ISBN
9781635578041
  • How Baking Changed Our Lives
  • 1. The Beginning
  • 2. The First Loaf
  • 3. Ferguson
  • 4. Ruth the ROFCO
  • 5. Chop More Wood
  • 6. The Milk Cart of Doom
  • 7. We Get Into Number 10
  • 8. Bertha
  • 9. Grass Pesto
  • 10. Ulla Bread
  • 11. Kristian and Christmas
  • 12. Dodo
  • 13. Man the Barricades
  • 14. The Scouts
  • Recipes
  • Bread
  • Sourdough Bread
  • Sweet Dough
  • Pastries
  • Cookies and Cakes
  • Index
  • Thank Yous
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

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. In alternating perspectives, they chronicle how, after a year of struggling with anxiety and despair, 14-year-old Kitty found refuge in "the magic" of baking bread with her father. "Something so dull had transformed into something so brilliant," Kitty recalls. "And so I did it again and again." Eventually, the Marmite-laced "comfort" loaves that Kitty began churning out turned into a subscription service and, later, a successful social media--driven business. Her unique road to mental wellness serves as the emotional through line to numerous recipes, including a no-knead overnight loaf with a "crunchy crust and pillowy crumb," and a soda bread composed of malted grains soaked in Guinness. An informative chapter on sourdough takes bakers from starter to finish with recipes for Kitty's "ultimate" sourdough bead, an excellent focaccia, and "Ulla's Rye Bread" (named after the "Danish granny" who mentored Kitty), while a section on sweets feature fluffy buns made from all-purpose dough and topped with cinnamon or cardamom-orange glaze. Whether dabbing CBD caramel over a Happy Bread doughnut loaf, or slathering brownies with miso fudge, Kitty's passionate creativity is as irresistible as her creations. Bakers will have no trouble devouring every bit. (May)

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