Slow Rise A Bread-Making Adventure
Slow Rise: A Bread-Making Adventure by Robert Penn, published by National Geographic Books on October 25, 2022, is a 240-page exploration of the art and history of bread-making. In this book, Penn embarks on a year-long journey to learn the traditional methods of planting, harvesting, threshing, and milling wheat to bake bread for his family. He intertwines this personal experience with a broader narrative about humanity’s relationship with bread, tracing its evolution from ancient practices to modern home baking.
Readers will find a rich tapestry of knowledge as Penn gathers insights from various experts, including farmers and bakers from diverse regions. This work delves into the historical significance of bread, highlighting its role in culture and society. Through essays and narratives, Slow Rise presents not only the technical aspects of bread-making but also celebrates the patience and skill involved in cultivating wheat. The book serves as both a practical guide and a reflective piece on the enduring craft of bread-making and its connection to human history.
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‘Charming, important . . . a journey of discovery’ Telegraph
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.
‘Compelling, vivid . . . Slow Rise will be welcomed by the new bread geeks’ Spectator
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