It also spoke to me as a baker and I was able to get really excited for Kitty as her journey unfolded. And while Orange Bakery became a huge success, it was definitely a gamble for her parents to put so much time and money into something like that.

I chose this book because on the surface, it is about anxiety and depression, something I suffered from at a similar age to Kitty. Young Kitty’s sudden struggles with anxiety and depressive thoughts take a backseat to her newly-discovered enthusiasm and knack for bread baking, a talent that ends up becoming a business run by her and her dad. The next day, peaking under the tea towel as the mix gently bubbled and popped, Kitty came to a stunning realization: bread is alive. I particularly liked that her dad and Kitty took turns in writing parts of the book, sometimes about similar things, sometimes about different phases of their journey.

It was a brave move for her father to give up the job of teaching to become a baker in partnership with his daughter.

These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. I bake (unprofessionally), although not as much as I used to thanks to a Neurological condition I have developed, but I still try to when I can. I will never look at bread the same and have a much deeper appreciation for the ways in which we can connect to our food because of this book. We are experiencing delays with deliveries to many countries, but in most cases local services have now resumed. So far I have made the Miracle Overnight White Loaf, which is a marvellous no-knead, overnight (duh) bread that you cook in casserole dish; and today I made the focaccia, which uses the same dough but you press it out to make focaccia.Throughout the two year journey, Kitty found ways to cope with her anxiety and was able to get mostly back to her old self but still credits bread baking with what turned things around for her. the ultimate brown butter and choc chip cookies with the perfect combination of gooey centre and crispy edges.