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Table of contents :
Prologue – Flour, Yeast, Water & Salt
Chapter 1 – Grain of Truth: Sowing
Chapter 2 – As Ye Sow, So Shall Ye Reap: Harvesting
Chapter 3 – Every Corn Its Own Chaff: Threshing and Winnowing
Chapter 4 – Wi’ Nowt Taken Out: Milling
Chapter 5 – Kneading Dreams: Leavening
Chapter 6 – Le Pain Se Lève: Baking
Epilogue – Breaking Bread
Simple wholemeal sourdough recipe
Selected Reading
Acknowledgements