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Breaditation, de-stress by making bread, Manuel Monade with Caroline Harrison

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Breaditation, de-stress by making bread, Manuel Monade with Caroline Harrison
Language
eng
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Breaditation
Responsibility statement
Manuel Monade with Caroline Harrison
Sub title
de-stress by making bread
Summary
In Breaditation, professional baker Manuel Monade shows, with the help of psychotherapist Caroline Harrison, how the four stages of bread making - kneading, proving, shaping and baking - can help you to de-stress. Bread making, because it involves all our senses - sight, smell, taste, touch and hearing - can help us to focus on and feels safe in the present,which helps to combat anxiety, elevate our mood, improve our self-esteem and, through a mindful focus on the present, de-stress. Even if you feel simply angry or upset, bread making can help. Breaditation includes more than twenty straightforward recipes, from ciabatta and pitta to brioche, crackers and sourdough. There is nothing too technically demanding, so that there is an immediate sense of achievement and pleasure in the bread you have made
Table of contents
Introduction -- Breaditation: the art of bread making -- Bread making for mental wellbeing -- Bread basics. The four stages of breadmaking -- Kneading -- Proving -- Shaping -- Baking -- All you need to know - in a nutshell -- Ingredients -- Essential equipment -- Recipes. Italian breads -- Morning treats -- Flatbreads -- Daily bread -- Enriched doughs -- Pastry crusts -- Biscuits -- Sourdough breads -- Postscript

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