Leaven for Our Lives : Conversations about Bread, Faith, and Companionship, with Recipes

Alice Downs, Episcopal priest, wife mother, and bread baker shares the practical and profoundly spiritual insights she has gained from years of mixing, kneading, and baking the common ingredients of bread and of life. For Downs, bread is a symbol of the very elements of creation and its abundance, fertility, and goodness. Shared with others, it becomes an act of communion, both literally and spiritually. Downs includes suggestions for equipment and techniques, and recipes for bread as well as soup, sauce, and accompanying side dishes. This book will become a treasured spiritual and culinary resource. A wonderful gift for the accomplished or aspiring baker.