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Labour of love: producing the perfect loaf

Robert Penn describes the effort involved, including planting, harvesting and milling the right grain — and the final triumph of bringing his bread to the table

Robert Penn. Credit: Alamy

  • Slow Rise: A Bread-making Adventure

    Robert Penn

    Particular Books, pp. 227, £17

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