This isn't your ordinary bread book. From artisan bread making, to savory breakfasts and brunch (hello, ultimate cinnamon roll!), to decadent but simple desserts, Baking with The Bread Lady takes you on a journey through recipes and stories, inviting you to come together to create community and memories around food.
In Baking with The Bread Lady, popular baker and gifted teacher Sarah Gonzalez—lovingly known as "The Bread Lady"—shares her love for the art of baking that grew from family tradition and the popularity of her Spring Hill, Tennessee, bakery. Sarah has discovered that while people crave comfort food, it’s their greater longing for community and belonging that serve as the magic ingredients that give these recipes a greater purpose.
Beginners and seasoned bakers alike will salivate over:
- 100 original recipes with beautiful photos
- Practical tips to learn to love baking from scratch
- New and creative baking concepts built on centuries of tradition
- Classic recipes and tricks to pass on to the next generation
- Baking "hacks" such as how to store, thaw, and reheat bread
Baking with The Bread Lady is approachable for first-time bakers but also includes more advanced recipes for those looking for a challenge, making it a great gift for budding bakers, makers, and anyone eager to develop their baking skills. Whether your gathering place is your kitchen, your neighborhood, or a video call with family far away, connecting over food creates wonderful (and tasty) memories and lasting relationships.
Baking with The Bread Lady will entertain you through inspiring and fun stories such as:
- "The Care and Feeding of Neighbors"
- "Happy Eggs”
- "The Process of Invention"
- How her 170-year-old gingerbread recipe came to be
Fall in love with baking for yourself, for your family, and for others with these creative and tasty recipes, photos, and stories.
Sarah Gonzalez moved halfway across the country to Spring Hill, Tennessee, and soon began to spend a lot of time baking and cooking for new friends. Just six months after putting down new roots, she began baking for the farmer’s market. Having grown up with a family whose get-togethers were centered around baking, cooking, and canning, Sarah began making food to help ease homesickness for herself and the many other transplants in the area. Without any formal training, Sarah turned her lifelong love of creating food and nurturing people into a full-fledged bakery. She started in her home kitchen and eventually landed in a brick-and-mortar store in the middle of town. Spring Hill Bakery now serves as an online baking school, teaching people to create delicious food, how to serve it, and how to feed people. It’s a mixture of handmade breads, incredible desserts, and comforting classics. She teaches the how and the why behind baking, giving even beginning bakers the confidence to create so that even more people are being fed—heart, bellies, and soul.
To learn more about classes or more delicious recipes, and keep up with new projects Sarah is cooking up, please visit either breadladyskitchen.com or springhillbakery.com. You can also follow her on Instagram at @breadladyskitchen and @springhillbakery.
