“Few tasks gratify me more than baking bread. A couple of times a week, I head for my warm, friendly kitchen, toss the ingredients together, knead the dough until it comes alive, and then leave it to rise. In a matter of hours, the bread is baking, filling the house with its intoxicating scent, soon afterward, I take my creation from the oven. The entire process feeds my soul as well as my body.” – Betsy Oppenneer, from The Bread Book