What the Art of Breadmaking Teaches us About the All-Satisfying Bread of Life

Millions of people have rediscovered the joy of homemade bread making. A quick search on Pinterest or Instagram brings up step-by-step instructions and captivating photos for everything from sourdough to naan. Bread satisfies our bodies, but our spirits cry out for even greater sustenance.

In Bread of Life, Abigail Dodds—an avid baker and mother of 5—invites readers to ponder and celebrate God’s spiritual and physical provision in Christ through the hands-on art of bread making. Offering readers easy-to-follow directions for everything from focaccia to chocolate babka along with full-color photographs throughout, this unique book is an enriching blend of devotional meditations and recipes that invites readers to ponder the true bread of life as they bake for their families and friends.

208 pages.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1: Why This Book Has Nothing and Everything to Do with Your Diet
Recipe: Artisan Bread for Beginners
Chapter 2: From Scoffer to Baker
Recipe: No Fuss Focaccia
Chapter 3: Full Yet Famished
Recipe: Not Your Average Zucchini Bread
Chapter 4: Our Wilderness Means His Provision
Recipe: Weeknight Naan
Chapter 5: When the Manna Isn’t Quite What We Were Expecting
Recipe: Cheese Bread
Chapter 6: A Little Leaven for Good or Ill
Recipe: Rustic Sourdough
Chapter 7: Better a Crumb from the Right Table than a Feast at the Wrong One
Recipe: Perfect Popovers
Chapter 8: Baking in Discipleship
Recipe: Everyday Cottage Bread
Chapter 9: Kneaded and Shaped by Every Word
Recipe: Chocolate Croissants
Chapter 10: The Hunger That Remains
Recipe: Better Biscuits
Chapter 11: An Abundance of Glory
Recipe: Holiday Babka