The secrets of Jesuit breadmaking : recipes and traditions from Jesuit bakers around the world / Brother Rick Curry, S.J.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Curry, Rick, 1943-2015.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jesuits.

Bread.

Jesuits--Anecdotes.

Genre:

Anecdotes.

Physical Description:

xi, 244 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : HarperCollins Publishers, [1995]

Summary:

Bread baking has been a Jesuit tradition since the order was founded in 1534 by Ignatius Loyola, who begged bread for the poor. Now Brother Rick Curry, S.J., shares this rich tradition by offering eighty of the best recipes passed down among Jesuit Brothers from generation to generation, interwoven with Saint Ignatius's teachings about the spirituality inherent in simple everyday activities. This is a rare jewel of a book that combines practical how-to advice on making bread with wonderful insights on bread baking as a profoundly satisfying and soulful exercise.

Gathered from Jesuit Brothers around the globe, the recipes include Brother Bondera's Italian Easter Bread, Irish Soda Bread, Cinnamon Raisin Walnut Bread, St. Peter Canisius's Stollen, Holy Thursday Apple Bread, and Spy Wednesday Biscuits. Incorporated into the bread baking techniques are Curry's meditations on the links between bread baking and spirituality. A charming collection of mealtime graces, brief commentaries on ancient lessons from the Jesuit rule, and amusing anecdotes about the bakers themselves complement the recipes and make this book a spiritually and nutritionally satisfying read.

Contents:

Advent

Corn Bread

Christmas

Rolls and Muffins

Lent

Daily Breads

Easter.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0060951184

9780060951184

OCLC:

32349020

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