{"id":153300,"date":"2016-07-31T18:42:09","date_gmt":"2016-07-31T08:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=153300"},"modified":"2016-07-31T18:43:00","modified_gmt":"2016-07-31T08:43:00","slug":"therapeutic-baking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2016\/07\/31\/therapeutic-baking\/","title":{"rendered":"Therapeutic Baking"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>July 6, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

by Jason Ford<\/strong>
\nFord on Food<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The earliest form of baking began with Stone Age farmers who created the first flat bread. <\/p>\n

It was a porridge made from grain and water, spread thinly on hot stones.<\/p>\n

However, it wasn\u2019t until 5000 years ago that Bronze Age humans discovered that inverting a pot over hot stones formed a primitive oven.<\/p>\n

The Egyptians were the first to experiment with the effects of yeast on bread dough.<\/p>\n

During medieval times, a distinction was made between bread and cakes, with additional ingredients such as sugar, vanilla and cocoa being introduced to bakery.<\/p>\n

Biscuits are believed to have been developed in the 18th century.<\/p>\n

I consider baking the most therapeutic of all cookery techniques.<\/strong><\/p>\n

However, I remember my first attempts were complete disasters. I must have looked a little like the Stone Age baker.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately it is the disasters that often turn people off bakery right at the start.<\/p>\n

The fact is that the main ingredients used for bakery (flour and butter) are probably the most temperamental and moody raw materials known to mankind.<\/p>\n

S it pays to be patient and resilient about baking, because the more you learn about the ingredients and technique, the more rewarding your successes will be.<\/p>\n

Here’s an easy baking recipe to get you started:<\/p>\n

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Nut and Fruit Biscuits<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/a>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n