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'A book to warm heart and soul - and satisfy the stomach' Delicious Magazine'Kitty Tait tells a brave and beautiful story of what it is to be human' Mel Giedroyc'Uplifting, inspiring, heartfelt and with wonderful recipes to boot' Georgina Hayden 'If you had told me at 14 when I couldn't even get out of bed with depression and anxiety that three years later I would have written a book I would never have believed you. But here it is - the story of the Orange Bakery. How I went from bed to bread and how my Dad went from being a teacher to a baker. You reading it means everything to me' Kitty TaitBreadsong tells the story of Kitty Tait who was a chatty, bouncy and full-of-life 14 year old until she was overwhelmed by an ever-thickening cloud of depression and anxiety and she withdrew from the world. Her desperate family tried everything to help her but she slipped further away from them.One day her dad Alex, a teacher, baked a loaf of bread with her and that small moment changed everything. One loaf quickly escalated into an obsession and Kitty started to find her way out of the terrible place she was in. Baking bread was the one thing that made any sense to her and before long she was making loaves for half her village. After a few whirlwind months, she and her dad opened the Orange Bakery, where queues now regularly snake down the street.Breadsong is also a cookbook full of Kitty's favourite recipes, including:- the Comfort loaf made with Marmite, and with a crust that tastes like Twiglets- bitesize queue nibbles, doughnuts with an ever-changing filling to keep the bakery queue happy- sticky fika buns with mix-and-match fillings such as cardamom and orange- Happy Bread covered with salted caramel- cheese straws made with easy homemade ruff puff pastry- the ultimate brown butter and choc chip cookies with the perfect combination of gooey centre and crispy edges.This is a cookbook to curl up with first, bake from second. _______________*WINNER* - FORTNUM & MASON DEBUT FOOD BOOK AWARD 2023SHORTLISTED FOR THE ANDRÉ SIMON BEST COOKBOOK AWARD 2023THE TIMES - BEST FOOD BOOKS of 2022THE WEEK – BEST FOOD BOOKS OF 2022DELICIOUS MAGAZINE – BEST COOK BOOKS OF 2022

*WINNER* - FORTNUM & MASON DEBUT FOOD BOOK AWARD 2023SHORTLISTED FOR THE ANDRÉ SIMON BEST COOKBOOK AWARD 2023_______________THE TIMES - BEST FOOD BOOKS of 2022THE WEEK – BEST FOOD BOOKS OF 2022DELICIOUS MAGAZINE – BEST COOK BOOKS OF 2022''If you had told me at 14 when I couldn''t even get out of bed with depression and anxiety that three years later I would have written a book I would never have believed you. But here it is - the story of the Orange Bakery. How I went from bed to bread and how my Dad went from being a teacher to a baker. You reading it means everything to me'' Kitty TaitBreadsong tells the story of Kitty Tait who was a chatty, bouncy and full-of-life 14 year old until she was overwhelmed by an ever-thickening cloud of depression and anxiety and she withdrew from the world. Her desperate family tried everything to help her but she slipped further away from them.One day her dad Alex, a teacher, baked a loaf of bread with her and that small moment changed everything. One loaf quickly escalated into an obsession and Kitty started to find her way out of the terrible place she was in. Baking bread was the one thing that made any sense to her and before long she was making loaves for half her village. After a few whirlwind months, she and her dad opened the Orange Bakery, where queues now regularly snake down the street.Breadsong is also a cookbook full of Kitty''s favourite recipes, including:- the Comfort loaf made with Marmite, and with a crust that tastes like Twiglets- bitesize queue nibbles, doughnuts with an ever-changing filling to keep the bakery queue happy- sticky fika buns with mix-and-match fillings such as cardamom and orange- Happy Bread covered with salted caramel- cheese straws made with easy homemade ruff puff pastry- the ultimate brown butter and choc chip cookies with the perfect combination of gooey centre and crispy edges.

*WINNER* - FORTNUM & MASON DEBUT FOOD BOOK AWARD 2023SHORTLISTED FOR THE ANDRÉ SIMON BEST COOKBOOK AWARD 2023_______________THE TIMES - BEST FOOD BOOKS of 2022THE WEEK – BEST FOOD BOOKS OF 2022DELICIOUS MAGAZINE – BEST COOK BOOKS OF 2022''If you had told me at 14 when I couldn''t even get out of bed with depression and anxiety that three years later I would have written a book I would never have believed you. But here it is - the story of the Orange Bakery. How I went from bed to bread and how my Dad went from being a teacher to a baker. You reading it means everything to me'' Kitty TaitBreadsong tells the story of Kitty Tait who was a chatty, bouncy and full-of-life 14 year old until she was overwhelmed by an ever-thickening cloud of depression and anxiety and she withdrew from the world. Her desperate family tried everything to help her but she slipped further away from them.One day her dad Alex, a teacher, baked a loaf of bread with her and that small moment changed everything. One loaf quickly escalated into an obsession and Kitty started to find her way out of the terrible place she was in. Baking bread was the one thing that made any sense to her and before long she was making loaves for half her village. After a few whirlwind months, she and her dad opened the Orange Bakery, where queues now regularly snake down the street.Breadsong is also a cookbook full of Kitty''s favourite recipes, including:- the Comfort loaf made with Marmite, and with a crust that tastes like Twiglets- bitesize queue nibbles, doughnuts with an ever-changing filling to keep the bakery queue happy- sticky fika buns with mix-and-match fillings such as cardamom and orange- Happy Bread covered with salted caramel- cheese straws made with easy homemade ruff puff pastry- the ultimate brown butter and choc chip cookies with the perfect combination of gooey centre and crispy edges.

James Beard Awards 2023 nominee - Bread categoryShortlisted for the 2023 Andre Simon Best Cookbook AwardA cookbook full of heart that explores the redemptive power of baking. Kitty Tait grew up a funny, chatty redhead who made everyone in her family laugh. But around the time she turned 14, Kitty began experiencing anxiety. Slowly, she disconnected from everyone around her and struggled to wake up, get dressed, and leave the house. Full of worry, her parents tried everything, from new hobbies like reading and painting to medication and visits to a specialist. Nothing seemed to help. Then, one day, as Kitty stood on a stool watching her dad mix flour, water, and salt, she determined Al''s gloopy, sludgy blob of bread looked a whole lot like her brain. The next day, peaking under the tea towel as the mix gently bubbled and popped, Kitty came to a stunning realization: bread is alive. Al asked Kitty if she''d like to try baking bread herself, and their lives were never the same again. One loaf quickly escalated into an obsession, and Kitty felt better than she had for a long time. Within nine months, Kitty and Al opened The Orange Bakery--and they haven''t stopped since.Featuring more than 80 recipes-including cinnamon buns, cheese swirls, and tahini brownies-Breadsong is a celebration of bread and baking, and an inspiring story of the life-saving power of discovering a passion.