Tuesday 17 June 2014

Soulful Bakers

I have been planning to visit and watch our Real Bread Bakers of Ireland North and South for some time. Last week I had the chance to visit Cloughjordan Eco village for a conference so it was a great chance to visit Joe Fitzmaurice of +Cloughjordan Wood-fired Bakery while I was there.

The object of visiting different Real Bread makers is to highlight how a reawakening of real food is emerging, how a true craftsperson works to create a wonderful bread free of additives and all the nasty stuff used in factory bread. 
You can't create great bread with out knowing your dough and Joe is at one with the dough, I had the pleasure of talking to Joe while he handled the dough with care, shaped wonderful loaves and while he was doing that check in bread that was in the wood burning oven. 
A real honour to watch someone so skilled focus and relaxed at their work, the long hours of baking are offset by having the family home next to the bakery a true family effort. 
This all shows in the finished bread to highlight this pictures do more justice than words.
Joe will be doing bread courses soon I can't wait to get down to one of those. 
Thank you Joe for the amazing bread. Roll on a bread revolution! 
http://cloughjordanwoodfiredbakery.com 
More photos to come!  Look out next month for another Baker #realbread on a roll in Ireland 







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