September 4, 2013
Salt: Defender of the Carotenoids
If flour is the star of bread making, salt is the director, invisible in the dough but controlling its action and timing. Salt adds flavor.
Stories by Emily Buehler
Emily Buehler is a writer in Hillsborough, North Carolina. After finishing her graduate degree in chemistry, she worked for six years as a bread baker, which led to her first book, Bread Science. She continues to teach bread-making classes at the Campbell Folk School and is almost finished with her second book, a memoir of a cross-country bicycle trip. Visit her online at www.twobluebooks.com.