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\nMy editor Holly<\/a> and I have something in common: we both love to bake and we both love to eat and share what we’ve baked. Here’s a few lessons on baking from an expert in the field.<\/a> Warning: don’t view this when hungry.
\nTo get to Holly’s fun gallery, click here. <\/a>It begins ….<\/p>\n

Meditation and prayer come in many forms, and any avid baker–whether they’re a pro or a home baker like me–will tell you that they are at their most focused, most content, and most mindful when they’re mixing, measuring, scooping and pouring. During the holidays, the spirituality of baking comes into full blossom, as the lessons of the season take shape in cookies, bars, cakes, and pies. Here are 5 such lessons I’ve experienced in my kitchen.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To continue to the first baking lesson, click here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My editor Holly and I have something in common: we both love to bake and we both love to eat and share what we’ve baked. Here’s a few lessons on baking from an expert in the field. Warning: don’t view this when hungry. To get to Holly’s fun gallery, click here. It begins …. 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