Being a beginner at something is a vulnerable state. A messed up loaf of bread is akin to rejection, and a lot of people can’t handle that feeling. That’s why it’s important to have a good teacher.

Bread can be bought ready-made or be homemade. Supermarkets and shops stock more varieties than they used to, but specialist bakeries or markets will sell more interesting varieties. A baked loaf ...

Davronov Okhun: It takes about six hours to cook the bread. It takes five hours for the dough to come up in this form of loaf. In general, the dough ferments for four hours and another one hour in ...