Rise: A Devotion to Whole Grains (Jess Ross)

A thoughtful, narrative cookbookexploring whole-grain baking from the celebrated Nova Scotiabased baker behind Gold Island Bakery.

For Jess Ross, baking is more than just mixing ingredients and placing them in an oven. It\’s an act of generosity presented through nutritious food, generational knowledge transmitted through hands, a declaration of local food politics, and most most of all, a way to rise to the occasion.

Riseis a collection of recipes from Jess\’s celebrated Nova Scotian bakery, Gold Island, feted for her accessible and delicious approach to whole grains. In this thoughtful, narrative cookbook, readers will find tips and techniques to help them successfully use whole grain flours, such as rye, oats, corn, buckwheat, spelt, and wheat. More importantly, they will learn how and why baking with whole grains is a love letter to flavor and family.

Organized by grain, each section includes a grain profile and delicious recipes for a variety of baked goods, fromSeven Grain Sourdough BreadandWhole Wheat Brown Bread, crowd-pleasing cakes such asBlueberry Rye Coffee CakeandKamut Gumdrop Cake, and dainty desserts likeChocolate Rye Cookies, Plum Crumble Squares, andCape Breton Oatcakes. Variations on regional favorites likeBlueberry Gruntcan be found next to wholly originalKamut Carrot Apple Salad.