This June saw the opening of a second cookery school on the island, The Firehouse, which specialises in bread making and was set up by Heir Island native, Patrick Ryan, co-author of the book Bread Revolution.

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The one-day class covers the general principles of bread making and teaches a variety of techniques to help you create the perfect loaf.

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Sure, I use a computer as the essential tool for making my daily bread and butter.

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The son writes that every miner's cabin had a "tin full of fermented dough, used in place of yeast in making bread, biscuits and flapjacks" hanging over the hot stove.

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During the one-day courses, students learn the art of making cinnamon swirls, soda bread and pizza -- all cooked in a wood fired oven.

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There are also 100 minutes of expert video tutorial from FOOD52 co-founders Amanda Hesser and Merril Stubbs, including a chocolate ginger bread house making tutorial for the adventurous.

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Some of these efforts have been less about making interesting apps, and more about ways to drive sales back to books, still the bread and butter for publishers.

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