70-Year-Old Homesteader Bakes French Bread Like It's 1850

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A 70-year-old homesteader bakes traditional bread by candlelight in a clay oven she built by hand. Suzanne Lupien, one of the last true Vermont hill farmers, lives a life free of modern comforts. She uses draft horses, traditional tools, and time honored skills to grow food and bake bread for 20 families in her community. Follow along as she shares her old world bread baking process from start to finish, and witness how self sufficiency, simple living, and a steadfast appreciation for her craft, shape her life on Harken Farm. _____________________ This is Episode 2 of a series of videos on Suzanne’s life on her small farm nestled in the Vermont Hills. See Episode 1 Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxvkAA4SKTc ____________________ Help support Suzanne by buying a book or her print artwork More info on how to purchase here http://instagram.com/harken.farm ____________________ More videos soon to come! Thanks for watching! ❤️ ____________________ 00:00- 01:47 Introduction + Preparing For The Bake 01:48 - 03:00 Hand Mixing Dough By Candlelight 03:01 - 04:05 Firing The Oven 04:06 - 6:06 About The Clay Oven 06:07 - 07:04 Stoking The Fire 07:05 - 08:11 Gathering Water From the Well 08:12 - 08:46 Punching Down The Dough 08:47 - 09:15 Gathering The Bread Baskets 09:16 - 10:24 Portioning The Dough 10:25 - 12:38 Shaping The Loaves 12:39 - 14:47 Removing Coals From Oven 14:48 - 16:23 Putting Bread Into The Oven 16:24 - 17:48 Farm Chores While Bread Bakes 17:49 - 18:17 Garden Update 18:18 - 19:04 Tending To The Chickens 19:05 - 20:45 Suzanne's Thoughts On Living 20:46 - 22:14 Taking Bread Out Of The Oven 22:15 - 22:58 A Letter From Julia Child About Suzanne's Bread 22:59 - 27:48 Reading An Essay About Her Baking Heritage And Inspiration 27:49 - 28:01 Conclusion