Fired from a chain bakery? Taking over her grandmother’s run-down bakery, Lin Yan discovers that the proofing cabinet hides a door to the Southern Song dynasty!
Lin Yan stares at the ancient man in a traditional robe, waving a folding fan on the other side of the door, then looks down at the freshly baked baguette in his hand and suddenly understands:
Others transmigrate with a System. He’s bringing a baking handbook to Lin’an!
The young Wen Tianxiang wipes his mouth after biting into a baguette. “Shopkeeper Lin, this hard-crust divine bread could feed an army! Give me ten more!”
Zhu Xi stares wide-eyed at a cinnamon roll. “Such a sweet delicacy... Ahem, another box, please. I must examine its approach to ‘investigating things’!”
The Empress Dowager marvels as she runs her fingers over a lotus-seed pastry. “This pattern is even more exquisite than official kiln porcelain. I shall name it ‘Warm Fragrance Pastry’!”
Lin Yan’s modern oven bakes its way across Lin’an. He wins over scholars with toast, curries favor with the powerful using cakes, and feeds disaster victims with whole-grain bread. He passes off yeast as a “secret recipe handed down through the generations” and puff pastry as a “rare treasure from the Western Regions”!
Only... when Chancellor Shi Miyuan holds up a loaf of bread and asks, “Is this yeast a secret signal to the enemy?” Lin Yan panics. “My lord! It’s really just for making dough rise. You can even add it when steaming buns!”
A modern baker turns the Southern Song upside down, conquering the Great Song with toast and cinnamon rolls. Even Wen Tianxiang stocks up on them as army rations!
It's incredibly beautiful, with heartwarming everyday moments and subtle touches of sweetness. The plot and writing subtly evoke the aroma of bread, yet it brings a sense of peace and comfort. It touches upon people from all walks of life, and the descriptions are excellent.