Baking bread can be hard, especially if you over-knead it. Dough that is over-worked will come out of the oven with a tough crust and dry interior — not exactly the soft, fluffy pillow you were ...

Mama Mirriam Toni's days in Mbekweni, Paarl, tend to follow a rhythm that is as steady as the effort it takes to raise her famed vetkoek dough. The process starts before dawn. Her prayers lead her ...