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This fun, quirky and informative site is devoted to the "baking and use of prosphora" (Gk. "gift"). It includes recipes (Foolproof Prosphora, Bread Machine Prosphora...) technical support (Shape Problem Trouble-shooting, Slumping Bread Explanation...). links to related articles and sites (a Moscow Patriarchal Journal article on the history and significance of prosphora...), and articles about various traditions involving food. As any frequent prosphora baker has discovered, batches almost never turn out the same. (That inconsistency alone should serve to keep the prosphora baker in constant prayer during the baking!) At any rate, this is a wonderful place to find out what works for others and what will probably be worth trying yourself. And for non-bakers...this site might just get you interested in starting.