Behind Closed Doors Freedom Bakery

Giving people a second chance at life is the driving force behind this artisan breadmaker with a difference

- Catherine Coyle

It has only just passed its first birthday, but already Freedom Bakery has a reputation for producing some of the best artisan bread in Scotland. You can buy its loaves and pastries from delis around Glasgow and the central belt, but it also supplies many top restaurants and popular cafes. What most buyers don’t realise, though, is that their sourdough or croissant was probably made by a former prisoner