It's a crunch and aroma you can savor in your mind before you even take a bite: that perfect crust and that perfect crumb you can get only in bread baked with craft and care. Artisan Baking puts that bread within reach of every home baker; even the beginner now deftly will be able to turn out sourdoughs, pizzas, corn breads, and baguettes that are truly out of this world. Step-by-step instructions explain the best professional methods, and mail-order sources for ingredients and equipment simplify the baking experience. This is a book to bake from, to learn from, to read from for the sheer pleasure of encountering the generosity of spirit of the country's finest bakers as they share their abundant expertise. First published five years ago to glowing praise and awards, Artisan Baking is "a rare combination of clear writing, meticulous recipes, and abundant expertise" (Fine Cooking) and the cookbook that "those who live for and on bread have been waiting for" (The New York Times). It was picked by the editor of Cookbook Digest as the one book she would choose if she could have only one bread-baking book in her life. Reprinted twice in hardcover, Artisan Baking is now, at last, in an affordable paperback format with a new, easier-to-handle trim size.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
Delightful!:
I'm not sure that I can expand upon what's already been posted about this book- except to add my voice to the chorus of five-star reviews; it really -is- that good!
The Only Bread Book You'll Ever Need...:
I have the hard back copy of this book that I purchased used; this was not available when I began making artisan breads. I think I purchased every artisan bread book out there and this is, by far, the best there is. I find that I rarely use my other bread books because the techniques and recipes in this book are so well written and produce outstanding results every time. One tip for steaming your oven when making artisan breads from this book or any other - preheat your oven to 25 degrees higher than... more info
recipes from some of America's finest artisan bakeries:
This book is a treasure trove for bread lovers. I'm glad that it's still available in paperback. Maggie Glezer traveled cross-country and gathered recipes from most of the pre-eminent artisan bakeries across America. I lived for a time in Boston and I was excited to see recipes from Cambridge's Hi-Rise Bakery included. Their Boston Brown Bread (p.66) is the best I've ever tasted - not too sweet, the right balance between hearty, slightly bitter rye and tangy and sweet molasses. Also included is their... more info
This is the one:
Make this incredible bread book a part of your library...now...Just read it, and you will know....Love James Beard's Book--but this is where James would be now RIP!!
