A baking specialist and prolific cookbook author offers traditional bread recipes. Author Lou Seibert Pappas discusses equipment, ingredients, mixing methods and baking techniques in this best-seller.
Food has been Lou Pappas's lifelong passion. She is the author of many cookbooks, including nine titles in the Artful Kitchen series-- Biscotti, Cheese, Cheesecake, Chutneys and Relishes, Cinnamon, Ginger, Holiday Feasts, Pesto, and Pizzette. Her many food, wine, and travel articles have appeared in a variety of magazines and newspapers. A former newspaper food editor, Ms. Pappas lives in Palo Alto, California.
It is said that bread is the staff of life. This is a great little book on the basics of bread making with numerous recipes for breads around the world. This is a good addition for the kitchen of home bakers who enjoy trying breads other than plain white bread.