Bread

by Jennie Shapter

There is something special about the aroma and taste of freshly baked bread, and this book celebrates it in all its diversity. It is a sumptuous feast of recipes and fascinating reference information about the history of bread, the breads of the world, and how best to bake your own bread at home.

Genres: Cookbooks

512 pages, Hardcover

First published June 25, 2003

Reviews

[Eileen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is an oldie but goodie. It was first published in 2006 and positively loaded with everything you need to know to turn out loaves from every country imaginable. I usually read my cookbooks like novels, that is page by page and from beginning to end.

It begins with a rundown of popular breads of the world, complete with stunning photos. The entire book is filled with photos. It then moves on to traditional bread making, then the recipes themselves. It has an extensive section, 150 pages, on using a bread machine for them, followed by recipes for a bread machine.

Each recipe has step by step instructions and pictures of the process. The paper is high gloss and heavy, which makes the book heavy. As you can see, I added notes on some of them. Every so often I get tired of the same old breads, so I pull out this book and get to baking. I think I'll be using this book for a while.

It's only available now from some of the discount dealers listed in the Featured section. I know Thrift Books has it for a ridiculously low price, if any of you are interested. Happy baking.

[Ivonne]

24.99

[Sidney Davis · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the best book to have especially if you are a baker and/or into bread.