Baking Bread: Old and New Traditions

by Beth Hensperger

Book Overview

In the tradition of its phenomenally successful companion volume, Bread, Baking Bread offers a practical guide to baking and over 100 easy-to-follow bread recipes for every taste and occasion. In chapters on American and European country breads, picnic breads, dinner rolls, waffles, brioches, holiday breads, and bruschette, this generously illustrated collection explores the full range of delicious bread possibilities. Detailed information on adapting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811800784
• ISBN13: 9780811800785
• Release Date: September 1992
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (CA)
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 10.1" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Excellent resource for beginner or expert baker

This book opened my eyes to new ideas about baking breads. I particulary enjoy the many recipes that use the "sponge" method. I reccommend this book for beginners and experts alike.

I could live on bread and water...

Expertly written: examines the varieties of wheat and grains used in bread baking which opened up the whole history of agriculture to me which I continue to research; explores methods for successful homemade breads that I've played with now for several years; unique recipes for sensational, healthful, chewy, nutty homemade wheat breads; unimaginably wonderful recipes like the Asparagus and Artichoke Torte with red peppers, onions, garlic, cheeses...and a variety of recipes of savory spreads for breads. The inspirational and beautiful photographs grace the book - like California Walnut Bread shaped in a Maltese cross on the book's cover - I keep displayed on my kitchen counter in a clear cookbook holder. The book explores bread as a very aromatic and romantic food...It's my source of choice for bread baking.