The Art of Baking Bread: What You Really Need to Know to Make Great Bread - Hardcover

Matt Pellegrini

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1616085371 ISBN 13: 9781616085377

Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

Sidestep years of unrewarding trial and error and learn to bake like a master with one comprehensive book. With over 230 color photographs, more than 150 detailed step-by-step instructions covering basic to advanced techniques, over 200 tips and sidebars filled with invaluable information and troubleshooting advice, plus clear explanations of ingredients, equipment, and the entire bread-baking process, The Art of Baking Bread: What You Really Need to Know to Make Great Bread will teach you to work, move, think, anticipate, smell, feel, and, ultimately, taste like an artisan baker. The Art of Baking Bread accomplishes what no other book has-it teaches the secrets of professional bakers in language anyone can understand. Matt Pellegrini offers home cooks confidence in the kitchen and precise, easy-to-follow blueprints for creating baguettes, ciabatta, focaccia, brioche, challah, sourdough, and dozens of other delicious rolls and loaves that will make you the envy of your fellow bakers-professional or otherwise. 238 color photographs

About this title

Book Description:

A beginner's guide to baking bread perfectly every time.

About the Author:

Matt Pellegrini, a lifelong home baker and cook, is the co-author of Cowboy: The Ultimate Guide to Living Like a Great American Icon, which includes an entire chapter on mastering the art of chuck wagon cooking. In addition to a career in writing, Matt has worked as a strength coach, carpenter, litigation attorney, public policy analyst, and many things in between. He lives in Denver, Colorado.

About this edition

• Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1616085371
• ISBN 13: 9781616085377
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192