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Very Good Bread

The Science of Dough and the Art of Making Bread at Home: A Cookbook

by Melissa Weller
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A STRATEGIST BEST COOKBOOK TO GIFT THIS YEAR From the acclaimed baker and James Beard Award nominee, here is a master class on making perfect breads at home—from sourdough loaves and baguettes to bagels, pitas, tortillas, and pizzas
For Melissa Weller, bread is the foundation for every meal, an elemental ritual that leads to mouthwatering results. Bread is also inspirational—the taste of a brioche, and Weller’s obsession with perfecting it, made her fall in love with baking many years ago. Now, after years of working as the head baker at some of the country’s most celebrated restaurants, Weller shares her best recipes for consistently making the highest-quality breads.
Weller knows that baking is about precision and science, and here she gives you the tools to take your breadmaking skills to the next level. With detailed and accessible step-by-step instructions on techniques, equipment, ingredients, and flavors, Weller gives you everything you need to achieve beautiful and impossibly delicious results. Here are steps on how to create a simple baking schedule that allows breadmaking to seamlessly fit into your daily routine, how to weigh and measure ingredients, and how to make yeast and sourdough starters. Weller also shares her best tips on mixing, explains the finer points of fermentation, and lays out the basics of shaping and folding each type of loaf. Here too are extended recipes for what to do with the bread you bake, like Everything Bagel Tuna Crunch Sandwiches, Tacos with Pulled Pork and Salsa Ranchera, and Pizza Margherita. With more than seventy recipes, this is the essential book for making bread so excellent that it earns a place at the center of the table.
Included are sections and recipes such as: •Bagels (Sourdough, Everything, Salt and Pepper, Pumpernickel Raisin, plus spreads to go with them) & Bialys •Flatbreads •Sourdough Loaves •Petits Pains •Sandwich Buns and Rolls •Baguettes and Ciabatta •Pizza and Focaccia.

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    November 5, 2024

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      • ISBN: 9780593320419

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      • ISBN: 9780593320419
      • File size: 69460 KB

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    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      August 1, 2024

      After delving into a range of baked goods in A Good Bake, Weller, a James Beard Award-nominated baker who has worked everywhere from Babbo to Bouchon Bakery, focuses on her first baking passion: bread. An overview of necessary tools and ingredients starts things off with Weller instructing home bakers on the ins and outs of making their own sourdough starter. A bread primer chapter breaks the process down into 12 steps, after which are provided two recipes--one for pain ordinaire and one for honey whole-wheat loaf. The following chapters, each of which opens with a "master class," are dedicated to bagels and bialys, flatbreads, sourdough breads, petit pains, and more. Recipes for dishes that incorporate the final bread products, such as everything-bagel tuna crunch sandwiches and strawberry-rhubarb mountain pies, are also included. Given Weller's background in chemical engineering, it shouldn't be surprising that the recipes are laid out with exquisite precision, and measurements are given in volume, weight, and baker's percentages. VERDICT Weller's greatest strength as a baker is her focus on learning, and this impeccably written guide to the art and science of bread making will inspire home bakers to embrace their own culinary curiosity as well.--John Charles

      Copyright 2024 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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      Starred review from October 1, 2024
      Weller's accolades as a James Beard Award-nominated baker and author (Good Bake, 2020) may seem intimidating, but she immediately assures readers that learning bread-making is a lesson open to everyone with a curious mind. The introduction guides home bakers through recommended ingredients, tools, and techniques that will make their foray into bread-making a success. The chapters are divided by bread type, covering everything from bagels and bialys to rolls and baguettes. The recipe construction and layout are expertly designed, with clear steps highlighted by bold text to keep you organized and on schedule. Step-by-step photo instructions accompany tricky tasks, such as shaping and laminating dough. Additionally, embedded raspberry-colored text signifies that Weller is sharing extra wisdom, while a raspberry page background indicates a master class. Weller's welcoming tone and wisdom make this well-organized collection highly recommended and suitable for teaching the art of bread-baking to all levels.

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