The Bread Book

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Summary: A Really Good Book About Making Breads of All Kinds
Review: I first bought this book in the early 1980's and had lots of fun making all kinds of breads from all around the world. Somehow I lost this book and have been looking for a replacement ever since. This is an excellent book containing many different types of bread - ordinary loaves and even crumpets and oat cakes. I found the recipes easy to follow and they worked! I'm not sure if this latest edition will have bread maker additions, but even without that it's worth the purchase. Enjoy!

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Summary: Excellant bread book !
Review: I found this book in my library, tried 2 recipes the went on-line and have ordered it from Amazon. The first recipe I tried was the Bagel one. They came out perfect. Everyone who got one loved it. A winner. Using lukewarm water with 1/2 teaspoon of sugar to activate the yeast creates a wonderful taste in the breads, they are no longer yeasty tasting. Yesterday I made the Croissant recipe. The instructions were simple and the results were just great. My 10 year old son has now decided he wants to make breads. Linda Collister has included a brief and entertaining history of each of her breads, where they originate from, which chef worked or shared the recipe and photo's of each bread with detailed pictures of the procedures in the more commplex recipes ie. Croissants. Included are Flat breads, Quick breads, Savory,Rye, Sourdough, Fruit & Nut, Celebration Breads, & Enriched Doughs like Danish Pastries. Thank you Linda.

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Summary: my favorite bread book!
Review: I have the hard-cover of this book, and it is permanently opened on my kitchen counter. I started baking breads about 5 years ago, and i've had a hard time finding books that don't over-simplfy or over-complicate the process. i love the illustration showing how your bread will look when brushed with egg, milk, oil, etc. i enjoy seeing bakers from around the world proudly displaying their favorite loaves. unlike a lot of bread books, this one does not attempt to trump up ordinary loaves with pricey ingredients. so put away your saffron and sun-dried tomatoes, and get ready to bake some fantastic loaves for which you'd pay an arm and a leg at the bakery.

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Summary: my favorite bread book!
Review: This book is the best I've seen and has been highly recommended by the college that I attend for all students to purchase it, the rercipes are easy to follow and the picture refererences really help me to create the doughs. Only good things have been said about the products we have created from this book.

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Summary: Brilliant
Review: This book is the best I've seen and has been highly recommended by the college that I attend for all students to purchase it, the rercipes are easy to follow and the picture refererences really help me to create the doughs. Only good things have been said about the products we have created from this book.