by Jeff Hertzberg (Author), Zoe Francois (Author)
A fully revised and updated edition of the bestselling, ground-breaking Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day the revolutionary approach to bread-makingWith more than half a million copies of their books in print, Jeff Hertzberg and Zoe Francois have proven that people want to bake their own bread, so long as they can do it easily and quickly. Based on fan feedback, Jeff and Zoe have completely revamped their first, most popular, and now-classic book, Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day.Responding to their thousands of ardent fans, Jeff and Zoe returned to their test kitchens to whip up more delicious baking recipes. They've also included a gluten-free chapter, forty all-new gorgeous color photos, and one hundred informative black-and-white how-to photos. They've made the "Tips and Techniques" and "Ingredients" chapters bigger and better than ever before, and included readers' Frequently Asked Questions.This revised edition also includes more than thirty brand-new recipes for Beer-Cheese Bread, Crock-Pot Bread, Panini, Pretzel Buns, Apple-Stuffed French Toast, and many more. There's nothing like the smell of freshly baked bread to fill a kitchen with warmth, eager appetites, and endless praise. Now, using Jeff and Zoe's innovative technique, you can create bread that rivals those of the finest bakers in the world in just five minutes of active preparation time."
Format: Illustrated
Pages: 400
Edition: 2nd
Publisher: St Martin's Press
Published: 22 Oct 2013
ISBN 10: 1250018285
ISBN 13: 9781250018281
Every step of Zo and Jeff's adventures in bread has been fascinating and delicious for us, the home bread bakers who follow them, but this book might be their most exciting yet because they've incorporated years of readers' questions, problems, and discoveries into every chapter. This is truly the all-you've-ever-wanted-to-know edition. And there are plenty of photographs ... at last! --Dorie Greenspan, James Beard Award-winning author of Around My French Table and owner of Beurre & Sel cookies
A fun, easy-to-follow collection for those who aren't afraid to shun baking traditions. --Publishers Weekly
With this revised edition, Herzberg and Fran ois continue to perfect their already easy and immensely popular bread-baking method. Essential. --Library Journal
Jeff Hertzberg, M.D. has been a physician, university professor, information technology consultant, and ardent amateur baker. He developed a love of great bread growing up in New York City in the 1960s and '70s and began traveling to bread-loving countries like France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Britain, and Morocco, to sample and learn. He lives in Minneapolis with his wife and two daughters.
Zo Fran ois is a pastry chef and baker trained at the Culinary Institute of America. In addition to writing best-selling cookbooks, she creates tasty desserts on her pastry blog ZoeBakes.com, as well as for the Cooking Channel, General Mills, and many national magazines. Zo lives in Minneapolis with her husband and two sons.