Bread
"Jeffrey Hamelman, a professional baker for nearly three decades, shares his experience, putting world-class artisanal loaves within reach of any serious baker. Opening with a overview of the foundations - essential ingredients; hand techniques for kneading, scoring, and shaping; the basic process from mixing through baking - he guides bakers through all elements of this craft." "Bread contains 118 detailed, step-by-step recipes for an array of breads. Hundreds of drawings illustrate techniques, and 35 color photographs display finished breads. Sidebars accompany each recipe and section with valuable tips, from the subtle art of tasting and evaluating breads to the perfect fare to complement Vollkornbrot. A complete chapter on decorative breads - with instructions on techniques as well as a wide variety of exquisite patterns - will inspire magnificent display creations."--BOOK JACKET.
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- I found Forkish's book to be skippable. A lot of that flufftype "writing about thoughts about food" content to increase the length, similar to what you might find on a web log.
A good book on bread is called Bread and it is by Jeffrey Hamelman, published by Wiley.
He understands you might not know anything about bread. All recipes are well-explained and scaled to both the home kitchen and the professional bakery. No web log style writing to waste the reader's time.
- In addition to those books, Jeffrey Hamelman’s Bread is an excellent resource.
- Not necessarily easy, but I cannot recommend "Bread" by Hamelman enough: http://www.amazon.com/Bread-Bakers-Book-Techniques-Recipes/d...
It's actually geared towards professional (artisanal) bakers, but all recipes include home proportions as well. I've baked a lot from it, and never had a failure. It manages to be both incredibly thorough and scientific, yet convey the passion and craft side of it as well.
I'm not sure there's any book in my home that I'd keep in its place if I had to choose.
