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The bread book by Linda Collister This is The bread book as created by baker Linda Collister and photographer Anthony Blake.  The bread recipes are from all around the world and are accompanied by anecdotes and special details from the bakers who shared their recipes and history with the bread. Add to this more than [...]

The bread book is overflowing with mouth-watering recipes, but I’ve chosen this one because I just love the combination of bacon, onion and sour cream. Tarte flambee 4 cups unbleached white bread flour 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 2 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast plus 1/2 teaspoon sugar 1 1/4 cups water 1 teaspoon vegetable oil [...]

Here is an example of how the micro-rise bread making method works, using a food processor to knead the bread and a microwave to rise the bread quickly.  It’s apple butter bread, which includes the recipe for (microwave) apple butter, and is from Bread in half the time. Apple butter bread 1 cup warm water [...]

The bread machine cookbook III by Donna Rathmell German The recipes in this bread book are spread across a range of flavors and tastes: white and whole grain breads, fruit and vegetable breads, sourdough, as well as spice, herb, coffee cake and dough cycle breads. The bread machine cookbook III continues to add interesting and [...]

Here are some videos with Rose Levy Beranbaum outlining her hints and tips for great bread making.

The micro-rise bread method in Bread in half the time involves using a food processor to knead and a microwave to rise the dough.  This video shows a somewhat different technique for preparing the dough (which includes some kneading by hand), but it is interesting to see how quickly dough can rise when using the [...]

The bread machine cookbook II by Donna Rathmell German This is Donna Rathmell German’s second book in her bread machine series.  It covers a wide range of flavors – such as honey bread, corny bread, pepperoni bread, and apple oatmeal raisin bread, to name a few. This book moves on from the basics (as provided [...]

Breads from the La Brea Bakery by Nancy Silverton This bread book is based on a classic method of creating bread with a natural yeast starter. It is not about a quick glance at a recipe and throwing a few ingredients together, but understanding the process well first and then embarking on a bread making [...]

The bread bible by Rose Levy Beranbaum When this bread book came out in 2003 it created a storm.  It polarised people into lovers or haters of the Beranbaum approach to bread making.  The lovers bought it for their friends to spread the love ever-wider; the haters used it as a doorstop rather than inflict [...]