Bread

A Baker's Book of Techniques and Recipes

 

An updated new edition of the essential resource for professionals and seasoned home bakers Hailed as a "revelation" when it first appeared in 2004, Jeffrey Hamelman's Bread is a legendary resource praised by baking luminaries from around the world. Explaining complex techniques with simple and helpful illustrations, the book includes recipes for a vast array of breads, including sourdoughs, brioche, authentic rye breads, flat breads, French breads, and much more. * Features nearly 150 detailed, step-by-step recipes, along with vivid drawings and photographs showing techniques and finished products * Written by Jeffrey Hamelman, one of fewer than 200 Certified Master Bakers in the United States and a recipient of the Golden Baguette Award (2005), the highest honor bestowed by the Bread Baker's Guild of America * Fully updated to include the latest techniques, methods, trends, and bread varieties Whether you're an aspiring or practicing professional baker or a dedicated home hobbyist, Bread is the ultimate resource for almost any variety of bread you can imagine. 

 

Recipes viii Acknowledgments x Changes to the Second Edition xii Foreword by Raymond Calvel xv Preface xvi Part One Ingredients and Techniques 1 1 The Bread-Making Process from Mixing through Baking 5 2 Ingredients and Their Function 29 3 Hand Techniques 53 Part Two Formulas and Decorative Breads 81 4 Breads Made with Yeasted Pre-Ferments 87 5 Levain Breads 145 6 Sourdough Rye Breads 203 7 Straight Doughs 267 8 Miscellaneous Breads 299 9 Braiding Techniques 367 10 Decorative and Display Projects 395 Appendix 421 Developing and Perpetuating a Sourdough Culture 421 Rheological Testing and the Analysis of Flour 434 Flour Additives 441 Baker's Percentage 442 Desired Dough Temperature 446 Computing Batch Cost 449 Useful Conversions and Equivalencies 449 Sample Proofing Schedule 452 Glossary 453 Bibliography 459 Epilogue 461 Index 462