The Bread Collection: Recipes for Baking Artisan Bread at Home [Hardcover]

Bread is the staple of almost every meala must-have dinner side, eye-catching dessert, tried and true?brunch item, elegant teatime snack. The first all-bread book fromBake from Scratchwill be your go-to source for baking artisan bread for years?to come.

Welcome to your crash course in sourdough, flaky biscuits, and glorious dinner rolls that will upgrade your breadbasket. Each chapter contains a guide to the techniques mastered in our test kitchen. Learn the must-know secrets of?our tastiest twist breads, perfect pull-apart breads, and other endless how-tos that will help you have a lifetime of baking success.

From stunning strawberry-studded cucumber bread to?a brilliant cardamom and cinnamon jam-filled Norwegian Julekake, youll find some of our favorites for every occasion as well as new recipes we cant wait for you to bake. So, put down the dough and pick up this book.The Bread Collectionis the secret to beautiful?loaves, fresh?baguettes, and mouthwatering boules youve been waiting for. Savor this collection of recipes that have been shared across cultures and centuries,?an ode to the simple combination of flour, water, salt, and yeast.

Despite its appeal, bread baking can intimidate even those who are comfortable in the kitchen: so many factors, so many recipes to choose from. Brian Hart Hoffman, editor-in-chief ofBake from Scratchmagazine, has assembled a mouthwatering batch of classic and innovative bread recipes forThe Bread Collection. Each of the book's four sections--quick, twist, yeast and pull-apart--has its own stars, such as a recipe for strawberry balsamic muffins or a gorgeous Nutella crunch braid sprinkled with hazelnuts. Some of the time-honored classics--banana bread, Parker House rolls, marbled rye--are here, as are twists on old standbys, such as sweet potato biscuits and pear chai scones. Gorgeously illustrated and packed with tips on key baking techniques like feeding a sourdough starter anls