Customer Reviews

Country Baking: Simple Home Baking with Wholesome Grains and the Pick of the Harvest

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I have had this book for several years, it is well worn splattered and loved. My favorite recipe is the soft oatmeal sandwich bread. The molasses cookie recipe is great too. I have not had a failure yet from this book or any other of Mr. Haedrich's books. The tone of the book is friendly and family oriented and a good read. If you're looking for a good wholesome baking book I highly recommend this one.

You can actually *read* this cookbook from cover to cover, enjoying every page not just for the recipes but for the running commentary and tips provided by Haedrich. He is a wonderfully skilled writer and cook, and these recipes are healthy, wholesome, and absolutely delicious. Don't miss the 60-minute bread recipe. Yummm!

I currently have this book out from the library and it is about 2 months over due as I cannot bear to part with it ( I promise to give it back when mine comes in from Amazon!) Every recipe I have tried in this book from Soft Oatmeal Sandwich Bread to Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookies is wonderful! They tastes delicious and yet the recipes use natural ingredients.

The title of this book is very misleading. The recipes do incorporate some whole grains in each recipe, but use predominantly unbleached white flour.

There are a few recipes that are entirely whole-grain, but if that is your focus, you would do better to keep looking.

I'm sure there are some fine recipes in this book (I own several of Ken Haedrich's books), just not what I was expecting.

This is the best cookbook I've bought in years! This book is a great way to introduce your family to whole grains if they aren't used to them; and it is an awesome book for families who already cook with whole grains. The recipes are delectible [which isn't always true of the whole grain recipes I've tried from other sources]. This cookbook uses whole grains without being pretentious too [if you know what I mean... ].

Ken Haedrich is very entertaining throughout the book - its actually a fun read [how often can you say THAT about a cookbook?]. He educates without preaching and conveys the wonder and peace of baking your own goods - it really is wonderful.

I found this book thoroughly enjoyable and my family has LOVED all the recipes I've made from it. [And I have one family member who is a real "white bread, meat and potatoes" kind of guy - so this is saying something!!].

I have had this book for years and love it. This purchase was for a friend who loves to bake and was looking for whole grain recipes. I knew I had to find this book for her when a gift was needed. She's made several things and is just a pleased as I am with the recipes!

Awesome Fail Safe Recipes.... My wife makes awesome desertss, breads, pizza from this book and they come out really awesome..... Thank you Mr. Haedrich....

This is a really good book for those that are learning to bake breads from scratch. I wish I had found this one when I first started baking, as all of the instructional sections would have been SO helpful! I actually bought this after seeing it at the library. I enjoyed it so much, I wanted my own copy.