The Handmade Loaf (Mitchell Beazley Food) (Hardcover)

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Editorial Reviews

Review

"As fresh and as mouth-watering as a loaf straight from the oven... the author's own step-by-step photographs are genuinely educational." Jenni Muir, The Independent Review "(Lepard's) supreme skill is his empathy with people who bake, from grandmothers using ancient ovens to cutting-edge chefs." Sheila Keating,The Times Magazine "It oozes knowledge, curiosity and love for its subject... I doubt a better book will be written on the subject for a few years to come." Tom Jaine, The Guardian --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Description

"The Handmade Loaf" contains more than 80 contemporary European bread recipes that will teach you the techniques used to turn grain into beautiful bread, using your hands as the perfect kitchen tools to combine and shape dough with.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Miller/Mitchell Beazley (March 7, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1840009667
• ISBN-13: 978-1840009668
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #974,187 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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52 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Real easy sourdough, May 31, 2005

By	plevee "toast addict" (Oregon coast) - See all my reviews

I've been baking my own bread for over 20 years & have used everything; cuisinart, kitchenaid, bread machine & keading till I drop. Lepard's mininal, intermittent kneading beats them all, hands down AND makes the best bread. Moreover, he tells you how to raise a starter that doesn't involve wasting pounds and pounds of flour or finding a vineyard with organic, unsulfured grapes. The recipes are secondary. This is a gem of a book.

31 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorite books on bread baking!, May 12, 2007

By	Cook Book Collector "book lover!" (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews

Love this book! The photos are wonderful, the recipes are delicious. They are all artisanal loaves that taste like they come from village bakeries around the world. In fact Dan selects countries throughout Europe and does a profile on the bakery, with beautiful photos - it's like stepping back to the old world. From one of the best bakers in England, and an amazing photographer comes a very beautiful and useful bread baking book. I own about 15 bread books and this is one I pull out again and again for those great artisanal loaves!

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely great....., April 30, 2009

By	Dr. Salete Newton "SallyBR" (Norman, OK United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Handmade Loaf (Paperback)

I've had this book for almost two years - this was THE book that got me into serious bread baking. Once I made my own starter following his method, and got used to the rhythm of feeding it, I never looked back.

his method of minimal kneading is well explained, the photos are gorgeous, the book is a pleasure to read.

A must-have for any person really interested in bread baking.