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Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: The Discovery That Revolutionizes Home Baking | 
 enlarge | Authors: Jeff Hertzberg, Zoe Francois
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Category: Book
List Price: $27.95
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Rating:  209 reviews
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 7.5 x 1.2
ISBN: 0312362919
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.815
EAN: 9780312362911
Publication Date: November 13, 2007
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Product Description
There’s nothing like the smell of freshly baked bread to fill a kitchen with warmth, eager appetites, and endless praise for the baker who took on such a time-consuming task. Now, you can fill your kitchen with the irresistible aromas of a French bakery every day with just five minutes of active preparation time, and Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day will show you how. Coauthors Jeff Hertzberg and Zoe Francois prove that bread baking can be easier than a trip to the bakery. Their method is quick and simple, bringing forth scrumptious perfection in each loaf. Delectable creations will emerge straight from your own oven as warm, indulgent masterpieces that you can finally make for yourself. In exchange for a mere five minutes of your time, your breads will rival those of the finest bakers in the world. With nearly 100 recipes to put this ingenious technique to use, Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day will open the eyes of any potential baker who has sworn off homemade bread as simply too much work. Crusty baguettes, mouth-watering pizzas, hearty sandwich loaves, and even buttery pastries can easily become part of your own personal menu, and this innovative book will teach you everything you need to know.
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 Great introduction to bread baking January 8, 2009
S. Linton
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Although I've enjoyed baking for years, I always found baking bread to be intimidating, until I bought this book. I dove right in, and using their recipes had great results almost immediately. But I think one has to keep it in perspective. Their technique will not enable you to produce the same result as the best traditional bakeries in just five minutes a day. It's not possible to reduce to just a few easy steps a craft which has been two thousand years in development and which professionals spend a lifetime mastering.
However, following the technique of this book, I have produced bread which is almost as good as the best traditional bakeries (8.5 on a scale of 10), easily better than the mass produced commercial "artisan" breads at my local grocer, and dramatically better than a conventional supermarket loaf.
This book has helped me to understand that producing really good bread at home isn't all that difficult. Now I feel that I can start to learn the craft of bread baking in earnest. If you've been hesitant about baking bread at home, this book is a great place to begin.
fantastic bread January 7, 2009
Carol C. Rogers (Virginia mountains)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Great method for making bread the easy way. Recipes are delicious. Have fresh bread every day with no trouble.
 good bread in next to no time January 7, 2009
Mary L. Abbott (Townsend, TN USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought this book because of an article in the New York Times that gave the basic bread recipe from this book. My experience with the basic recipe has been so satisfying that I have not yet ventured into the others in the book. It is definitely the easiest bread recipe I have ever tried, and the results are as tasty as any homemade bread I have eaten. This bread is my usual contribution to potlucks at church and work, and if there is any left, someone always wants to take it home.
A coworker to whom I gave a copy for Christmas came in and raved about the recipe for brioche, so it seems that the other recipes are also good.
The book is nicely produced with good illustrations, legible type, and binding that lies reasonably flat.
Anyone who wants to bake good bread at home should like this book.
Artisan Bread in five minutes January 6, 2009
Aline V. Christiansen (Califronia and Brisbane, Australia)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have just received the book after a considerable delay. I have looked through the book and find it very interesting . Can't wait to try some of the bread recipes. I think I am going to like using it.
Great gift, great bread January 6, 2009
Spirit (New Mexico)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I gave this book as a gift to my partner and was so inspired I mixed up the first batch of bread dough. We had bread with some soup last night and it exceeded any locally available "artisan bread". I have been baking for 30+ years and this was REALLY easy, minimal effort for excellent results.
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