Artisan Bread In Five Minutes A Day: The Discovery That Revolutionizes Home Baking

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Artisan Bread In Five Minutes A Day: The Discovery That Revolutionizes Home Baking

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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 Zoë François 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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Date: 2008-07-07
Jim G
I must admit I was a little spectical after many years of baking bread. I read the book completely and created one of the Semolina doughs. I pulled the loaf out of the oven a few hours ago and it looks and tastes great. This is a no brainer! What fun!

I suppose there is a use for my bread machine; I'll have to work on that one. The book is easy to understand and what could be better than....it works!

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Date: 2008-07-07
Easiest bread I've ever made
Despite all the wonderful reviews, I was a bit skeptical on this technique. I've had a class in bread making/baking and knew how much work was required to get a quality result. So...I checked the book out of the library to give it a run. I went with the Challah (egg) bread as there were a number of recipes I wanted to try. The results were amazing. This came out exactly as advertised, soft and beautiful...and I have more dough to work with over the next 4 days (due to the eggs it is only a 5 day fridge keeper). Not a problem, I will use it up and go on to the next. But it allows me to throw the main ingredients together on the weekend and use it over the next week. The main point is that I am now buying my own copy of this book as I have to return the one I have in a few weeks (there is a local library waiting list on this book).

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Date: 2008-06-22
The title says it all!
This method is by far the best way I have ever made bread and with the results I have been dreaming about. If you have a bread machine on your counter taking up space, this method makes the bread machine obsolete. I bought this book thinking ok we will see if this really works and on my very first try Success!! The crispy crust and tender bread like I have always wished I could make. If you have been dreaming of making the perfect loaf, this book is for you. There are many different varieties of breads and wonderful simple instructions. I know a lot of people that will be getting a copy for the holidays.

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Date: 2008-06-21
Brilliant Book!
I have been baking bread for years, and I tried the method in this book and turned out the best bread I have ever made or eaten, anywhere! It is very easy, and the instructions are clear (check the authors' website for some text corrections).

Instead of the pizza peel and stone the authors recommend, I used my perforated, non-stick pizza pan, and the results were quite good. I'm sure that the authors' method is slightly better, but for home baking, my shortcut was easier and saved some money, and I was very satisfied with the results.

I would recommend buying several copies of this book, one for yourself, and one for each of your friends who loves good bread, or loves to bake!

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Date: 2008-06-18
Not a Disappointment
I have a lot of bread books and we make a lot of bread, kneaded and using a pre-ferment for optimum flavor. We even sell our bread to friends and friends of friends. So I was skeptical of a no-knead quick method.

However, our first loaf was delicious and it just got better each day we pulled a loaf out to bake. I did find it a bit easier to mix the bread using the paddle in my mixer and I prefer bread flour to all-purpose in the basic recipe.

So far I've only tried two types, the basic recipe and the challah. The basic recipe is especially wonderful with sundried tomatoes and Parmesan/Romano cheese rolled into it. The challah recipe made delicious cinnamon rolls.

Hmm, think I'll go downstairs and mix up another 5-minute batch.

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