The First-Time Bread Baker: A Beginner's Guide to Baking Bread at Home, Hardcover

This entry level guide to baking bread at home starts by setting out the tools and equipment needed and explains the science behind the alchemy of turning flour, yeast, and water into the bread we love so much. Delicious step-by-step recipes for every day include a 60-minute Soda Bread, a Half-and-half Sourdough Loaf and a Sandwich Loaf. Occasional bakes to have fun with are Puffy Pitta Pockets, Pizza Dough, and Crunchy Breadsticks, whilst enriched dough sweet treats to try include Sticky Apple & Cinnamon Buns and a Chocolate & Cherry Stollen.

About author(s):Emmanuel Hadjiandreou is from South Africa but learned his craft in a German bakery. In the UK he has worked for celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay. He currently teaches bread-making classes at The School of Artisan Food in Nottinghamshire. His bread creations have won him several awards, such as the Soil Association Organic Food Award for his sourdough