Peter Reinhart's Whole Grain Breads: New Techniques, Extraordinary Flavor
Description
In this follow-up to his award-winning book The Bread Baker’s Apprentice,
Peter Reinhart offers groundbreaking methods for baking whole grain breads
that taste better than any you’ve ever had. We know whole grain breads are
better for us, but will we actually eat them, much less take time to bake
them? Yes, says beloved baking instructor Peter Reinhart, but only if they are
very, very good. So Reinhart, with his decades of experience crafting amazing
artisanal breads, has made it his mission to create whole grain breads that
are nothing short of incredible. And because his approach is also simpler and
less labor intensive than conventional techniques, you’ll choose to make and
eat these breads. His fifty-five recipes for whole grain sandwich, hearth, and
specialty breads, plus bagels, crackers, and more, incorporate widely
available whole wheat flour as well as other flours and grains such as rye,
barley, steel-cut oats, cornmeal, and quinoa. Each is so rich with flavor and
satisfying texture that white-flour counterparts pale in comparison. Written
in Reinhart’s famously clear style and accompanied by inspiring photographs,
these recipes were perfected with the help of nearly 350 testers. Introductory
chapters provide a tutorial, with step-by-step photographs, of the delayed
fermentation method that is at the heart of these recipes, as well as a crash
course in baking science, discussions of grains other than wheat, and more.
Advanced bakers will relish Reinhart’s innovative techniques and exacting
scientific explanations, and beginning bakers will rejoice in the ease of
baking wholesome breads with such extraordinary flavor. Read more
Features:
Product Details:
- Publisher : Ten Speed Press; NO-VALUE edition (August 1, 2007)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 320 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1580087590
- ISBN-13 : 99
- Item Weight : 3.2 pounds
- Dimensions : 9.33 x 1.02 x 10.26 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #62,341 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #21 in Rice & Grains Cooking #48 in Whole Foods Diets #136 in Bread Baking (Books)
- #21 in Rice & Grains Cooking
- #48 in Whole Foods Diets