Bread Porn

[Freezeblade]

I just received a copy of "Local Breads" by Daniel Leader and have completed my first few bread recipes from them, and I must say, it's made my favorite few breads so far in my home baking career.

So far I've stuck with The french and Italian side of the book, the mega-rye and wheat breads I haven't really dabbled with so far, as I'm scared of breads which contain more than 50% rye flour.

anyway, Pictures:

the first bread is a Auvergne Crown, called locally a Couronne. Basic white bread with a little stiff sourdough starter. Second bread is Pain au levain au sesamé, which is a french country style sourdough with a bit of whole wheat and rye in it, which I added some sprouted sesame seeds to.

another exciting thing about this book is nearly all the recipes are using sourdough instead of commercial yeast, which I really like. Totally a recommended book.

 

[BillyBroas]

Wow gorgeous pics. Thanks, I'll check that out.

 

[McKBrew]

Cool.

I'm looking at bread making as a replacement hobby for the brewing I am no longer doing.

 

[Freezeblade]

It takes much less time and is cheaper! oh. less equipment too. It's been my replacement hobby as I'm doing my thesis in school.

Cool.

I'm looking at bread making as a replacement hobby for the brewing I am no longer doing.

 

[machinelf]

Gorgeous pictures! That bread looks sooo good.

 

[McKBrew]

It takes much less time and is cheaper! oh. less equipment too. It's been my replacement hobby as I'm doing my thesis in school.

I've seen a couple different books tossed around here.

Bread Alone and The Bread Baker's Apprentice.

Any personal recommendations on either of those or another one?

 

[Freezeblade]

I've seen a couple different books tossed around here.

Bread Alone and The Bread Baker's Apprentice.

Any personal recommendations on either of those or another one?

Bread Alone is a little out-dated, the pictures are breads from the same author's new book, Local Breads, which is just fantastic, and my go-to book at the moment. It is a tad more advanced than some other books however, most of the recipes involving elaborate sourdough starters.

the Bread Baker's Apprentice is a wonderful place to start, and continue, a bread baking obsession. It has everything from beginning to advanced.

For beginners books it comes down to preference, I really think it's a toss-up between Bread Baker's Apprentice and the Bread Bible. I like the latter myself, and used it as a wonderful intro, with not only a good yeasted-bread base, but a well thought-out sourdough section.