Editorial Reviews

Book 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 Zo Franois 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.

Customer Reviews

True to the title by girl from TN
A remarkable technique for the easiest way to keep truly great bread in my house and on my table! This is literally idiot-proof. Yes, you do need to read the introductory chapters explaining technique, what to look for/expect, and the tools that you will need. After that, a 5-year old could literally make this. Must-haves: a baking stone, a baking/pizza peel, an oven thermometer. I have a (true) convection oven, and I don’t know if that makes any difference, but every loaf I have made has been perfect - from crumb to crust. There is not a better bread book for the home baker out there.

Incredible Bread by L. Lahman
This book contains the single most incredible recipe I’ve ever seen.

Its absolutely true. It takes five minutes to make the dough in a mixer and then after it raises, five minutes to prepare it to bake. The bread is as good as any store bought bread I’ve ever had and I’m not a baker.

Incredible.

Phenomenal Bread, Amazing Book! by a reader
I’ve attempted to make bread quite often, & for the effort and attention, the results have been all right–but seldom great. Cooks Illustrated’s The Best Recipe has some amazing bread recipes, but other than that, none of my efforts have really been worth the trouble.

Then I bought this book, and my first loaves have been delicious, far superior to locally-made artisan breads, & simple. It’s as easy as having those paper tubes of chemical-laden pre-made biscuits in your fridge, but so much more wholesome and tasty. Finally, my breads have a perfect crust and a light chewy interior. I made the basic recipe, and have turned it into a boule, dinner rolls (the kids’ favorite by a mile), and an olive loaf. So easy! No kneading, no punching down, and most importantly, none of that discouragement that comes from caring for a ball of dough throughout the day, and ending up with an unremarkable, heavy & tasteless loaf. This book would make a great gift, and I highly recommend it. The resulting breads are astonishingly good.

Yes, it really does work! by Batopchef
I made the Sticky Pecan Caramel Rolls on page 187…they were divine! The process was simple and the dough was easy to handle. I’ve baked Artisan breads before while I was in culinary school and I must say the taste, crumb and crust are very comparable. If you love the way freshly baked bread smells and tastes even if you have limited or no amount of baking knowledge BUY THIS BOOK! You will not regret it.

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