The Bread Baker's Apprentice

If you're still craving bread after a year of sourdough starters, Peter Reinhart's "The Bread Baker's Apprentice" is a worthwhile read. It is a James Beard and IACP Award Winner, with 200 easy-to-follow recipes, metric and temperature conversion charts, comprehensive baker's percentages, and a plethora of beautiful photography.

Reinhart explains the 12 stages of bread he learned while working as an apprentice with French master bakers. The recipes also include step-by-step photographs, making this an approachable volume that will appeal to both novice and experienced bakers. There are instructions for basic French loaves, but there are also instructions for challah, sticky buns, bagels, pizza dough, and more. In Reinhart's distinct, clear voice, the 50 master recipes are expanded into myriad bread iterations.

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