Customer Reviews

The Bread Lover's Bread Machine Cookbook: A Master Baker's 300 Favorite Recipes for Perfect-Every-Time Bread From Every Kind of Machine

5 star:		(32)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

Étant moi même boulanger, je cherchait des recettes qui ressemblaient au pain que j'étais habituer de manger. Dans "Bread machine cookbook", j'ai trouver une source incroyable de pain plus savoureux les un que les autres.

Thanks Beth!

I have had this book for over a year and tried most of the recipes included in this book. Most work...but not all. I have 3 different machines that I use and the results seem to be consistent from machine to machine.
However...as long as you only want to mix and bake in your machine, this is the book for you. Very few recipes include kneading times, shaping, oven temp or baking times for those of us wanting to bake "outside the box".
I'm also a firm believer in a picture is worth a 1000 words and this book has no pictures.
It's an OK book but not on my list of favorites.

I have had this books for a couple of months now and have tried a few different recipes from it and each it the best I have ever had. The only reason I did not give this a 5 and a caution to those who purchase this is to make sure that you can buy gluten or vital wheat gluten because almost every recipe in the book calls for it and I was not able to find it anywhere and had to order it special online. Other than that highly recommend it.

I'm a little embarrassed to admit that I own several dozen cookbooks, but it's worth saying this so I can put my 5 stars in context. Out of the three cookbooks on bread machine baking that I own, this is the BEST one by a landslide. Hensperger not only knows what she's doing, she makes things easy enough so you do too. The only times any of the recipes didn't bake to absolutely perfection were the times that I probably should have added just a bit more liquid to make up for the arid climate of where I live. If you also live in an arid area, note that about 25% of the recipes will be just a teensy bit too dry so add a tablespoon or two more of water and the bread will be fine.

The best part of this book is the extremely good explanation of the different kinds of bread machines out there. Buy this book and read it before you buy a machine, you'll be very grateful you did!

This is a terrific Bread Machine cookbook. Even though I have only had it for one month, I try a new recipe every day and am always pleased with the results. I often add a little water and make a few "creative" changes, but I do that with other recipes as well.

The manufacturer of my bread machine, Zojirushi, tells us that they only guaranty results when their own recipes are used. So far, I have had consistently better results with Beth Hensperger's cookbook.

I never buy bread from the store any more. With this cookbook and my Zojirushi Bread Machine I have endless variety and enjoy "straight from the oven" freshness with so little effort.

I bought this book a few months ago and have been having tons of fun trying different recipes. My bread machine came with a small recipe book, but in no way does it compare to all the recipes this book has to offer. Some of my favourite recipes from this book are: Roasted Garlic & Dry Jack Bread, Old Fashion Raisin Bread, Sour Cream Rye...and still trying many more. The book is reasonably priced too. Would I recommend it - yep!

This is an awesome book it is my bible of all bread cookbooks i would be lost without it have never found one quite like it of all the bread books that i own and this is the one that i would never give it up, and i highly recommend it to anyone, cause everything you need is in all one book, people if you need a really good bread book this is definately the one!!!!!!!!!!!

I bought this book because I read the reviews written by other customers and they were overall very good. So far I've made 3 recipes from the book - a flax seed bread, beer bread and a whole wheat bread - and they've all turned out amazingly well. I was resigned to the "fact" that bread machine bread was more dense than grocery store bread - until I tried these recipes. The bread is light and moist and the crust is crispy and delicious. I haven't bought the SAF yeast, I'm using regular bread machine yeast but it doesn't seem to matter. I admit - because I'm from Canada, apparently our flour is different from US flour - that I modify the recipes a bit - reducing the flour by 1/8 to 1/4 cup. I've also found that I can reduce the amount of sugar and fat called for in the recipes and still have excellent results.

This book is wonderful and I would recommend it to anyone with a bit of knowledge of baking and a desire to spend some time with their bread machines.

I've been baking with bread machines for awhile now and this is the best book I've found on the subject. The bread is delicious everytime. The book has recipes for all types of bread including quick breads and breads that you knead in the machine and bake in the oven. It's basically the bible of bread machine baking. It covers everything. It even gives you a tutorial for beginners on making different types of bread. It also discusses the different types of machines that are out there. When people ask me to recommend a book on bread machines this is *always* the one I tell them to get.

I received my copy a few days ago and I can't believe how great it is! I just ordered a new bread machine and wanted to get a good cookbook before it came. (I ordered the Zo X-20)I have several bread machine cookbooks that I used with my old machine but they were not that great. This one is everything the other reviewers said it was. Now I can't wait to get my new bread machine so I can try all of these wonderful recipes. If you haven't really liked the other bread machine cookbooks you've bought, try this one and you'll be pleasantly surprised.