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Peter Reinhart's Artisan Breads Every Day: Fast and Easy Recipes for World-Class Breads

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I love this book. I am an experienced cook and baker of cakes but have always shied away from making bread. No more, now I bake bread every week. The instructions are very clear, photos illustrate anything you may not know how to do. Lots of interesting recipes and everything comes out great. I really like the method of making the dough and than putting in the frig for up to 4 days. I make the dough on Saturday, bake a fresh loaf on Sunday and another on Wednesday; for 2 people this is perfect and gives us beautiful bread everyday. One of these days I will attempt the croissants, they look a bit daunting, but I think with Peter's instructions and methods I can't fail.

I've been making really beautiful bread all the time from this book. And all the recipies are great, they really work. I don't think you will be disappointed.

I searched the local library for all books related to artisan breads as I am fairly new to bread baking. I borrowed and tried several top rated books. This is one I borrowed twice as there were so many easy wonderful recipes I wanted to try. After the second time I bought my own copy. If you only buy one book, this is the one that will cover it all for baking wonderful breads and pastries. Mr. Reinhart allows for much versatility and personal creativity with his recipes as long as you follow his few simple rules. Among my personal favorites are the Chocolate Cinnamon Babka, the heavenly soft white bread, and my family says the bagels are so good I should quit my day job and go into the bagel business. For the novice as well as the more experienced baker, this is a must have tool.

This was my first try making artisan bread.
It turned out great!
The recipes are very easy to understand and there are a lot of great recipes to choose from.

Loved this book. Very detailled and easy to follow. The pictures are helpful. The descriptions make it seem easy to make good bread...

This book has wonderful recipes that are easy to prepare and implement. The instructions contained in this book are clear and images are provied for visual reference. I beleive that people with some moderate baking experience will get the most from this book.

Peter gives you the recipes and techniques to make you the boss of the bread. I am now baking after long slow ferments when I want to bake. I love the panetonne dough that uses a a sour starter. It is like a slice of heaven. I have all the other bread books and this is my current favorite, until Peter writes another one.

I've been making my own bread for years, but not the kind of breads described in this book. I've had the book a short while and made two batches of bread carefully following the books directions. Both recipes were easy and turned out exactly as described. The bread is delicious. I look forward to trying more recipes from the book.

I found the book interesting. The breads are not quick but they are worth the effort. I like that Peter gives ratios rather than simply measurements of ingredients. It allows you to make the quantity of dough / starter you would like. The book has a good range of recipes from simple breads to Danish pastries, English muffins and more. For the learning but serious bread-maker.

I discovered the beautiful world of artisan bread a few months ago. I had never heard of Peter Reinhart before then and I stumbled on this book while looking for another bread book. I was hooked by the pretty pictures of breads, dough, croissants the minute I laid my eyes on this book. I have now baked several of the breads and I am just getting better and better at the art of baking homemade breads. I credit this master baker and this particular book for taking me to a higher level of loaf artistry. Peter R. has made a lot of his recipes almost foolproof, so easy to make and more importantly....incredibly delicious. I would recommend this book a million times.