The Bread Baker's Apprentice, 15th Anniversary Edition: Mastering the Art of Extraordinary Bread [a Baking Book] (Hardcover)

CONTENTS

Introduction 1

ONE. WHAT IS IT ABOUT BREAD? 7

TWO. DECONSTRUCTING BREAD: A TUTORIAL 25

Assumptions and Rationales 25

The Twelve Stages of Bread: Evoking the Fullness of Flavor from the Grain 48

THREE. FORMULAS 109

The Final Grace Note:  Wood-Fired Baking in Bennett Valley 303


Formulas

Pre-ferments 110

Pâte Fermentée 111

Poolish 112

Biga 113

Anadama Bread 114

Artos: Greek Celebration Breads 117

Bagels 121

Brioche and Brioche Relatives 130

Casatiello 137

Challah 140

Ciabatta 142

Cinnamon Buns and Sticky Buns 150

Cinnamon Raisin Walnut Bread 154

Corn Bread 157

Cranberry-Walnut Celebration Bread 160

English Muffins 163

Focaccia 165

French Bread 174

Italian Bread 178

Kaiser Rolls 182

Lavash Crackers 186

Light Wheat Bread 189

Marbled Rye Bread 191

Multigrain Bread Extraordinaire 195

Pain à l’Ancienne 199

Pain de Campagne 203

Pane Siciliano 207

Panettone 211

Pizza Napoletana 217

Poolish Baguettes 223

Portuguese Sweet Bread 226

Potato Rosemary Bread 229

Pugliese 233

Sourdough Bread and Variations 238

Basic Sourdough Bread 245

New York Deli Rye 249

100% Sourdough Rye Bread 253

Poilâne-Style Miche 256

Pumpernickel Bread 260

Sunflower Seed Rye 264

Stollen 268

Swedish Rye (Limpa) 274

Tuscan Bread 277

Vienna Bread 280

White Bread: Three Multipurpose Variations 284

Whole-Wheat Bread 288

Sprouted Wheat and Brown Rice Bread 291

Sprouted Whole Wheat Onion and Poppyseed Bialys 294

Beyond Ultimate Cinnamon and Sticky Buns 297

Potato, Cheddar, and Chive Torpedoes 307

Roasted Onion and Asiago Miche 310