Product Description

"The Handmade Loaf" is a collection of recipes, personal stories and photographs that capture the breads and home bakers of Europe. Over 80 recipes, many of which are inspired by the bakers profiled, look afresh at traditional methods and ingredients. Their blend of history and innovation will appeal to the experienced baker, but also to a generation ready to discover the simple pleasure of baking their first crisp loaf at home. Shot in real time, with bakers caught on film as the dough is mixed and the bread taken freshly from the oven, the photographs place the reader right beside the baker, showing the detail to help us understand perfectly how breads are created.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #358327 in Books
• Published on: 2008-02-15
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

Review
"As fresh and as mouth-watering as a loaf straight from the oven... the author's own step-by-step photographs are genuinely educational." Jenni Muir, The Independent Review "(Lepard's) supreme skill is his empathy with people who bake, from grandmothers using ancient ovens to cutting-edge chefs." Sheila Keating,The Times Magazine "It oozes knowledge, curiosity and love for its subject... I doubt a better book will be written on the subject for a few years to come." Tom Jaine, The Guardian

About the Author
Dan Lepard is the most talked about baker in Britain. He has baked for some of the country's top restaurants, including Locanda Locatelli, Zafferano and Alastair Little. He co-wrote Baking with Passion, the Baker & Spice Baking Book, published in 1999. For more information on Dan Lepard and the latest breadmaking trends from around the world, visit www.danlepard.com

Customer Reviews

Real easy sourdough
I've been baking my own bread for over 20 years & have used everything; cuisinart, kitchenaid, bread machine & keading till I drop. Lepard's mininal, intermittent kneading beats them all, hands down AND makes the best bread. Moreover, he tells you how to raise a starter that doesn't involve wasting pounds and pounds of flour or finding a vineyard with organic, unsulfured grapes. The recipes are secondary. This is a gem of a book.

One of my favorite books on bread baking!
Love this book! The photos are wonderful, the recipes are delicious. They are all artisanal loaves that taste like they come from village bakeries around the world. In fact Dan selects countries throughout Europe and does a profile on the bakery, with beautiful photos - it's like stepping back to the old world. From one of the best bakers in England, and an amazing photographer comes a very beautiful and useful bread baking book. I own about 15 bread books and this is one I pull out again and again for those great artisanal loaves!

Absolutely great.....
I've had this book for almost two years - this was THE book that got me into serious bread baking. Once I made my own starter following his method, and got used to the rhythm of feeding it, I never looked back.

his method of minimal kneading is well explained, the photos are gorgeous, the book is a pleasure to read.

A must-have for any person really interested in bread baking.