 | The King Arthur Flour Baker's Companion: The All-Purpose Baking Cookbook by King Arthur Flour
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $19.00 Good for beginning breadmakers, this will walk you through quick breads and yeast breads with plenty of hand-holding and great illustrations. Does not cover more advanced starters and poolish, though, for that you'll need to take the next step to Jeffrey Hamelman's "Bread."
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 | Bread: A Baker's Book of Techniques and Recipes by Jeffrey Hamelman
Buy new: $25.20 / Used from: $23.00 From a member of the United States national baking team that won first place in the 1996 Coupe du Monde de la Boulangerie comes this very technical tale of bread. Includes both US and metric measurements in addition to detailed discussions of starters, techniques, and recipes illustrated by hundreds of drawings.
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 | The Bread Baker's Apprentice: Mastering the Art of Extraordinary Bread by Peter Reinhart
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $20.95 This fabulous primer goes into the twelve stages of bread along with his personal experiences traveling in France in search of the perfect baguette.
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 | The Bread Bible by Rose Levy Beranbaum
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $21.00 Includes delicious and unusual offerings such as Steamed Pecan Cornbread and divine breakfast recipes such as strudels and buns.
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 | Artisan Baking by Maggie Glezer
Buy new: $15.61 / Used from: $12.63 This wonderful book (by the author of A Blessing of Bread) shines with love for really great breadmaking (and a wealth of great recipes and step-by-step guidance).
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 | A Blessing of Bread: The Many Rich Traditions of Jewish Bread Baking Around the World by Maggie Glezer
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $16.12 Focuses exclusively on the importance of bread in Jewish life, from blessings to traditions to its role in holidays and religious ceremonies. Features Jewish bread recipes from around the globe, including challah, Iraqi and Ethiopian flatbreads, and Moroccan breads.
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 | My Bread: The Revolutionary No-Work, No-Knead Method by Jim Lahey
Buy new: $17.51 / Used from: $18.76 The originator of the "no-knead" bread craze has finally entered the scene with his own bread cookbook.
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 | Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: The Discovery That Revolutionizes Home Baking by Jeff Hertzberg MD
Buy new: $16.37 / Used from: $14.92 This wonderful shortcut will allow you to make a variety of fabulous breads from a master dough recipe that involves no kneading and no babysitting the dough. The authors are currently working on a sequel, "Healthy Breads in 5 Minutes A Day," that will feature more whole grains and dried fruits.
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 | Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day: 100 New Recipes Featuring Whole Grains, Fruits, Vegetables, and Gluten-Free Ingredients by Jeff Hertzberg MD
Buy new: $16.37 / Used from: $17.60 The sequel to the bestselling Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes A Day features more whole grains and fruits and veggies.
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 | Kneadlessly Simple: Fabulous, Fuss-Free, No-Knead Breads by Nancy Baggett
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $13.74 Another addition to the no-knead bread family, this features variations of many of the same recipes as Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day.
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 | Great Coffee Cakes, Sticky Buns, Muffins & More: 200 Anytime Treats and Special Sweets for Morning to Midnight by Carole Walter
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $21.40 If your one true love is morning pastries, this lovely volume will help you make fantastic yeasted pastries such as authentic Danishes, croissants, sticky buns, and Eastern European yeasted breads.
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 | Zojirushi BBCCX20 Home Bakery Supreme Bread Machine
Buy new: $190.95 / Used from: $140.00 The Zo is regarded by many as the best home bread machine, including the folks at the King Arthur Flour test kitchen.
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 | The Bread Lover's Bread Machine Cookbook by Beth Hensperger
Buy new: $14.93 / Used from: $11.28 Once you've tried homemade artisanal bread, you'll be loathe to return to bread machine loaves, but it'll do in a pinch. This book, by the author of The Bread Bible, offers traditional as well as unusual updates such as Zuni Indian bread.
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 | Cambro Round 6-Quart Storage Container, Clear
Buy new: $16.99 Perfect for proofing large batches of dough!
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 | Frieling Round Brotform 1-Pound Bread Rising Basket
Buy new: $29.65 The traditional cane basket used to achieve the concentric circles on hearth loaves.
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 | Chicago Metallic Professional Nonstick Perforated Baguette Pan
Buy new: $22.95 / Used from: $17.99 A perforated pan for baguettes.
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 | Paderno World Cuisine 7.875 Inch Non-Stick Brioche Mold
Buy new: $21.90 Brioche is traditionally baked in a fluted tin mold.
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