Product Description

Devotees of unrefined whole-grain flours and natural sweeteners, such as honey, maple syrup and fruit concentrates, love this book. All recipes are low in fat and solium and include a nutritional analysis for fat, protein, carbohydrate, cholesterol and sodium. Author Donna German also tackles special ingredients and substitutions.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #171820 in Books
• Published on: 1992-10-01
• Released on: 1992-10-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 176 pages

Customer Reviews

Some recipes good, some not so good!
Looking at the index with all of the yummy-sounding recipes makes one very hungry. The author's preliminary chapter "Baking with Whole Grains" is informative and there are many practical recommendations about milling one's own grain if you want to really delve wholeheartedly into the business of whole grain bread-baking. Unfortunately, all of the recipes are not reliable and I speak with several years of successful bread machine usage. Although I have had excellent results with a few recipes in this book such as the Caraway Raisin Bread and the Honey Wheat Bread, there are others that are real "bomb-outs." I would discourage anyone from even trying the Raisin Walnut Bread (proportions of flour and liquid were all wrong as the batter was sloppy through most of the baking and the bread was coarse, heavy, and stuck to the pan terribly), or the Honey Peasant Bread which was very bland and needs more salt and honey. So, all-in-all, if the reader wants to experiment, this book may be fine; but for those who need a foolproof basic book, then this isn't the one.

A wonderful book on whole foods bread machine breadmaking!
If you want to make bread the healthiest it can be from a bread machine, this is the book for you. Ms. German gives a thorough education of such things as the purpose of each ingredient, how to make substitutions, baking with whole grains, how to use healthier sweeteners, milling, dough enhancers, the differences between choices within each ingredient, and then, of course, plenty of recipes which accomodate a 1, 1&1/2, and 2 lb. loaf size. A great book!

Waste of paper and money!
After having wasted the ingredients to make *five* different recipes from this book, the results of the last attempt, along with the book, are going into the trash. No wonder this book was remaindered! Following the recipes to the letter, I have gotten dry, heavy loaves of bread that were nearly impossible to cut, let alone eat. I used all fresh ingredients, including yeast. When using the recipes in the book that came with my bread machine, I always get excellent results. Love the idea of healthy bread machine recipes. It would be nice if someone would write one!