Calling all bread bakers...

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traca

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I had a fabulous chat with an artisan bread baker from NC today. I asked about the books that inspired his career & thought I'd share them here. I'm in book-buying purgatory at the moment, but when I'm back in the saddle, these are on my wishlist, for sure!

Classic James Beard.

Joe Ortiz-Village Baker was epiphany for me. Ortiz's book was at beginning of artisan bread movement, early 90's.History & wholeness of food & community from that book.

Dan Leader.

Peter Reinhart.

Jeffrey Hammelman.

And I added a new book that I'm completely smitten with: Bread Matters. It goes into the science of baking and also covers history of artisan bread. He discusses at length the fact that people may not be gluten-intolerant but affected by the modern take on rapid rising and poor wheat milling.

 
Traca, I don't suppose the science book mentions using lecithin? You always know interesting people!

 
I have books by 2 of these wonderful bakers...

Village Baker and Bread Bakers Apprentice.

I have also met both of the authors, been to bread making classes given by them, and am totally in awe of their knowledge and passion.

I'll be looking for Bread Matters next time I'm in a bookstore.

Thanks for the pointer.

 
If I may add another one to the list...

I have Leader, Hammelman, Reinhart, and Beard - of the four, I like Hammelman the best.

but a book that is, in my humble opinion, a must have for any person into bread baking: The Handmade Loaf, by Dan Lepard

not very easy to find, it seems to be backordered quite a bit, but I recommended to at least 5 people, and they all loved it

I've been tempted to get Bread Matters, but so far resisted... smileys/smile.gif

(by the way, I am counting the days... on Jan 31st I get to meet Peter Reinhart, and by then I'll be maybe 4 breads short of finishing the Bread Baker's Apprentice Challenge!)

 
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