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Big Book of Bread: Recipes and Stories from Around the Globe
Flour, water, salt.
The Big Book of Bread explores bread in its myriad forms, and offers delicious recipes for recreating loaves from across the globe.
With basic ingredients and equipment, and step-by-step explanations, Dr James Morton guides you through classic key bakes, many offered and selected by bakers from their countries of origin. Covering savoury favourites including Soda Bread, Sourdough and Shokupan, as well as sweet treats such as Babka, Buns and Brioche, this book showcases a world of awesome loaves.
Illustrated throughout with stunning photography, The Big Book of Bread is a compendium of baking knowledge and insight, and a vital book for every bread enthusiast.
The Big Book of Bread explores bread in its myriad forms, and offers delicious recipes for recreating loaves from across the globe.
With basic ingredients and equipment, and step-by-step explanations, Dr James Morton guides you through classic key bakes, many offered and selected by bakers from their countries of origin. Covering savoury favourites including Soda Bread, Sourdough and Shokupan, as well as sweet treats such as Babka, Buns and Brioche, this book showcases a world of awesome loaves.
Illustrated throughout with stunning photography, The Big Book of Bread is a compendium of baking knowledge and insight, and a vital book for every bread enthusiast.
320 pages, Hardcover
Published October 15, 2024
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August 18, 2025
This is really good, in spite of James' instruction not to bother weighing salt and to just use table salt. Considering that a.) table salt (with iodine) can taste bitter, and b.) other kinds of salt (seasalt, kosher salt) come in so many different sizes of grinds, it's essential to weigh. The argument that electronic scales can't handle small amounts doesn't hold a lot of water. Our inexpensive electronic scale weighs 10 grams salt fairly accurately.
One teaspoon of table salt weighs 6 grams, but depending on the brand, one teaspoon of Kosher salt weighs 3, 3.5, or 4 grams. One teaspoon of salt flakes (depending on the size of the flakes) weight 2.5 grams. See? Weigh the salt!
(If following James Morton's recipes, keep in mind that his notion of "1 tsp salt" means "6 grams")
One teaspoon of table salt weighs 6 grams, but depending on the brand, one teaspoon of Kosher salt weighs 3, 3.5, or 4 grams. One teaspoon of salt flakes (depending on the size of the flakes) weight 2.5 grams. See? Weigh the salt!
(If following James Morton's recipes, keep in mind that his notion of "1 tsp salt" means "6 grams")
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