Editorial Review:

There's nothing like the smell of freshly baked bread to fill a kitchen with warmth, eager appetites, and endless praise for the baker who took on such a time-consuming task. Now, you can fill your kitchen with the irresistible aromas of a French bakery every day with just five minutes of active preparation time, and Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day will show you how.

Coauthors Jeff Hertzberg and Zoë François prove that bread baking can be easier than a trip to the bakery. Their method is quick and simple, bringing forth scrumptious perfection in each loaf. Delectable creations will emerge straight from your own oven as warm, indulgent masterpieces that you can finally make for yourself. In exchange for a mere five minutes of your time, your breads will rival those of the finest bakers in the world.

With nearly 100 recipes to put this ingenious technique to use, Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day will open the eyes of any potential baker who has sworn off homemade bread as simply too much work. Crusty baguettes, mouth-watering pizzas, hearty sandwich loaves, and even buttery pastries can easily become part of your own personal menu, and this innovative book will teach you everything you need to know.

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

Great introduction to bread baking:

Although I've enjoyed baking for years, I always found baking bread to be intimidating, until I bought this book. I dove right in, and using their recipes had great results almost immediately. But I think one has to keep it in perspective. Their technique will not enable you to produce the same result as the best traditional bakeries in just five minutes a day. It's not possible to reduce to just a few easy steps a craft which has been two thousand years in development and which professionals spend a... more info

fantastic bread:

Great method for making bread the easy way. Recipes are delicious. Have fresh bread every day with no trouble.

good bread in next to no time:

I bought this book because of an article in the New York Times that gave the basic bread recipe from this book. My experience with the basic recipe has been so satisfying that I have not yet ventured into the others in the book. It is definitely the easiest bread recipe I have ever tried, and the results are as tasty as any homemade bread I have eaten. This bread is my usual contribution to potlucks at church and work, and if there is any left, someone always wants to take it home.
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Artisan Bread in five minutes:

I have just received the book after a considerable delay. I have looked through the book and find it very interesting . Can't wait to try some of the bread recipes. I think I am going to like using it.

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