The Handmade Loaf : The book that started a baking revolution

Reissue

From award-winning baker, Dan Lepard, The Handmade Loaf is the authoritative guide to baking that every baker needs in their kitchen.

With more than 75 recipes, from dark crisp rye breads and ricotta breadsticks through to effortless multigrain sourdough, The Handmade Loaf guides you through the stress-free techniques you need to make and bake great breads at home.

Made and photographed in kitchens and bakeries across Europe, from Russia through to the Scottish Highlands, Dan Lepard's ground-breaking methods show you how to get the most flavor and the best texture from sourdough and simple yeast breads with minimal kneading and gentle handling of the dough. Let this classic cookbook guide you to making superb bread at home.

Contents include:
- Ingredients - Mixing, shaping & baking - The natural leaven
- From water to wine - From field to mill - Seeds and grains - Abundant harvest
- Herbs, spices & fragrances - The fat of the land - The dry breads of winter - The finish