Thursday, September 2, 2010

Summary - The Bread Bible by Rose Levy Beranbaum

Quick data:
Title: The Bread Bible
Author: Rose Levy Beranbaum
Length: 640 pages
Recipe quality: 5 out of 5
Recipe complexity: 4 out of 5 
Organization: 5 out of 5
Index quality: 3 out of 5
Food Porn Vale: 3 out of 5 

Pros:
  • Very detailed instructions, nothing is left by chance
  • A big selection of recipes for lots of different types of breads
  • Author has a big forum on her web site, so it's easy to ask around about the recipes if anything is unclear
  • Full of information on anything bread related, useful both for novices and bread buffs
  • Measurements in both weight and volume

Cons:
  • A bit overwhelming, most recipes are several pages long
  • Made for America, using U.S brands that are not available here
  • Some of the recipes are more involved than what I'm used to, i.e. the sourdough is expanded twice, which I've never done before and it puts me off because it takes way to long
  • Small quantities (but hey, as long as you read carefully and multiply by need, this isn't really a problem) 
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But all in all I think that The Bread Bible is a great resource and I'd recommend it to anyone interested in baking great breads at home.

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