Baking Bread for the GENIUS

Nothing beats the wonderful warm aroma of fresh bread baking, filling the house with a sense of comfort and contentment. Have you been wanting to bake bread at home but just haven't done so? Or are you searching for new ideas, recipes from around the world, and techniques? Either way, Baking Bread for the GENIUS is your fun, down-to-earth guide to baking bread at home. Author Brandon Cristiano is a chef and culinary consultant who travels the world in a grand cooking adventure-such as baking freshly made pizzas for the Beijing Summer Olympics. Coauthor Bob Gatty is a journalist who has written about food and the food industry for more than thirty years. Cristiano shares recipes, techniques, and adventures in an entertaining and informative style, spicing things up with outspoken, often humorous, observations formed from growing up in an Italian-food-rich family and from his round-the-world travels. Gatty tosses in a chapter of favorite family recipes. Baking Bread for the GENIUS begins with the basics: a discussion of the equipment and utensils needed to bake bread in your home kitchen, followed by a chapter on key ingredients and their role in successful bread baking. Then, even before offering a single recipe, the book helps you prepare to get it right from the start. Tips, advice, explanations, and definitions help you clearly understand the process. The sumptuous recipes are virtually foolproof-just follow the detailed instructions. Unlike many baking books, the recip...