About the Book
Modernist
Bread at Home is an indispensable cookbook for anyone who is passionate
about making homemade bread. Created by the same team behind the award-winning Modernist
Bread, this new cookbook is thoughtfully tailored to the specific needs of
home bakers so that you can get great results in your kitchen, regardless of
how much time or experience you have.
After
years of rigorous independent research and hundreds of experiments, the Modernist Cuisine team has now distilled all that wisdom down into a comprehensive,
420-page single volume that proves bread-making can be attainable and
convenient, even during the workweek. You'll discover innovative yet practical techniques,
time-saving tips, helpful scientific insights, and adaptable recipes that make
delicious homemade bread possible.
Modernist Bread
at Home features over 160
easy-to-follow recipes that span the world of bread: rustic sourdoughs, traditional
French lean breads, lighter-than-air sandwich breads, decadent brioches, beautifully
textured ryes, challah, focaccia, bagels, bao, and more, with gluten-free recipes
that stand up to their counterparts. Plus, a 172-page wire-bound manual is included
so that you can easily bring all the recipes into the kitchen.
Whether it's a new
way of mixing, a method for saving overproofed dough, innovative ways to use
leftover levain, or how to improvise a proofer, you will become a better, more
confident baker. Useful step-by-step tutorials and visual guides are found throughout
the book, carefully designed to help you master key techniques, better navigate
the bread-making process, troubleshoot potential challenges, and bring a new
level of confidence to your baking.
Ultimately,
Modernist
Bread at Home will help you make beautiful loaves of bread with a depth of flavor
beyond that which you'll find in the store. And you can proudly say that you've
made it at home.
