The bread baker's apprentice : mastering the art of extraordinary bread /
by Peter Reinhart ; photography by Ron Manville.
- xi, 304 pages : colour illustrations ; 26 cm
Includes index.
Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- What Is It about Bread? -- Deconstructing Bread: A Tutorial -- Assumptions and Rationales -- The Twelve Stages of Bread: Evoking the Fullness of Flavor from the Grain -- Formulas -- The Final Grace Note: Wood-Fired Baking in Bennett Valley -- Resources -- Index. I.. II.. III..
In this volume Peter Reinhart shares the bread breakthroughs he made arising from a pilgrimage to France and time spent in the Culinary Academy kitchen with his students. En route he distills hard science, advanced techniques and food history into an accessible resource.