Table of Contents
Introduction 1
1 Beginning Essentials 5
Gluten-Free Flour Blends 5
Gluten-Free Bread Flour 8
High-Quality All-Purpose Gluten-Free Flour 9
Make-It-Simpler All-Purpose Gluten-Free Flour 9
Basic Gum-Free Gluten-Free Flour 9
Whole-Grain Gluten-Free Flour 10
Gluten-Free Pastry Flour 10
Glossary: How to Speak Bread 11
Equipment and Bakeware: What You Need and What You'll Want 13
2 What to Expect from Gluten-Free Bread 21
What to Expect from This Gluten-Free Bread Dough 21
Basic Principles for Creating and Handling This Bread Dough 22
Rules for Storing Gluten-Free Bread 23
Troubleshooting Gluten-Free Bread Baking 25
Shoestring Savings 29
3 Shaping Bread Dough 31
General Shaping Tips 31
Instructions for Creating Every Shape of Bread 32
4 Loaves of Bread: Everything from Lean Crusty White and Whole-Grain Breads to Enriched Cinnamon Swirl and Cheese Breads 41
Lean Crusty White Sandwich Bread 43
Soft White Sandwich Bread 45
Cinnamon Swirl Bread 48
Brioche Bread 50
Cheese Bread 52
Lean Crusty Whole-Grain Bread 55
Potato Bread 57
Japanese Milk Bread 59
Braided Challah Bread 62
Chocolate Bread 65
Oatmeal Bread 67
Ricotta Bread 70
Sweet Potato Bread 72
English Muffin Bread 74
Panettone Bread 76
Buckwheat Bread 78
Olive Bread 80
5 Pure Sourdough Breads: Bread Made with a Wild Yeast Starter and No Commercial Yeast 83
Wild Yeast Starter: How It All Begins 83
Converting Liquid Starter to Mother Starter 87
Pain au Levain (Basic Sourdough Bread) 91
Crunchy Levain Breadsticks 93
Levain Dinner Rolls 97
Levain Boule Bread 99
No-Rye "Rye" Bread 101
"Pumpernickel" Bread 105
Sourdough Soft Pretzels 107
"Rye" Bagels 109
"Pumpernickel" Bagels 111
Plain Sourdough Bagels 113
Sourdough Pancakes 115
6 Rolls and Other Shaped Breads: Smaller Breads Shaped into Bagels, Rolls, English Muffins, Knots, and Hoagies 117
English Muffins 118
Ciabatta Bread 121
Plain (or Seeded) Bagels 123
Whole-Grain Bagels 126
Garlic Knots 128
Tiger Rolls 131
Pita Bread 133
Hoagie Rolls 135
Soft Hamburger Buns 139
Soft Hot-Dog Buns 141
Monkey Bread 143
Hot Cross Buns 147
Glazed Yeast-Raised Donuts 151
Pretzel Rolls 153
Onion Bialys 156
Cloverleaf Rolls 158
Parker House Rolls 160
Crescent Rolls 162
Cinnamon Sticky Buns 164
Cinnamon Rolls 166
Basic Baguettes 169
Whole-Grain Baguettes 171
Whole-Grain Boule 173
Soft Olive Garden-Style Garlic Butter Breadsticks 177
Basic Torpedo Bread (or Batard) 179
Hawaiian Rolls 181
Miniature Brioche Buns 183
7 Flatbreads: Breads and Crackers You Roll or Press Flat 185
Thick-Crust Pizza Dough 187
Thin-Crust Pizza Dough 189
Thick-Crust Whole-Grain Pizza Dough 191
Deep-Dish Chicago-Style Pizza 193
Naan Bread 195
Herb Focaccia 198
Garlic Focaccia 200
Flour Tortillas 203
Whole-Grain Flour Tortillas 205
Corn Tortillas 207
Crepes 209
Parmesan Cornmeal Crackers 210
Ritz-Style Crackers 212
Wheat Thin-Style Crackers 214
Yeast-Raised Waffles 216
8 Yeast-Free Quick Breads: Savory and Sweet Breads and Pastries with No Yeast 219
Gougères 220
Cream Puffs 223
Strawberry Scones 225
Extra-Flaky Buttermilk Biscuits 227
Cream Cheese Buttermilk Biscuits 230
Cornmeal Biscuits 232
Morning Glory Muffins 233
Carrot Muffins 235
Bran Muffins 237
Brown Butter Sage Cornbread Muffins 239
Brown Butter Banana Bread 242
Zucchini Bread 244
Irish Soda Bread 246
9 Using the Dough: What to Do with All That Gorgeous Bread and Dough 247
Quick Homemade Tomato Sauce 249
Cheese Calzones 251
Cast-Iron Skillet Pizza 253
Spinach and Salami Stromboli 254
Pizza Margherita 255
Meatball Subs 256
Philly Cheesesteaks 258
Chicken Cheesesteaks 260
Club Sandwich 261
Reuben Sandwich 263
Monte Crista 264
Grilled Cheese Panini 265
Ham and Brie Tea Sandwiches 266
Pita Chips 267
Breadcrumbs 268
Cinnamon Sugar French Toast 269
Resources 271
Acknowledgments 275
Index 279
About the Author 292
