The Pink Whisk Guide to Bread Making: Brilliant Baking Step-by-Step

by Ruth Clemens

Overview

You can't beat the satisfaction of baking (and eating) your own loaf, or the delicious aroma it creates as it bakes min your oven. Bread making isn't a labour-intensive process but you do need a bit of time and some forward planning. Follow the step-by-step instructions in the recipes and you'll soon be on your way to a fantastic loaf. It doesn't have to be perfect - it's homemade after all - and that's why you'll be so proud of it. Like any type of baking, bread making can be full of pitfalls, but if you follow the step by step recipes then you can avoid them. It's worthwhile investing time in understanding what makes a good loaf - and that generally means learning by mistakes! Read through the techniques and troubleshooting sections for lots of tips before you get going. This book is full of bread recipes for loaves of all shapes, to suit all tastes, but it isn't just about the recipes: it's about making all of your bread making even better than before. Ruth Clemens, finalist on The Great British Bake Off, has crammed in as many tips and tricks as possible, plus explanations of why you should do a certain something at a specific stage - the sort of thing that's missed out of most recipe methods. You'll then be able to apply these techniques to all of your bread making - and you'll be turning out delicious homemade loaves in next to no time. The recipes are in three sections by method; straightforward doughs in Brilliant Basics, doughs made using a pre-ferment in Perfect Pre-ferments, and recipes that have slightly different methods in Further Favourites. Some of the 30 recipes include Crusty Cobb, Ciabatta with Olive Oil, Chocolate and Hazlenut Wheel, Teacakes, Danish Pastry and Savoury Bagels. There are breads for every occasion, each with its own variation to show you how things can be mixed up a little bit to create something different.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781446303269
Publisher:	David & Charles
Publication date:	07/25/2013
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	637,350
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Ruth Clemens is a baker, cake decorator and very busy wife and mother. Completely self taught, Ruth's passion for baking and sugarcrafting shines through on her blog, The Pink Whisk. Ruth was a finalist on 2010's The Great British Bake Off on BBC 2. She lives in Cheshire, UK.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6

Equipment 8

Ingredients 10

Techniques 12

Troubleshooting 18

Brilliant Basics 20

Basic White Loaf 22

Basic Brown Loaf 28

Quick White Rolls 30

Teacakes 34

BBQ Twist & Swirl Loaf 36

Cinnamon Twist & Swirl Loaf 40

Malthouse Loaf 42

Honey Oat Rolls 46

Bacon & Cheese Potato Bread 48

Chorizo & Chilli Potato Bread 52

Spiced Chocolate Orange Fingers 54

Iced Lemon Fingers 58

Perfect Pre-Ferment 60

Crusty Cobb 62

Tiger Bread 68

Seeded Multigrain Loaf 70

Maple & Pecan Loaf 74

Danish Apple Plait 76

Picnic Plait 80

Ciabatta with Olive Oil 82

Rosemary & Sea Salt Foccacia 86

Stilton & Cranberry Wheel 88

Chocolate & Hazelnut Wheel 92

Further Favourites 94

Savoury Bagels 96

Sweet Cinnamon & Cranberry Bagels 102

Challah 104

Herby Braided Loaf 110

Brioche 112

Brioche Pizza 116

Danish Pastry - Raisin Whirls 118

Croissants 122

Suppliers & Acknowledgements 124

Index 126