The Bread Book Hardcover – January 1, 1994

I love this book. It really taught me how to bake bread. Now, I can modify almost any recipe to make it work the way the recipies in this book work. Also, I have made most of the recipes and they have all turned out very well. I actually buy a couple of these books every year at Christmas and give them to friends and family as presents. All of them have used the book and they rave about it too. If you are interested in learning how to make bread but don't have much experience, this is a GREAT book. If you do have lots of experience and don't need much help - this book is still wonderful because it has a wonderful variety of recipes. Excellent book. Wish I could give it 6 stars!

This is my second copy of this wonderful bread making book. I was really glad to find this one used and in very good condition on Amazon. If you are thinking about becoming a bread maker, this is a great book to begin with. Making your own bread is so much more delicious than anything you can purchase though it does take a lot of time and personal involvement if you really want to produce the best dough.

A great addition to my Kitchen Library.I am crazy about BREAD- Any kind of bread. I usually make my bread from scratch so this book is perfect for me. The breads in this book are authentic- IF you don't mind kneading flour with your hands.

I just baked the basic loaf from this book and it was excellent for so little effort and time. The photos are surprisingly useful. Whereas other books often reserve photos for the finished product, this one shows many of the steps as well and attempts to show the appropriate consistency of the dough.The only problem I have found is that there are references to incorrect pages throughout the book. For example, in the sourdough chapter the text refers you to page 176 for instructions on how to keep a starter for longer than a few days but that page is a series of recipes for sweet icings and fillings. I know of at least one other similar mistake without really looking for them. If the information is important (like how to keep a starter going) you can normally locate it using the index.

Bought as a present for my son, because I have a book and he loves it! Best teaching book, best recipes, best bread book I've ever found.

If you are a bread maker like I am I really enjoy getting new Bread Books. This one is great. It has lots of pictures and lots of different breads. Emjoy...

I love this book!!!!

This book just wasn't what I thought it would be. I thought there would be better bread recipes but it is a compilation of many cooks recipes so it is disappointing, not what I thought. No I would not recommend this if you are an experienced baker. If you are just learning to bake bread you might garner something from this book.