The Bread Lover's Bread Machine Cookbook - by Beth Hensperger (Paperback)

About the Book

For seasoned veterans looking for new breads to bake or rookies looking for a clear and reliable introduction, this book provides 300 fail-proof recipes, geared to the 1 1/2-pound and 2-pound loaf machines, for making everything from hearty sandwich breads to special occasion loaves. 80 illustrations. Lay-flat binding.

Book Synopsis

Can the incomparable taste, texture, and aroma of handcrafted bread from a neighborhood bakery be reproduced in a bread machine? The answer from bread expert Beth Hensperger is a resounding "Yes!"

When Beth first set out to find the answer, though, she had doubts; so she spent hundreds of hours testing all kinds of breads in a bread maker. This bountiful 646-page book full of more than 300 bakery-delicious recipes is the result, revealing the simple secrets for perfect bread, every time.

In addition to a range of white breads and egg breads, recipes include:

• Whole-Grain Breads
• Gluten-Free Breads
• Sourdough Breads
• Herb, Nut, Seed, and Spice Breads
• Vegetable, Fruit, and Cheese Breads
• Pizza Crusts, Focaccia, and other Flatbreads
• Coffee Cakes and Sweet Rolls
• Chocolate Breads
• Holiday Breads
• No-Yeast Quick Breads

No matter how you slice it, Beth's brilliant recipes add up to a lifetime of fun with your bread machine!

From the Back Cover

-- 300 tested and perfected recipes for making superior loaves of bread at home using an automatic bread machine
-- Basic sandwich breads as well as innovative loaves using nuts, fruits, spices, herbs, grains, and other special ingredients
-- American and international breads, everyday and holiday breads, savory and dessert breads, quick breads, and toppings
-- Shares with home cooks the professional bakers' secrets to high rising breads with great crust, crumb, aroma, and flavor
-- Fresh bread at the touch of a button; also doughs to shape by hand and make baguettes, pizza, focaccia, and more
-- Includes jams and spreads, as well as stuffings and recipes to make use of fresh or leftover bread

About the Author

Beth Hensperger is the author of 22 cookbooks, about half books on bread and baking and half books on how to cook with popular countertop appliances. They include The Bread Bible, winner of a James Beard Cookbook Award, and several volumes in the best-selling Not Your Mother's series, including Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Recipes for Two, Not Your Mother's Microwave Cookbook, and the blockbuster first volume, Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook. She has twice been nominated for the Julia Child/IACP Cookbook Award. Hensperger previously wrote a San Jose Mercury News food column for twelve years, Baking with the Seasons, and has contributed to dozens of cooking and lifestyle magazines, such as Food & Wine, Every Day with Rachael Ray, Veggie Life, Cooking Light, Working Woman, Victoria, Prevention, and Family Circle.