The Bread Baker's Apprentice, 15th Anniversary Edition: Mastering the Art of Extraordinary Bread

Co-founder of the legendary Brother JunipersBakery, author of ten landmark bread books, anddistinguished instructor at the worlds largestculinary academy, Peter Reinhart has been aleader in Americas artisanal bread movement formore than thirty years. Never one to be contentwith yesterdays baking triumph, however, Petercontinues to refine his recipes and techniques inhis never-ending quest for extraordinary bread.

In this new edition of the award-winning andbest-selling The Bread Bakers Apprentice, Petershares bread breakthroughs arising from his studyin Frances famed boulangeries and the always-enlighteningtime spent in the culinary collegekitchen with his students. Peer over Peters shoulderas he learns from Pariss most esteemed bakers, likeLionel Poilne and Phillippe Gosselin, whose pain lanciennehas revolutionized the art of baguettemaking. Then stand alongside his students in thekitchen as Peter teaches the classic twelve stages ofbuilding bread, his clear instructions accompaniedby more than 100 step-by-step photographs.

Youll put newfound knowledge into practicewith fifty master formulas for such classic breads asrustic ciabatta, hearty pain de campagne, old-schoolNew York bagels, and the books Holy GrailPetersversion of the famed pain lancienne, as well asthree all-new formulas. En route, Peter distills hardscience, advanced techniques, and food historyinto a remarkably accessible and engaging resourcethat is as rich and multitextured as the loaves youllturn out. In this revised edition, he adds metricsand temperature conversion charts, incorporatescomprehensive bakers percentages into the recipes,and updates methods throughout. This is originalfood writing at its most captivating, teaching at itsmost inspired and inspiringand the rewards aresome of the best breads under the sun.