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Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 641.815 EAN: 9780688146573 ISBN: 0688146570 Label: William Morrow Manufacturer: William Morrow Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 512 Publication Date: November 01, 1996 Publisher: William Morrow Studio: William Morrow Sales Rank: 230508
Rating: - Way too time-consuming for my lifestyle
This is a wonderful book for impressing your guests with interesting recipes. However, I was hoping to find a good book with recipes for a variety of breads. This book has good explanations of techniques and ingredients. There are way too many "artisan" style breads like Bialys, Nan and Challah. Many recipes also use a starter. I prefer to grab ingredients off the shelf to make herb, wheat, foccacia, irish soda bread, etc. This book includes those also, but I'm afraid I paid too much for a book that didn't have many practical recipes. The sections other than breads were the same way... too time-consuming and complicated.
Rating: - The definitive baking book.
Even if you make only a few of the many recipes in this extensive volume, you will learn a great deal about the WHYS involved in baking. The instructions and the photographs are clear & easy to follow, and produce excellent results.
Rating: - The best general baking book to own.
As an avid user of baking books, I can say this book is the best for detailed instructions for every basic type of bread and pastry dough. After the chapter on basics, the book then utilizes them in a variety of great recipes. I learned to make brioche with no problem. I regularly make the french apple tart and mocha brownie cake. The boca negra is great for special occasions.
Rating: - Have no fear, Julia is here!
Such precise, detailed instruction makes the world of pastry & breadmaking accessible to the novice. Expect extraordinary results and you will not be disappointed! Worth every cent.
Rating: - Extraordinary
I just finished reading reviews by others and can't believe they had problems with the recipes. Both technique and recipes are spectacular as always with Julia Child. I have made a number of recipes from this book and all were more than excellent. The presentation itself is inspirational.