Complete Starter Guide to Making Bread

Book excerpt: If you are a seasoned bread maker looking for tasty new bread recipes or baking techniques including how to bake bread in an air fryer or slow cooker or if you are new to breadmaking, The Complete Starter Guide to Making Bread is for you. With more than 35 years of experience as a recipe and food writer, author Kathryn Hawkins understands the importance of providing clear, concise, and easy-to-follow instructions for creating the perfect loaf of bread. Chapters include the history of bread and breadmaking, essential ingredients, and breadmaking techniques including kneading, proofing, knocking-back, shaping, baking, cooling, slicing, and storing. The more than 25 sweet and savory recipes include the classic tin-baked white loaf, Irish soda bread, Babka, cinnamon rolls, wholewheat loaf, focaccia, Bao buns, cornbread, and a variety of gluten-free and vegan versions.