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Flour Water Salt Yeast: The Fundamentals of Artisan Bread and Pizza [A Cookbook]

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From Portland’s most acclaimed and beloved baker comes this must-have baking guide, featuring recipes for world-class breads and pizzas and a variety of schedules suited for the home baker.

There are few things more satisfying than biting into a freshly made, crispy-on-the-outside, soft-and-supple-on-the-inside slice of perfectly baked bread. For Portland-based baker Ken Forkish, well-made bread is more than just a pleasure—it is a passion that has led him to create some of the best and most critically lauded breads and pizzas in the country.

In Flour Water Salt Yeast, Forkish translates his obsessively honed craft into scores of recipes for rustic boules and Neapolitan-style pizzas, all suited for the home baker. Forkish developed and tested all of the recipes in his home oven, and his impeccable formulas and clear instructions result in top-quality artisan breads and pizzas that stand up against those sold in the best bakeries anywhere.

Whether you’re a total beginner or a serious baker, Flour Water Salt Yeast has a recipe that suits your skill level and time constraints: Start with a straight dough and have fresh bread ready by supper time, or explore pre-ferments with a bread that uses biga or poolish. If you’re ready to take your baking to the next level, follow Forkish’s step-by-step guide to making a levain starter with only flour and water, and be amazed by the delicious complexity of your naturally leavened bread. Pizza lovers can experiment with a variety of doughs and sauces to create the perfect pie using either a pizza stone or a cast-iron skillet.

Flour Water Salt Yeast is more than just a collection of recipes for amazing bread and pizza—it offers a complete baking education, with a thorough yet accessible explanation of the tools and techniques that set artisan bread apart. Featuring a tutorial on baker’s percentages, advice for manipulating ingredients ratios to create custom doughs, tips for adapting bread baking schedules to fit your day-to-day life, and an entire chapter that demystifies the levain-making process, Flour Water Salt Yeast is an indispensable resource for bakers who want to make their daily bread exceptional bread.

From the Publisher

I was completely motivated to demonstrate how good bread can be.... Ken Forkish, from IntroductionI was completely motivated to demonstrate how good bread can be.... Ken Forkish, from Introduction

I want to entice novices to bake...Total beginners can dive right in.I want to entice novices to bake...Total beginners can dive right in.

Photograph of baked bread loaf in red panPhotograph of baked bread loaf in red pan

This book is also written [those]who are looking for another approach to making dough.This book is also written [those]who are looking for another approach to making dough.

Photograph of inside of baked bread loaf with crispy crust and soft crumbPhotograph of inside of baked bread loaf with crispy crust and soft crumb

Exceptionally detailed and clearly written with dedicated bakers in mind. Library JournalExceptionally detailed and clearly written with dedicated bakers in mind. Library Journal

Photograph of sliced baked bread loaf on wooden cutting board.Photograph of sliced baked bread loaf on wooden cutting board.

The James Beard and IACP Award-winning author of Flour Water Salt Yeast and one of the most trusted baking authorities in the country proves that amazing pizza is within reach of any home cook. The author of Flour Water Salt Yeast teaches you how to elevate your sandwich bread, breakfast toast, and overall bread-baking game using everything he’s learned in the last decade to perfect his loaves.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ten Speed Press; 43633rd edition (September 18, 2012)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 160774273X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1607742739
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.63 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.32 x 1 x 10.28 inches

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