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The Handmade Loaf

The book that started a baking revolution
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The Handmade Loaf by Dan Lepard delves into the art of traditional bread-making, blending techniques with personal stories and cultural insights. The book is rich with varied bread recipes, each accompanied by detailed instructions and evocative photography. Lepard shares his experience and passion for artisanal baking, offering inspiration and practical guidance for both novice and experienced bread enthusiasts.
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If you have a passion for baking and are eager to perfect the art of bread-making, this book offers a delightful journey through various homemade bread recipes with a focus on traditional and artisanal techniques. You'll appreciate the detailed instructions and vibrant photography that make each step accessible, whether you're a novice or an experienced baker looking to expand your repertoire.

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The Handmade Loaf

The authoritative guide to baking that every baker needs in their kitchen, now revised and updated.

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With more than 75 recipes, from dark crisp rye breads and ricotta breadsticks through to effortless multigrain sourdough, The Handmade Loaf guides you through the stress-free techniques you need to make and bake great breads at home.

Made and photographed in kitchens and bakeries across Europe, from Russia through to the Scottish Highlands, Dan Lepard's ground-breaking methods show you how to get the most flavour and the best texture from sourdough and simple yeast breads with minimal kneading and gentle handling of the dough.

Let this classic cookbook guide you to making superb bread at home.

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Dan Lepard is celebrated for his exceptional contribution to the world of baking, drawing comparisons to leaders in other fields like Formula One's Lewis Hamilton. His book inspires praise for its ability to help home bakers produce impressive and delightful results, indicating that it has played a significant role in sparking interest in developing baking skills in the UK.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781784723347

Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 August 2017

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Mitchell Beazley

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 7.0mm

Width: 204.0mm

Height: 255.0mm

Weight: 668g

Pages: 192

About the Author

Dan Lepard is an award-winning baker and sourdough expert, who has started bread bakeries for top London chefs Fergus Henderson, Yotam Ottolenghi and Giorgio Locatelli, and continues to help home cooks and chefs master sourdough in their kitchens. He's a regular voice on BBC radio, writes for food and travel magazines around the world, has a monthly baking column in The Sydney Morning Herald, was judge on The Great Australian Bake Off, but is best known for his time as baking columnist for the Guardian newspaper for nearly a decade.

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