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The Big Book of Bread

Recipes and Stories From Around the Globe
By James Morton and Dr James Morton
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Flour, water, salt. The Big Book of Bread explores bread in its myriad forms and offers delicious recipes for recreating loaves from across the globe. With basic ingredients and equipment, and step-by-step explanations, Dr James Morton guides you through classic key bakes, many offered and selected... Read More
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Explore the history and geography of bread with recipes old andΒ new, from near and far, from Modern Sourdough to Ancient PittaΒ and Scottish Batch BreadΒ toΒ Shokupan

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Flour, water, salt.

The Big Book of Bread explores bread in its myriad forms and offers delicious recipes for recreating loaves from across the globe.

With basic ingredients and equipment, and step-by-step explanations, Dr James Morton guides you through classic key bakes, many offered and selected by bakers from their countries of origin. Covering savoury favourites including Soda Bread, Sourdough, and Shokupan, as well as sweet treats such as Babka, Buns, and Brioche, this book showcases a world of awesome loaves.

Illustrated throughout with stunning photography, The Big Book of Bread is a compendium of baking knowledge and insight, and a vital book for every bread enthusiast.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781787138742

Publisher: Quadrille Publishing Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 10 October 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Quadrille Publishing Ltd

Illustration: Full-colour photography throughout

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 39.0mm

Width: 195.0mm

Height: 255.0mm

Weight: 1279g

Pages: 320

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About the Author

James Morton is the author of seven books including Super Sourdough (2019) and Brilliant Bread, which won the Guild of Food Writers Cookbook of the Year award in 2014. In 2012 he reached the final of BBC TV’s Great British Bake Off. He works as a GP in Glasgow, Scotland with an interest in climate and sustainability.

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