Bread Book Again

I am still shopping for a bread book. I would like a book that not only offers recipes but can help me to get better at bread making. . I’ve narrowed my choices down to four books:


Maggie Glezer Artisan Baking Across America: The Breads, The Bakers, The Best Recipes
Beth Hensperger The Bread Bible
Joe Ortiz The Village Baker : Classic Regional Breads from Europe and America
Eric Treuille Ultimate Bread

I could really use help in selecting a book.


Thanks!

Techniques yes Kimmie but I do not want a book exclusively on techniques. I would like recipes for different type of bread not exclusively done with sourdough starters but using a good variety of leavening and oviously ingredients. Is there such a book? Or should I just go ahead and write it myself.

Thanks for the suggestion Pompeyams I'm not sure I am ready for a British bread book yet because of the difference of ingredients and terms. It will go on my always growing wish list. If I could only win the lottery.

You are scaring me Kimmie. When you can say what’s in my cookbook collection it tells me you are starting to know too much about me.

I did check the recipes in Gisslen’s book this week. It contains a nice variety of bread products. Combine with the recipes in Baking With Julia and some in other books makes me realised that maybe I should be happy with what I have and make those recipes before running out and getting a new book.

It’s just that I have this coupon for Chapters online and I have this urge to use it. Maybe I should keep it for one of those nice books coming out in October. Mind you, the Good Cook still owes me a book and they do carry Artisan Baking. Hmmmm now there is a thought. I would get the best of both .

The title is correct Pompeyams it just doesn’t seem to be in the online bookstore catalogue.


Thanks for the tips on C&C Koko. I’ll try to see if one of the bookstores has it so I can have a look at it. It does seem to have what I am looking for.

Ultimate Bread might be under 20$ for you Risa but here it is 38.50$ can you believe how little our dollar is worth? Makes everything so expensive! I’d love to see that book, someone else mention it has lots of pictures and a good selection of recipes. The Bread Bible sure sounds nice. It’s nice when the recipes actually turn out like they should. I know it sounds stupid but sometime the recipes in a book don’t make any sense.

Kimmie I was kidding...

I just wasn't sure after your last comment.

I called Chapters last night and they have a copy of Ultimate Bread on order. They'll call me once it's in. After that I should finally be able to make up my mind.

I was thinking along those line this morning when I woke up Koko. Artisan Baking is such a well presented book too. They even give basic info as how to check for gluten etc.

So there I was thinking about bread and told myself it would be a good birthday present. Add to that a new scale and it's perfect! I'm changing my mind about the latter I think I'll get the Cuisinart portion scale but I disgress.

Too bad my train of thought were later derailed by my car who decided it's in desperate need of a new muffler. :(


See Risa when you come to Canada you already feel richer because of the exchange rate.
;)

Isn't this whole bread making mania contagious Risa?

[ July 30, 2001: Message edited by: Iza ]