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Secrets of a Jewish Baker

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(4 Customer Reviews)

by:
Greenstein, George

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Product Details:

PB :

320 Pages

Publisher:

Ten Speed Press

Pub. Date:

Apr 23, 2007

Our Part #:

10436

ISBN-10:

1580088449

ISBN-13:

9781580088442

Description:

For more than 20 years, George Greenstein owned and operated a Jewish bakery in Long Island. In this highly acclaimed cookbook, he reveals the unwritten tips that were passed down in his family through three generations of bakers. With a broad selection of basic breads, authentic New York-style staples, and ethnic favorites, Secrets of a Jewish Baker covers everything bakers need know to ensure a successful loaf every time.

The highly accessible classic baking book that includes 140 failsafe recipes for yeasted and quick breads, revised with 12 new recipes for breads like whole-grain challah and pretzels.

Winner of the 1994 James Beard award for Best Baking and Dessert Cookbook.

Features 12 programs for a morning of baking--strategic directions to bake a family's bread for a week, turning out five different breads in as few as two hours.

Each bread has separate instructions for mixing by hand, food processor, and stand mixer.

SELECTED RECIPES:

Challah

Sour Rye Bread

Bagels

French Onion Bread

Foccacia

Nine-Grain Bread

Bavarian Pumpernickel Bread

Sourdough Olive Bread

Bialys

Rich Cranberry Walnut Muffins

Orange Pecan Bread

Naan

Related Categories:

Baking, Bread, Jewish

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1. Anonymous User on 9/22/2010, said:

i was able to bake a lot of my childhood favorites that i was afraid i'd lost.

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2. Torrey on 1/1/2013, said:

This is one of the best books on baking bread there is. I have used many of the recipes here and they work and taste wonderful.

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3. Anonymous User on 8/23/2011, said:

I love this book. I made a few things and they came out just as described. Lots of history to read here also.

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4. Anonymous User on 3/15/2011, said:

First rate book. Try the perfect nut cake, which was a staple of every Jewish bakery but has long since disappeared. Salt sticks, 'corn bread' . . . it is all here

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