The World Encyclopedia of Bread and Bread Making

Synopsis of The World Encyclopedia of Bread and Bread Making

«The World Encyclopedia of Bread and Bread Making» is the bread-making manual by Christine Ingram and Jennie Shapter, published by Hermes House in paperback.

Surveys the world's breads and explains how to bake them at home: a colour visual catalogue of doughs and loaves, from Europe to the west coast of the United States, with over a hundred traditional recipes photographed step by step. It also covers ingredients, equipment, kneading and fermentation techniques, and the place of bread in different cultures.

2000 edition, 256 pages, text in English; the cover subtitle is «the breads of the world and how to bake them at home».

Reference work for home bakers who want to expand their repertoire with breads from other cultures and for those who use a bread machine.