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Fromartz, Samuel.
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Fromartz, Samuel.
Bread.
Cooking (Bread)
Voyages and travels.
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In search of the perfect loaf : a home baker's odyssey /
Samuel
Fromartz
.
by
Fromartz
,
Samuel
.
Viking, 2014.
Call #:
641.815 F931i
Subjects
Bread.
Cooking (Bread)
Voyages and travels.
ISBN:
9780670025619 (hc.)
0670025615 (hc.)
Alternate title:
Perfect loaf : a home baker's odyssey
Description:
xii, 306 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-292) and index.
Contents:
Boulangerie Delmontel's baguette -- Culturing wild leaven in my kitchen -- California and the country loaf -- Re-creating a diverse grain pantry -- Turkey red: heritage grains and the roots of the breadbasket -- A rye journey to Berlin -- Local bread in Cucugnan and Cobb Neck.
Summary:
"An account of bread, bread baking, and one home baker's journey to master his craft. Journalist
Samuel
Fromartz
was offered the assignment of a lifetime: to travel to France to work in a boulangerie. So began his quest to hone not just his homemade baguette, but also his knowledge of bread, from seed to table. For the next four years,
Fromartz
traveled across the United States and Europe, perfecting his sourdough in California, his whole grain rye in Berlin, and his country wheat in the South of France. He met historians, millers, farmers, wheat geneticists, sourdough biochemists, and everyone in between, learning about the history of breadmaking, the science of fermentation, and more. An informative and personal account of bread and breadbaking, complete with detailed recipes, tips, and beautiful photographs. For anyone who wants to take a deeper look at this deceptively ordinary, exceptionally delicious staple"--Provided by publisher.
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