Baking Artisan Pastries & Breads: Sweet and Savory Baking for Breakfast Brunch and Beyond

About this book

Never settle for store-bought pastries and breads again! With Baking Artisan Pastries and Breads as your guide your day can begin with hearty delicious treats -- baked fresh from your own oven. Begin with a few everyday ingredients and a hankering for home baking and you end up with a kitchen full of artisan-quality muffins scones quick breads donuts and more. The home-baking movement is ever-expanding a subculture full of people hungry for knowledge culled from the professional community. Simultaneously the professionals are seeking out masters from previous generations as well as new frontiers of information to expand their skills. Baking Artisan Pastries and Breads meets all your pastry and bread baking needs from Mixed-Berry Muffins that are ready within the hour to Chocolate Croissants and decadent Lemon Brioche Donuts. Along the way youll learn how to select kitchen equipment choose high-quality ingredients and master mixing and shaping techniques.