Author Description

Select from 33 formulas in categories that include: Our Daily Breads, Flatbreads, French, German, Holiday, Italian, Rolls and the new addition of Asian. Clarity & Success arise from our formula information, presentation and tables. We provide step-by-step directions that lead to easy reading and a non-complicated and consistent replication of each formula. It is fitting to quote from our companion book, Mastering Sourdough Revised. "Our focus is on clarity and not prose, although we feel a well written and well-presented formula is Bread Poetry at its best.” We have experimented with four different methods of dough preparation in the development of our bread formulas: (1) The historically traditional "By Hand;" (2) the 20th century Stand Mixer; (3) the modern Food Processor; and (4) the more recent innovation of the Bread Machine. Following preparation, all bread products were baked in a traditional home oven. For reasons outlined in the book, we utilized the bread machine in the final completion and testing of all our formulas. Our concentration is on the formula itself, its Ingredients and Baker's Percentage Table, Action Table, and the overall format of its presentation. Dough preparation remains with the preferences of the individual baker.