In Search of the Perfect Loaf:A Home Baker's Odyssey

by: Samuel Fromartz (Author)

Publisher: Viking Pr

Publication Date: 4 Sept. 2014

Language: English

Print Length: 306 pages

ISBN-10: 0670025615

ISBN-13: 9780670025619

Book Description

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST FOOD BOOKS OF 2014 BY THE ATLANTIC AND NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC"If you love great bread, you will love this book! From Paris, to Berlin, to Marienthal, Kansas, we follow Sam on his quest as he shares his love for bread and the baking secrets’ he leaed along the way."Daniel Leader, founder of Bread Alone Bakery and author of Bread Alone"This fascinating, beautifully written memoir reveals Sam Fromartz as that rare breed of cook:craftsman, historian and scientist all in one."Alice Waters, chef/owner of Chez Panisse and author of The Art of Simple FoodIn 2009, joualist 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 baguettewhich later beat out professional bakeries to win the Best Baguette of D.C.”but 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 Califoia, his whole grain rye in Berlin, and his country wheat in the South of France. Along the way, he met historians, millers, farmers, wheat geneticists, sourdough biochemists, and everyone in between, leaing about the history of breadmaking, the science of fermentation, and more. The result is an informative yet personal account of bread and breadbaking, complete with detailed recipes, tips, and beautiful photographs.Entertaining and inspiring, this book will be a touchstone for a new generation of bakers and a must-read for anyone who wants to take a deeper look at this deceptively ordinary, exceptionally delicious staple:handmade bread.