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| The Secrets of Jesuit Breadmaking | 
 enlarge | Author: Rick Curry
Publisher: William Morrow Cookbooks
Category: Book
List Price: $18.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 441162
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.9 x 0.8
ISBN: 0060951184
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.815
EAN: 9780060951184
ASIN: 0060951184
Publication Date: August 2, 1995
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 fabulous recipies February 24, 2008
Father Curry spoke at my college graduation in 2000 from LeMoyne College. During that time he spoke about his bread making. A few years ago I picked up this, and the soup making book for my father. (Fr Curry is a memorable speaker to say the least). We have made almost every recipe in the book. Not one of them has been bad. You can throw out pretty much every bread making book you have in favor of this one. Small variations can be made on basic recipes, and you will never be disappointed.
My Bread Bible (no religious pun intended) April 14, 2006
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I will never forget when I stumbled upon this cookbook. It was laying on a table at the Tulsa Public Library and since I was currently interested in the Jesuits and their Cathlocism (I'm married to a New Testament major) I picked it up. I had been selling my egg bread loaves to neighbors and as a new bride, hadn't any other cookbooks than the Better Homes and Garden, thus was interested in more recipes. After reading it cover to cover, I squeezed the money out of our meager college budget, I bought this book as soon as I could afford it. I have a great deal of affection for this book as I have baked from it for over eleven years and have had nothing but success and a great deal of raves from family and friends alike on the results.
Since I always save my five stars for a book that's a good buy for the frugal at heart, I can recommend it for no other reason that it is a bargain as it is really full of useful bread recipes. For example--it covers cornbread (three kinds including Johnnycake), Irish breads, wheat breads, all sorts of rolls and buscuits, starter breads (sourdough for Dummies, trust me), potato breads and even Jewish breads! I consider this an essential book for anyone who enjoys breadmaking, even if you only use a breadmaker.
I'd like to remark on the one reviewer's disparaging of the text and his saying this book has errors: I have yet to find one and as for the text, I absolutely love it--they are short sweet asides about the history of bread in both the Catholic church and world in general. His personal asides are insightful and inspiring, my personal favorite being the story he tells about first joining the Jesuits where he was assigned to managable portions of butter for the kitchen off of a huge block that was delivered to their residence. It was a menial job, and as a youth, it made him angry, naturally, and proved very frustrating because he had to use a wire to do it. Doesn't sound like a big deal until you realize Brother Curry only has one arm! An older brother chided him and said that if he couldn't handle the butter, then he'd never move on to greater things. A wonderful lesson that's stuck in my head--cut the butter first with whatever you're given!
And if that's not a good enough review to get you to buy the book, I'd like to point out that the profits from this book go to support Brother Curry's work with the handicapped: he runs a full-fledged bakery in New York for people with handicaps in order to teach them a trade, and also runs The National Theater Workshop for the Handicapped as well--so resist the urge to buy it used! Buy this book--you won't regret it as a baker and you certainly won't mind the good karma. (Catholic karma, at that!)
Delicious and thought provoking August 23, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The combination of Jesuit Brother and Bread is an unusual one on the surface but reading Brother Curry's book, you realise what a key role communal eating plays in the life of the Church.
Even if the closest to religion you have ever been is walking past a Nativity scene in a mall, the stories of Jesuit life are inspiring.
The recipes are simple to follow (no six day starters or special equipment here!) and are delicious. The seasonal breads are a perfect for presents or greedy home consumption!
Wonderful ! January 3, 2005
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I really enjoy the variety of breads in this book, as well as the jesuit explanations and histories within. I have not had any trouble with the receipes I have worked with, but have had many compliments.
It is easy to spend $1.99 on a loaf from the store, but it is more of a "giving of yourself" to do the extra work for the delight of those who enjoy your efforts. This book helps feed that deeper connection to the art baking bread.
I copy (don't sue me) snippets of Brother Curry's stories when I send along a gift made from this book. Again, it makes an already wonderful receipe that much more meaningful.
Good bread, fun reading! February 19, 2003
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
As an atheist I was wary of this book, but I actually enjoyed reading Curry's stories and Jesuit histories. The recipies are fantastic - well written and all have been successful so far. The only complaint I have is that the font in the recipies is too small, especially the fractions! Great book, great author.
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