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| The Bread Lover's Bread Machine Cookbook | 
 enlarge | Author: Beth Hensperger
Publisher: Harvard Common Press
Category: Book
List Price: $21.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  105 reviews
Sales Rank: 1106
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 643
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.9
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 7.8 x 1.8
ISBN: 155832156X
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.815
EAN: 9781558321564
ASIN: 155832156X
Publication Date: September 1, 2000
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Condition: Ships immediately! Perfect and New! 2000 Paperback.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Excellent book September 30, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book made my life with my bread machine simple and successful. I don't think the instructions that come with bread machines are nearly as extensive as what you need to be really successful with the equipment.
This book makes it all simple and successful. I love the recipes too. This book is a MUST HAVE if you are new to bread machines.
 Poor presentation, good content September 22, 2008
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
Although the cover is attractive, the rest of this book is poorly presented. The Bread Lover's Bread Machine Cookbook takes the form of a fat softcover book (it actually looks like an XL study Bible). You'll have to bend the spine to keep it open. It is printed in black and green, and there are no photographs of bread--how are poorly drawn pictures of wheat and grains on every other page supposed to inspire creative juices???
Nevertheless, the actually content of this book is quite good. It's not just a mere compilation of recipes, but a comprehensive resource on bread making. There's an orientation section to get you acquainted with your breadmaker, an informative article to introduce each type of bread, a glossary, blurbs on technique, and 300 recipes (way more than I need).
I'm not sure whether or not to return this book, as I wanted something more easily accessible, complete with glossy photos. What I got was a useful, but boring encyclopedia on making bread machine bread.
Fabulous September 15, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a terrific cookbook. It tells you everything you need to know. Armed with all these new recipes and hints, my family and friends are amazed at my bread making abilities. The book even tells you how to make sourdough, jam, ketchup and pasta dough in your breadmaker and it's easy!
I'm going to try them all! September 14, 2008
My hubby bought this book for me, along with a Breadman TR875 2-Pound Breadmaker, Stainless Steel, a little over a year ago. There are so many great recipes in this book that I have a hard time choosing what to try next, and have made very few more than just once.
I have most frequently made the Vienna Bread and Chuck Williams's Country French, but have also liked Herb Bread, Sour Cream Bread, Honey Whole Wheat, Parmasan Nut Bread, Hot Jalapeno Bread with Longhorn Cheese, Cornmeal Honey Bread, Peasant Bread, and Soft Whole Wheat Dinner Rolls.
I have to admit there are some recipes which I didn't care for: Irish Potato Brown Bread, Banana Bread, or Coconut Milk White Bread. And some which do not appeal to me at all (ie: Prune Bread??), but there are hundreds to choose from, so why not?
I love shaping and forming dough, so I appreciate how the author also goes into great detail on how to shape loaves and rolls, giving many examples and clear, detailed instructions. The author also gives suggestions for what to serve with certain breads, and introduces each recipe with some background for that particular bread.
The book is also a great reference for all the ingredients and techniques involved in bread baking. I even attempted making homemade jam with these recipes. Despite my inexpereince, it makes me feel like I really know what I am doing. Who knows, maybe I will even have the confidence to try a sourdough loaf one day!
I can't imagine a better companion with any bread machine!
 Beautiful descriptions but a flop in the "oven" September 14, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Once I finally found a good machine (a Sunbeam) and got comfortable with turning out successful loaves I decided to try out some bread machine cookbooks. The first book I bought ("Bread Machine Magic' by Rehberg and Conway) worked fabulously, and so I was excited to try more. I found Hensperger's "The Bread Lover's Bread Machine Cookbook" on the shelf with other bread machine books of my local bookstore. It stood out from the pack with such mouthwatering descriptions I could not wait to get it home and start trying it out. To my dismay, the most exciting sounding recipe turned out to be a dismal flop. I thought it might be a fluke and gave a few more recipes a try. I tried five recipes. Some rose up too high and then fell, others had poor texture, one turned out decently but was totally flavorless. This book was a real disappointment. After reading some of the reviews here I wonder, maybe if I tried the right recipe I might find one I enjoyed. However, 5 out of 5 of the loaves that came from this book weren't worth eating, and I don't want to waste the ingredients on such risky prospects. I've decided to consider the $21.95 I spent on this book as enough of a loss and I'm going to buy "More Bread Machine Magic" instead of taking another shot at this book.
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