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| Bread Made Easy: A Baker's First Bread Book | 
 enlarge | Author: Beth Hensperger
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Category: Book
Buy Used: $35.00
Used (4) Collectible (1) from $35.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 153973
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 8.8 x 0.5
ISBN: 1580081126
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.815
EAN: 9781580081122
ASIN: 1580081126
Publication Date: December 1999
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Inexpensive and not even worth the low price December 28, 2006
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've made a lot of good bread lately even though I'm a beginner. But the 4 recipes I've tried from this book have all failed If this had been the only book I'd purchased on making bread I'd have stopped trying by now. But every recipe of Beatrice Ojakangas has turned out to be wonderful bread. I'd recommend her books if you want good bread. Should add, I don't know Beatrice and have no agenda in recommending her books. Each recipe from "Bread Made Easy" has ended up in my compost heap. Very disappointed
 Great source of recipes March 17, 2006
The author says it's as good as a class in breadmaking-except for an instructor to talk to she's right! The recipes are easy to follow and arranged in order of difficulty. Plus each chapter starts with a basic recipe and then adds variations to dress it up! Try the Egg bread with cinnamon-my kids love it.
Excellent instructional book! March 4, 2004
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
This book exceeded my expectations. It explains everything you need to know to bake all types of bread, including ingredients, supplies, techniques and tips. The author is very knowledgable and takes you through the book from basic to more advanced breads. I HIGHLY recommend this book for anyone who wants to learn the art of baking breads!!!
A solid first bread book for the novice April 24, 2002
27 out of 27 found this review helpful
I finally got up the nerve to begin the task of bread baking about six months ago. After some research, I decided on this book because it is for beginners and the book methodically moves from easiest to more difficult. Each master recipe in a chapter is accompanied by variations on the same theme so if you make the master and a variation, then you probably have the skills to move on. The directions are simple, there is a chapter on basic bread knowledge and they the breads taste great. As of this writing, I have baked pretty much all the master recipes and a variant. I have not tried the sweet dough chapters (of which there are 2 or 3 I think). I thought these chapters are more special occasion breads rather than everyday so I skipped them. IMHO, one sweet dough chapter would have been fine and this is why I didnt give it 5 stars. Im sure they are excellent recipes. I have graduated to Peter Reinhart's Bread Baker's Apprentice which is a more serious treatise and also geared to novices. Look for my review on that when I have baked through it a bit. Bread Made Easy is not expensive and I recommend it as a first timer's book. Hope this helps someone.
Good book for starters... January 3, 2002
11 out of 13 found this review helpful
I am a beginning bread baker. I was attracted to this book because it is targeted to beginning bread bakers and has helped me learn and reinforce the basics, and it introduced me to a handful of basic bread types. I liked the small size of it and I approached it as a course that I could finish and get through, therefore giving me a good sense of accomplishment. One of the things I especially like is that she gives variations of the different basic bread types at the end of each chapter.There are a few relatively minor inconsistencies in it but they are not major.
I recommend it as an intro to bread baking.
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