Has anybody read this book by Michael Kalanty?

By Mike Nolan

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  • April 26, 2018 at 11:55 pm #12193
    Mike Nolan
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      I ran across this book earlier today:

      How to Bake Bread
      The Five Families of Bread
      by Michael Kalanty

      The five families, for those interested (as I was)
      are:

      Lean Doughs
      Sweet Doughs
      Soft Doughs (including pizza)
      Rich Doughs
      Other (such as focaccia and cornbread as well as some pizza variants)

      Here's a synopsis of the book: Synopsis

      The author has a second book coming out in a few days (How to Bake MORE Bread) that deals with wild yeast breads.

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      April 27, 2018 at 3:56 pm #12195
      BakerAunt
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        I have a lot of bread books, a number of which are still packed, but this book is not among them. (My husband would say, "You mean that there is a bread book that you DON'T own?) 🙂 Are you planning to buy this one, Mike?

        Lately, I've been paging through Breaking Bread: A Baker's Journey Home in 75 Recipes, by Martin Philip, Head Baker at KAF. The recipes are somewhat daunting, although I enjoy the memoir part. I may try his Ginger Scones, but the cinnamon and coriander, are not going to be "freshly ground," although I can and will pull off freshly ground cloves and smashed cardamom.

        April 27, 2018 at 5:02 pm #12198
        Mike Nolan
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          I haven't decided yet. I'd sort of like to thumb through the book, but it isn't one that Amazon offers a peek at. It's a 500+ page book that is used as a text by several baking schools, I've already got 2 or 3 books like that.

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