The King Arthur Baking Company Big Book of Bread: 125+ Recipes for Every Baker (A Cookbook)
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#1 New York Times Bestseller • USA TODAY Bestseller • Publishers Weekly Bestseller Named One of the Best Cookbooks of the Year by: New York magazine, The Readable Feast , AOL, Here & Now The Best Gifts for Bread Bakers in 2025, Food Network With more recipes than any other contemporary bread baking book, this stunning, easy-to-use volume with 125 recipes for every baker—whether novice or bread-head—is beautifully photographed and complete with a ribbon marker. Authoritative and accessible, The King Arthur Baking Company Big Book of Bread is exceptional for its range: the 125 recipes for yeasted and naturally leavened breads are designed to appeal to novices and advanced bakers alike, as well as those who are deep into sourdough. Everything you want to know about how to make a perfect loaf is here: from techniques for folding and shaping, to information about flour, yeast, and temperature, along with key tips such as how to work with temperamental dough and best practices for storing different breads. Each recipe is accompanied by a gorgeous four-color photo, and the instructional information includes step-by-step photography along with QR codes throughout that direct you to how-to videos. The book also includes an elegant ribbon marker. At the heart of The King Arthur Baking Company Big Book of Bread is the most expansive and inclusive list of any bread-baking book, and it boasts new and classic recipes such as the following: -Flatbreads: Focaccia, Naan, Pita, Scallion Pancake, Lavash, Seedy Crackers -Pan Loaves: Everyday Bread, English Muffin Toasting Bread, Tiger Milk Bread -Sourdough: Baguette, Sandwich Bread, Cinnamon Swirl -Hearth Breads: Classic Miche, Chocolate Levain, Sesame Whole Wheat Loaf -Buns, Bagels, and Rolls: Conchas, Bolo Bao, Jerusalem Bagels, Buttermilk Buns -“Fancy” Breads: Basic Babka, Big Sticky Bun, Stollen -Things to Make with Bread: Cheddar Kimchi Strata, Sourdough Lasagna, Migas The King Arthur Baking Company Big Book of Bread demystifies bread baking and will make any newbie a confident baker while expanding the skill and repertoire of experienced bakers. Review: Game Changer for Home Bread Baking - Absolutely love this book. The recipes are clear, easy to follow, and consistently turn out great. It’s perfect whether you’re new to bread baking or more experienced. I also appreciate how it explains the why behind things, which really helped me improve. Great variety and definitely something I’ll keep using. Highly recommend! Review: BEST presentation of recipes EVER. - AWESOME book... their method of presenting recipes is THE BEST of all the bread books I've seen. The Merlin's Magic Sourdough is my favorite bread and super easy to make.
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| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 1,679 Reviews |
G**G
Game Changer for Home Bread Baking
Absolutely love this book. The recipes are clear, easy to follow, and consistently turn out great. It’s perfect whether you’re new to bread baking or more experienced. I also appreciate how it explains the why behind things, which really helped me improve. Great variety and definitely something I’ll keep using. Highly recommend!
G**S
BEST presentation of recipes EVER.
AWESOME book... their method of presenting recipes is THE BEST of all the bread books I've seen. The Merlin's Magic Sourdough is my favorite bread and super easy to make.
N**R
Great book
I really like this book, I emjoy baking bread and this book has greate recipes, tips and of course, pictures that invite you to make the recipe.
B**H
Amazing variety, great explanation and pictures
Comprehensive, complete, beautiful and useful. So much variety. And see the professional reviews! See picture. I got a great already in the oven and it smells so good!
A**R
Best bread baking book!!!
This book is fabulous!! I am new to baking bread and this book is so easy to follow, gives great expert tips and has a huge variety of bread recipes! I’m so happy I found it. Plus this company is the only company I purchase flour from. Great quality!
K**M
Awesome book. A must buy
Great book. Use it almost daily. Great recipes and easy to follow instructions. My son asked for this as a gift and he absolutely loves it. Has tried multiple bread recipes and hasn't disappointed yet!!!
S**M
Lots of recipes
I like this book, but as a relatively novice bread baker I find it lacking in something I consider important... a troubleshooting guide for my bakes. What does it mean if my bread splits at the bottom, despite being well-scored? What if my dough isn't rising after an hour proofing despite warm temperatures? Why is my bread crumbly? Why does my bread have large holes in it? Many more questions can be asked. My main issue seems to be underproofing, even when it's doubled in size and properly scored, it splits along the bottom or sides. It still tastes good and it must be close because the crumb is usually good, too. I just wish there was a guide with pictures in the book rather than me having to search the internet. Otherwise, this book is pretty good. Lots of recipes and I've tried several. Right now I'm focusing on sourdough, though, and would like more sourdough discard recipes. The discard book I bought has lousy recipes (not this book) and this book has very few. The pretzels were pretty good, though. For a novice sourdough baker, I would like a better definition of when to use the sourdough starter in recipes as a starter because it's a bit fuzzy on when it is defined as discard and when it is still starter. Also, I noticed only a few recipes specify that starter can be used instead of yeast when I know it can be used more widely. King Arthur does have some on-line, I just wish they were included in the book.
G**K
SO YOU WANT TO MAKE BREAD? tHIS IS THE BOOK FOR YOU.
KING AUTHUR DID IT AGAIN WITH THE BIG BOOK OF BREAD. THIS BOOK IS VERY INFORMATIVE, MANY PICS AND WILL GET THE JOB DONE.
R**A
Great recipes that require low effort
Recipes are straight to the point, effective (which proves that they were thoroughly tested by KA's Test Kitchen), and results are great. I've already tried some of them, like Pain de Campagne and mushroom/cabbage dumplings, and they yielded awesome bread!
D**E
Good item
Nice book. Expensive, but I needed a book for my bread making & this was highly recommended. Plenty of info & ideas.
F**O
Muy completo
Su explicación son adecuadas y claras. Fácil lectura
P**E
Excellent book of bread
I will definitely try out recipes...
G**I
Perfektes Buch
Ich habe alle King Athur Serienbücher und das ist definitiv eines der Besten. Ich habe daraus eine Menge Rezepte gebacken und alle sind super geworden.
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