Tartine bread

The bread at San Francisco's legendary Tartine Bakery was developed by renowned baker Chad Robertson over a decade of working with the finest artisan bakers in the United States and France, followed by another decade baking solo in a small wood-fired oven on the coast of Northern California. The fol...

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Main Author: Robertson, Chad
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: San Francisco : Chronicle Books, Ã2010.
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Summary:The bread at San Francisco's legendary Tartine Bakery was developed by renowned baker Chad Robertson over a decade of working with the finest artisan bakers in the United States and France, followed by another decade baking solo in a small wood-fired oven on the coast of Northern California. The following for this singular bread far exceeds the bakery's daily production. Now, clear instructions and hundreds of step-by-step photos show you how to make this elemental bread. Also included are more than 30 sweet and savory recipes using the day-old bread to make sandwiches, soups, puddings, French toast and kale Caesar.--From publisher description.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:304 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
ISBN:9780811870412
0811870413
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Chad Robertson, of San Francisco, is a breadmaster at Bar Tartine and Tartine Bakery.Robertson has released his third cookbook, Tartine Book No. 3, which focuses on whole grain breads. He was inspired to create the book after a visit to Denmark, where bakers were "cultivating dozens of wheat varieties. In the book Robertson uses amaranth, quinoa, and other sprouted grains to add texture, flavor, and nutrition to his bread loaves. He believes there is an untapped resource of grains that can be combined in different ways. Robertson explains that since bread is essentially just flour, water, and salt he adds grains and employs fermentation methods for flavor.

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