Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2012 06:57:46 GMT -------------- BEGIN bread-bakers.v112.n016 -------------- 001 - Cubells Joseph - Re: beginner bread recipe --------------- MESSAGE bread-bakers.v112.n016.1 --------------- From: Cubells Joseph Subject: first bread Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2012 09:14:32 -0400 I suggest she buy "Beard on Bread" by James Beard...the best bread book in the world! --------------- MESSAGE bread-bakers.v112.n016.2 --------------- From: "Caroline Rumsey" Subject: Re Beginner bread Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2012 12:38:30 -0400 Youtube is such a useful resource for anyone trying to learn a baking skill. For bread making, perhaps the most fun are the first Mark Bittman/Jim Lahey no-knead bread video from 2006 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13Ah9ES2yTU) and its followup from 2008 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LaODcYSRXU&feature=relmfu) - in that, Mark Bittman shows "improvements" to the original recipe (including how to speed up the rising time). Although I have to say that, of the two, I still prefer the original. Mix at night, let it rest overnight, and bake the following day. For "classic" I'd recommend Julia Child's "Good Loaf" segment(1972): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAXbuNQ867s She shows sandwich bread by hand and by machine in the same episode, which is 29 minutes long - worth watching all the way through for her comments and explanations which generalize to baking beyond just bread. The one flaw with this program is that she doesn't explain that she has buttered her bread pan - if you want your friend to use this video to learn from, explain that to her. It's also possible that the long rising times will intimidate your friend. There are of course, zillions of other youtube videos on bread making - your friend might prefer one of those, but these are good places to start. Hope this helps. Caroline Rumsey --------------- MESSAGE bread-bakers.v112.n016.3 --------------- From: mdr-vdmschool@comcast.net Subject: Beginner request Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2012 17:56:32 +0000 (UTC) My two cents: When I was first making bread, I used Bernard Clayton's "The Complete Book of Breads." It has very clear, simple instructions and a good description of bread-making in the beginning of the book. Many of the recipes in the book would be good for beginners. Of course, the best way is to have someone guide her through the process the first couple of times. "The Tassajara Bread Book" is also a good reference. Cheers, Mark --------------- MESSAGE bread-bakers.v112.n016.4 --------------- From: DataSmith Subject: Re: beginner bread recipe Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2012 15:55:48 -0400 I would have this person start with the Sullivan Street Bakery bread. Easy to make and flavorful because of 12-20 hour rise (overnight). Recipe here: http://www.sullivanstreetbakery.com/recipes There are also plenty of YouTube videos on making this bread, so they can watch how it's done if that is the better way for them to learn. Sincerely, Frank Cavalier --------------- END bread-bakers.v112.n016 --------------- Copyright (c) 1996-2012 Regina Dwork and Jeffrey Dwork All Rights Reserved