The authoritative guide to baking that every baker needs in their
kitchen, now revised and updated.
With more than 75 recipes, from dark crisp rye breads and ricotta
breadsticks to effortless multigrain sourdough, The Handmade Loaf
guides you through the stress-free techniques you need to make and bake
great breads at home.
Made and photographed in kitchens and bakeries across Europe, from
Russia to the Scottish Highlands, Dan Lepard's ground-breaking methods
show you how to get the most flavor and the best texture from sourdough
and simple yeast breads with minimal kneading and gentle handling of the
dough. Let this classic cookbook guide you to making superb bread at
home.
"Dan Lepard is to baking what Lewis Hamilton is to Formula One." - Jay
Rayner
"Simply the most beautiful, flour-dusted, crisp-crusted,
heaven-scented, honey-coloured loaf I could ever have hoped for ... Mr
Lepard, I love you." - Nigel Slater
"Dan Lepard - one of the first bakers and writers in the UK to get
people interested in honing their baking skills." - Diana Henry