Bread Illustrated: A Step-By-Step Guide to Achieving Bakery-Quality Results At Home

Bread Illustrated presents a comprehensive guide to bread baking for home cooks. America's Test Kitchen breaks down the techniques and science involved, offering step-by-step instructions for making breads, rolls, and flatbreads at home. Each recipe is presented as a hands-on tutorial with six to 16 full-color photographs showing each step. The book is organized by difficulty level, starting with simple recipes for novice bakers and progressing to artisan-style loaves, breads made with starters, and more complex projects. The recipes range from basic breads like Easy Sandwich Bread and Fluffy Dinner Rolls to international varieties including Lahmacun, Panettone, and Fig and Fennel Bread.