Nancy Silverton's Breads from the La Brea Bakery: Recipes for the Connoisseur
by Nancy Silverton
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A beautiful cookbook from the master baker of the brioche and creme fraiche custard that made Julia Child cry because, "It's a dessert to cry [over]; it's so good." The owner and chef of L.A.'s famous and successful La Brea Bakery reveals her magical recipes, adapted for home bakers. Before the baking even begins, Silverton takes the reader through the wonder of bread alchemy, then introduces readers to a wide range of recipes which range from the whimsical to the sublime. From the two-week show more process of creating the starter to the ingredients and equipment needed, to the required temperature control needed for the perfect loaf, beginner and advanced bread makers and bakers will enjoy this incredible, classic cookbook. show lessTags
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Her method of making a sourdough is extremely wasteful. Recipes are too complex.
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Nancy Silverton co-owns and operates Campanile restaurant and La Brea Bakery in Los Angeles. Her numerous accolades include awards from Bon Appetit, Chocolatier, Food & Wine, and the James Beard Foundation. Breads from the La Brea Bakery was nominated for Julia Child and James Beard cookbook awards. (Bowker Author Biography)
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- Canonical title
- Nancy Silverton's Breads from the La Brea Bakery: Recipes for the Connoisseur
- Original publication date
- 1996-03-05
- Important places
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Dedication
- TO STEVE SULLIVAN, of Acme Bread Company, whose wonderful bread proved to me once long ago that even though we might not have the right water the right flour, or the years of tradition in the United States, it's still possibl... (show all)e to turn out a superior product. His bread continues to be a bench mark of excellence at La Brea Bakery.
AND TO IZZY COHEN, for being there in the beginning, when I was just learning how to make sourdough breads and there were as few books as there were experts to turn to. Izzy, when I'm seventy years old and retired, I want to... (show all) be just like you. - First words
- I don't like ugly bread.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Strain the oil, then toss the croutons in it, then bake.
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- Genres
- Nonfiction, Food & Cooking, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 641.815 — Applied science & technology Home economics & family management Food, Cooking & Recipes / Meals, Picnics Cooking specific kinds of dishes and preparing beverages Cooking side dishes, sauces, garnishes Bread and bread-like foods
- LCC
- TX769 .S45 — Technology Home economics Home economics Cooking
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
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