A review by ctorretta
Make Ahead Bread: 100 Recipes for Bake-It-When-You-Want-It Yeast Breads by Donna Currie

5.0

I love the smell of baking bread! Baking anything really but bread just smells amazing! The ability to actually make bread has always seemed like something way beyond my abilities but I still wanted to see exactly what Donna Currie had to offer!

Just the first chapter of the book is chock full of information! She starts out by explaining ingredients and equipment like the Danish Dough Whisk. Who knew such a cute thing was even out there? Apparently these are used instead of mixing the dough with a wooden spoon! Only page two and this already looks like fun! There's also certain terms to understand as well like kneading, mixing, and shaping. Which she explains thoroughly.

THEN we get to the recipes!!! The first recipe is a Rustic Sourdough Bread! One of my favorite things, as the title suggests, is that she shows how to make the bread but then to get everything prepared so you can have your bread resting a day ahead of time. The hard thing for me is that this means three days of work for some of these breads and I'm not overly patient! Some though didn't seem like so much work and could be refrigerated for up to 24 hours prior to baking (much more my style).

What I enjoy most other than the accessibility to the thought that I can now bake bread are the differing recipes. There are a ton of recipes! Most sound delicious save for maybe Sauerkraut Rye. Just the thought of sauerkraut gives me hives. I hate that stuff! But the other types of breads are amazing, and this even includes recipes that are gluten free. Blueberry and Cream Cheese Buns with Lemon Zest, Cinnamon Swirl Bread, White-Whole Wheat Honey Vanilla Buns, and Hamburger and Hot Dog Buns!! That's just a few that I plan to try! Mouth watering yet?

In short: There are many, many recipes that I can see myself trying. I can see this book being coveted for ages.

This review was originally posted on Creating Serenity