The Artisan Bread Machine: 250 Recipes for Breads, Rolls, Flatbreads and Pizzas

The latest bread machines allow even the most inexperienced home cook to successfully bake bread every time. Now a loaf of bread -- that actually looks like a loaf -- can be made right in the bread machine. In her new book, Judith Fertig combines the convenience of the bread machine with the huge resurgence of interest in the time-honored tradition of artisan breads.

The 250 recipes in this book use the bread machine to create signature breads from around the world, including:

• Classic white breads
• Whole-grain breads
• Flavored breads
• Sourdough breads
• Flatbreads and pizzas
• Gluten-free breads
• Sweet breads
• Savory rolls
• Sweet rolls
• Festive breads

The Artisan Bread Machine also includes a comprehensive section on how to work with various types of flours, such as doppio zero, sorghum, white whole-wheat and durum flours, as well as other special bread-baking ingredients that are now on the market. The book features trouble-shooting tips and techniques throughout and handy, easy-to-follow information on baking techniques using bread machines.