10th Anniversary of Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day
How time flies when you are having fun baking bread. 10 years ago we published our first book, Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day, and it’s been an exciting journey ever since. Our publisher took a chance on two unknown authors; a pastry chef and a physician with a crazy idea of how to change how people bake bread. The publisher printed 5000 copies, hedging their bets in case it didn’t sell, but they sold in a week. They printed another 5000 and those too sold right away. They did it again and again, thinking it would slow down, but it didn’t. Here we are 10 years later, a second edition, 5 other titles and 750,000 copies of our books sold. This is all because of you, our incredible readers and the inspiration for all of our books. You have been there with us and for us, and we want to thank you!
Our first edition of Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day is no longer in print, but the second edition The New Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day
and we want to give you a copy. For a chance to win, please leave a comment here and we’ll pick 5 winners. You can also go to our Instagram page, like our page and tag two friends for another chance to win. We’ll be giving away 5 copies to our Instagram followers. Please see our giveaway policy. This contest is finished and winners were announced!
For those of you who are not familiar with our method, you can find the Master Recipe from The NewABin5 here!
Thank you and Happy Baking!
Your bread making technique and recipes changed my life. Now, I pretty much am guaranteed success in my bread making whereas before it was always a game of chance. Wish I could have some of my Swedish bread recipes translated to your method!
Your method of keeping the dough always available for baking is so amazing! Surely you have changed how bread is consumed (for the better!) in these past years. Congratulations!
Gosh, ten years. Time goes fast when you’re baking bread. I have learned so much from the books and from the blog. Here’s to another ten years (or is that an ‘ugh’? ) If I win, the book will make the absolute best holiday present!
Good afternoon–I am your first winner of the 10th Anniversary of Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day (10 Book Giveaway!). I think your method is phenomenal! My first time baking bread that didn’t end up in the garbage!
All the success for your 20th anniversary!!
I have the first addition of your book and have been using the recipes and adapting my own for almost 10 years. With your help my breads have won blue ribbons and best yeast bread in our state fair. Thank you so much for changing the way we make bread and congratulations on your 10th anniversary!
As someone with Coeliac disease, your GF recipes have given me the ability to make superb bread in a busy life. My daughter and I thank you and look forward to a new volume one day if you are so inclined.9
Our profound thanks and best wishes.
One of the things I love most about both your book and your web site is that if I have a question I can just pull you up and get the help I need….or even scroll through and see what questions others have had responded too. I love it. Thank you.
Thank you so much. Your Five Minutes A Day Bread changed everything for me and my family. We love it! Its simple and it works everytime. The best homemade bread we have ever had. Thanks!
We’ve enjoyed making your bread for the last 12 months after tasting the basic loaf last Thanksgiving. Your Peasant Bread recipe is our personal favorite and we’ve tried many other variations. We’ve recommended your methods, recipes, books and website to friends and relatives. Viva la No Knead!
I have always been scared of making bread. I would love to give it a try.
Because of your book (I have the first edition), I am known as a bread hero in my family!
Over the years, I have given many copies of your books to friends and family as gifts.
Thanks for everything!
I love, love, love bread and I know this book is right up my alley. Congratulations!
i’d love to have another copy of this book, which I will give to one of my sons (one of my daughters is already using the method, the other lives in France with her family with 3 excellent boulangeries just down the street) who has been making his own bread too! I have been baking all my own bread for over 30 some years, and yes, it is pretty extraordinary!
Happy 10th Anniversary!!! It seems like only a year or two ago but I’ve been with you all ten years. I don’t use any other bread recipes but yours and always get compliments and requests for more. Thank You both!
I own the book, and have even given a copy to a friend. I’m really just posting to thank you for the 10 years of work. I also really appreciate that you still answer questions on your blog. Thank you so much!
It’s great to fresh bread by having dough ready to bake. I took one of your classes and really enjoyed it.
I am a nurse and have been “playing” around with being healthy and cooking with whole grains and grinding my own flours for a while. Today while buying artisan bread ( in a hurry), which my husband and I love, I found a multi grain artisan bread which I bought. We finally bought a new oven that works and as I thought about the bread that I just bought , I thought I could probably make this and decided to look it up on line and found your recipe and story. Then I saw your book “give away ” and really wanted to see if I could win one. I routinely make 6 grains rolls and cookies. I bet your book would help me be a better bake. Here hoping I get one of your books!
I have your Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day. There are four or five recipes I make regularly. My husband can’t get enough of the 10-grain bread, which I enhance with 1/2cup toasted pecans. And my friends go nuts for the toasted millet fruit bread. Love the herbed potato and roasted garlic bread and the whole grain rye. Would love to have your new book to add to my bread-making skills.
I love your bread recipes!
Artisan Bread in 5 minutes a Day has been transformative for me! To be honest, my bread still needs some work, but even when my dough is too wet and my bread slices look more like biscotti than rye bread, it still tastes wonderful, and I’m ready to bake more!
Dang 10 years! I was just getting into cooking back then, and now I’m a huge fan of baking including with your recipes! Congrats on the anniversary!
Hi,
I have enjoyed your books. I make loaves from two of the cookbooks every week.
Thanks
Mary
One of my favourite bread books ever!
Happy 10th! I’ve had one of your books for at least 3 years and have been making bread using your recipes weekly since then! Congrats!
Love this! And I especially love watching your Instagram stories to see how easily you make the bread!
I first discovered ABin5 at my local library years ago. I was intrigued by the method and followed up by buying the book to have my own copy (and the other versions that followed). It took the fear out of bread baking and allowed me to enjoy bread again and all its possibilities. Thank you and congratulations on 10 years!
Someeone was silly enough to donate it to a local coomunity book sale. I picked it up for my boyfriend since he recently started experimenting with baking bread. When i got home i looked it over and decided i would keep the book for myself! I’ve tried it a couple of times so far, and want to try more! Thanks!
I received your original book for Christmas several years ago, I LOVE it and still use the basic recipe all the time.
Congratulations!! Your books have meant more than I can say to my family and me.
I seriously need to find a bread recipe that I can be successful with. This technique sounds like it might be the ticket !! Would LOVE to win a copy of this book !! Happy Baking -and Happy Holidays ! Stevie NW
I would love to win a copy of your new edition, The New Artisan Bread in Five Minutes, since I did not get a cope of the first edition, which was on my wish list of Amazon. I love you newsletter and would love to expand my knowledge of making these breads.
Thank you
Adele
Hope I’m commenting on the right post, would love to win this bread book!!
Love these books!! Have checked them from our local library and hoping to own them soon!!
Your bread technique changed my life! I was born the daughter of a non-bread maker and at 50 I became a Five Minute Protege! Thanks and congrats on your ten year anniversary of making AMAZING bread!
I would love to win a copy of your book. Quick and easy and delicious is my style!
Magic! Can’t wait for the book!
I love Artisan Bread in 5. They’re the only bread recipes that I use.
Carol b
I really enjoy this website and hope to have a book to make fantastic bread with!
love the book. Would love to win and give it to someone else to enjoy
I have been baking your breads almost daily for three years and would love to win a book to give to a dear friend, paying it forward. Thank you for sharing your skills and passion.
I just started making bread and this book would be such a wonderful resource and adventure! Can’t wait to explore your website more!
Happy 10th anniversary! I would like to win this book because i know nothing about bread baking. I bake cakes, cookies and other sweets but baking bread really scares me.
I love bread and I would love this book!
I wold so like acopy of this book. I have been following your recipes for years
Congratulations! Has been so much fun following your posts here, as well as trying recipes from the books!
I have always loved to bake bread since I was in my teens. There was something rewarding in the kneading of getting rid of any anger and/or frustrations I was feeling.
However, now in my 80s, with arthritis in my hands, I am glad to practice your wonderful new method.
Thanks for demystifying the bread baking process for me & others. Although I’ve baked bread with other recipes before, this is the first time I’ve felt completely at ease with the process — and completely happy with a recipe for gluten-free bread. (That in itself is worthy of celebration, frankly!) Congrats on your 10 year anniversary — I can’t wait to see what you come up with in the next 10 years!!
I find it so easy to now bake bread with your book, used to come out like a baseball and I almost lost interest, then I found your book. what a life saver ty so much for writing and adding new recipes on the website. Need to still try the cinnamon rolls.
Awesome book! It changed my life. Thank you!
Our family loves a nice hot fresh loaf of bread, thanks for making it so easy! I try to make sure I leave plenty of room in the frig for my dough bucket. We are certainly looking forward to experimenting with new recipes for the holidays. Congratulations for ten wonderful years, excited to see what you bake next on your blog!