FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) I’ve enjoyed answering reader questions on our blog since 2007. Click on any of the questions below– these are the ones that seem to be on a lot of bakers’ minds. If you’re having a problem with one of the recipes, breeze through these FAQs first. If you can’t find an […]
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Hi — your book made our Thanksgiving! My grandmother always made cinnamon rolls for Thanksgiving and I had let the tradition go because they were so much work. But this year I saw the NYT article, ran out to buy the book, and we had cinnamon rolls for Thanksgiving dinner to my sister’s and my […]
It is nearly Thanksgiving and there are pumpkins in everyone’s shopping cart, generally in a can. If you want a real treat, that is easy and will have you wanting to skip the canned isle in the grocery store, try roasting your own pumpkin. Baking the pumpkin caramelizes the sugars and makes for a sweeter […]
Praise for Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day (2007) and its updated, expanded edition, The New Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day (2013): “Soon the bread will be making itself… The crusty, full-flavored loaf that results may be the world’s easiest yeast bread.” The New York Times “… even people who’ve spent their lives avoiding the kitchen can […]