FAQs

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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Missing instructions and missing recipes from the website: Some of the web-based recipes don’t have everything I need to make the bread, and some recipes are missing altogether

Return to FAQs page I’m sometimes asked to provide details that don’t appear in a web version of a recipe here on our site.  In many cases, the web versions contain the full recipe, including all baking instructions, temperatures, etc.  But in most cases, I can’t do that.  Why not? Well, to make a long […]

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Corrections

Early editions of published books can have errors that sneak through: The New Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day (2013) Gluten-Free Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day (2014) The New Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day (2016) Artisan Pizza and Flatbread in Five Minutes a Day (2011) Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day […]

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Reviews

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 […]

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About

I’m Jeff Hertzberg, and a long time ago, I figured out how to make great bread with only five minutes a day of active time investment. My BreadIn5 books, with over one million copies in print, will show you how. The secret? Homemade stored dough, refrigerated for up to two weeks. You’ll mix enough dough […]

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