Invite your young baker into the kitchen and let them discover the joys of baking bread!
From the humble loaf and classic baguette to fancy focaccia and perfect pretzels, learn how to master the basics of breadmaking! With 20 sensational bread recipes from around the world, you’ll be ready to impress your friends and family with your new skill.
See the story of bread come to life in this baking book for kids:
• Written by flour expert Lizzie Munsey, who is part of a family that has been milling for over 100 years in England.
• Step-by-step recipes for more than 20 types of bread from around the world combined with technical spreads, including an insight into the flour milling process.
• Recipes are enhanced by spreads about the science of breadmaking — educational STEM content.
• Fun facts about the history of bread and how it is made.
• Stylish and beautifully illustrated, with a mixture of explanatory photography and diagrams.
Nutritious, delicious and great fun to bake together! Whether you’re in the mood for scrumptious scones, simple sourdough or luscious cinnamon rolls, The Best Ever Bread Book shows you how to bake brilliant bread for every occasion. Each recipe is tried and tested and comes with illustrated, step-by-step instructions, and lots of helpful tips to ensure the perfect bake every time.
Tapping into the current trend of making bread from scratch, this beautiful recipe book will take you on a fascinating journey of discovery. Find out how flour is farmed and milled, discover the different grain flours and pulse flours, as well as the spectacular science behind the springy loaf. It’s the perfect gift for kids ages 5 to 9 who are interested in cooking and baking, or eager to learn how to bake. Let the bake-off begin!
ISBN-13: 9780744042122
Media Type: Hardcover
Publisher: DK
Publication Date: 10-26-2021
Pages: 64
Product Dimensions: 8.70(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range: 5 - 9 Years
Series: Dk's Best Ever Cook Book
Emily Munsey and Lizzie Davey are part of a family that has been milling for over 100 years in Oxfordshire. Emily is the "miller born and bred" who has taken over the running of Wessex Mill, in Oxfordshire, UK. She was recently featured in a New York Times article that focused on the baking phenomenon during the pandemic lockdown. Lizzie is an experienced author and editor, specializing in children's nonfiction.
Table of Contents
Kitchen rules 4
Equipment 5
Dough 6
Grain 8
On the farm 10
Flatbreads 12
White loaf 14
Baguette 16
Sunflower pot leaves 20
How flour is made 22
Bagels 24
Pizza 26
Flour 28
Gluten-free bread 30
Rye bread 32
Ciabatta 34
Multigrain loaf 36
Bread 38
Cornbread 40
Pretzels 42
Inside a bakery 46
Foccacia 48
Easy sourdough loaf 50
Brioche des rois 52
Tortoise bread rolls 54
Cinnamon rolls 56
Soda bread 58
Bread in numbers 60
Glossary and index 62
Acknowledgments 64
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