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by Zoe, June 5, 2009
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As many of you know Jeff and I have spent the past year working on a new book, Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day: 100 New Recipes Featuring Whole Grains, Fruits, Vegetables, and Gluten-Free Ingredients
(HBin5). It is a project that started with you! Because of your questions, comments and requests for breads made with whole grains, seeds, nuts, fruits, veggies and even gluten-free ingredients, we set to work to create new recipes. We liked them so well, we decided to do another book. We’ve been playing with ways to make breads that are not only nutritious, but incredibly tasty and still fit into our busy lives. The methods will still be fast, easy and only take 5 minutes, but the results are wonderful breads made with ingredients that will keep us happy and healthy, no matter our dietary needs. Who better than a pastry chef and a doctor to write such a book?
Writing a cookbook takes a long time, not only to test and retest and then test again the recipes, but the editing and designing of the book after we write it. Although it is nearly done we still have more work to do before it comes out this fall. HBin5 will be available in the book stores on October 27th of this year. In the mean time Amazon has posted it for pre-orders for those of you who want to avoid the mad rush at the book stores! 
In honor of HBin5 we’ve launched this new home page on our website. My husband Graham designed and built the site for us and Jeff’s wife Laura, who is also our copy editor, wrote much of it. We are so fortunate to have such a creative and talented team to help us. We want to thank them for all of their work! And THANK YOU for inspiring us to write our second book. As a thank you we are giving away 5 signed copies of our CURRENT book: Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day.
Here is a little glimpse into our life of writing HBin5:
On any given day I have about 5-8 buckets of dough in my refrigerators. (Yes, I have two and at the moment there is little room for anything but dough!) I generally wake up in the morning, shape and let rest several loaves of bread and then once I get my boys off to school I bake them. I have a double wall oven, nothing fancy, but having two ovens makes testing a dream. I can bake about six loaves at a time. Jeff is simultaneously doing all of this across town at his house as well. Between the two of us we could qualify as a chain of bakeries.
Once the loaves are baked and cooled, Jeff and I meet and have a tasting. We sample each others breads and do a critique on taste, texture, the look of the loaf and even the sound of the crust. If one of us isn’t absolutely in love with the bread, we discuss how to improve it and go back to the bucket! Sometimes we hit it on the first try and others take several variations. After a tasting we usually walk around the lake, to work off all the sampling and then head back to our kitchens.
As we test and talk and retest and change things and have others test for us, we write everything down. The stack of notes and versions of the recipes that you see here is only my stuff. Jeff has a similar pile in his kitchen, along with a testing schedule and excel spread sheets of all our progress. (It is a blessing to work with someone who loves excel!) This process is a lot of work, but we absolutely love it. I wake up in the morning totally excited to see what my buckets of dough have brought me for the day. As Jeff always says, “if your not having fun the bread won’t taste good!” You are so right Jeff!
Oh and let me not forget the photo shoots with Mark Luinenburg. He did all of the gorgeous photos in ABin5 and this time for HBin5 we have twice as many. He does wonderful work and is so much fun. And Nan the make-up artist who did her very best to make me look like Audrey Hepburn and told Jeff he looks like a young Paul Newman. She will forever be in our good favor!
Leave us a comment about your favorite bread and you will be eligible to win one of the 5 signed copies of our current book: Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day! We will announce the winners next week.
While we were loading the new front page of the website we ran into a little snag and ended up losing the last 2 days of our comments. So, if you wrote to us in the past 2 days and haven’t heard from us that is why. Please, write to us again and we will get back to you. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Thanks, Zoë and Jeff
Comments
Tammy Gardner said...
June 5, 2009 at 8:24 pm
My favorite bread is the deli rye. I also like the light whole wheat.
Wendy R said...
June 5, 2009 at 8:24 pm
I’m so excited about this book! I just started baking bread and have only done the Cooks Illustrated no-knead, and Deb/Smitten Kitchen’s light whole wheat, but I’m already addicted to Deb’s! Can’t wait to get *both* of your books and start baking my way through. 
the picture of all the breads’ insides is incredible!!!
Wendy R said...
June 5, 2009 at 8:25 pm
oops, I guess the light whole wheat is a BBA recipe!
Marisa said...
June 5, 2009 at 8:31 pm
I can’t wait for the new book! My current fave is ABin5’s baguette. I just can’t seem to turn the page to make the next loaf because this one is soooooo good! Oooh, and when the new (healthier) book comes out, I can justify my hubby making the pecan rolls as often as he does.
Jessica said...
June 5, 2009 at 8:32 pm
My favorite dough is the light whole wheat – I love using it to make pizzas, pitas, and boules, so there’s a batch of it in my fridge at all times. I can’t wait for the new book – especially to find out what that gorgeous pink and green loaf is!
Brie said...
June 5, 2009 at 8:32 pm
My favorite bread so far has been the Challah, but that might just be because it was the last one I made! It seems like every one I try is my new favorite. I can’t wait to get the new book, because I’m only having partial success in trying to incorporate whole grains on my own.
Brooke Landis said...
June 5, 2009 at 8:33 pm
I keep coming back to the European Peasant bread. I always seem to tweak it a little each time, but it is so versatile, and my kids love it. One of the best loaves I’ve made is the oatmeal bread with dried cherries and pecans folded in. But I always seem to go back to the peasant dough because it can make anything! Just made Naan with it tonight. Will you post some of the “healthy” recipes for us to beta test?!
Susan said...
June 5, 2009 at 8:37 pm
Love the photos! You both look like movie stars
My all-time favorite is the Master recipe for boule. I always have a bucket in the frig and today, I made pitas! They turned out great!
I’ve made so many of your recipes and have never been disappointed. The granola recipe is a staple here also.
Alison said...
June 5, 2009 at 8:41 pm
My favorite bread is freshly baked bread! I would love to win a copy of the book (and to know more about that colorful bread)!
Stefan Bert said...
June 5, 2009 at 8:42 pm
Nice, clean look on the website, fresh and smart. I pre-ordered the book, good luck and all the best,
Stefan
Stacey said...
June 5, 2009 at 8:52 pm
The two of you are genius. I have been baking my own bread now for three weeks. We have stopped buying store bought bread, and my family is now enjoying fresh baked bread every couple of days. I have two daughters that help me mix the dough (they are 2 and 3 yrs old!) They LOVE mixing days. Even my 3 yr. old said “I love mommy’s bread. It’s better than that old bread.” (read-store bought gunk) That’s a pretty high complement from a preschooler. We have tried the master recipe, the brioche (I did the caramel rolls and my own version of some cinnamon buns-yum), the american white bread, the light wheat, and tonight we mixed up the oatmeal bread and another boule batch. It is quick, easy, and makes me feel like I am not continuing to pump preservatives into my family. (I have a loaf of store bought in my pantry that still hasn’t molded after 3 weeks- scary) Thank you Thank you Thank you. I can’t wait for your new book. I will be first in line.
Stacey
jennsquared said...
June 5, 2009 at 8:57 pm
My friend Gale told me about your book not too long ago and I finally got a copy via the Library yesterday! (we didn’t have it at our local library so they check it out from another library so I have it for a month!) My first plan is to try the basic Boule then branch out from there! It’s such a great concept! I read your book half way through already and I wish I win to get my own copy!!!!
Shirley said...
June 5, 2009 at 9:08 pm
i would love to win one of your books
bread making is a true art form and certainly enjoyed by all who are fortunate enough to be around when the bread is fresh out of the oven. like the grill idea
Shirley
Jackie said...
June 5, 2009 at 9:09 pm
Can’t wait for your new book! I don’t know if I can wait until October. My favorite is the Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread.
Jan Scholl said...
June 5, 2009 at 9:09 pm
I have to pick one bread as my favorite? I have been known to sit and eat one whole loaf by myself in one sitting. I would have to say my personal fav I have made is with roasted garlic chunks and fresh rosemary. And sometimes I smear it with peanut butter. Gotta have my protein. I am putting the book in my wish list now.
Kira said...
June 5, 2009 at 9:11 pm
OH MY GOSH! Im loving the look of the new book! ABin5 is my bible! I baught it from the book store and its in my kicthen when im baking and when i go to bed its on my bedside table cuz im ALWAYS looking at it when i have a spare min! I have made a few diffeent kinds of bread from the book but my household’s fav is the 100% Whole Wheat Sandwhich Bread recipe! MINUS the honey tho as we like the more savoury style bread i also add wheatbran and flaxseed meal to this recipe! Its DELISH! Thank you both so much for giving me the confidence in myself to learn how to make bread from scratch!
~Kira~
rho said...
June 5, 2009 at 9:14 pm
Wow picking out a favorite – hmmmm – my go to recipe is the basic Boule – you can do so much with that – and you can play with it too – I have substituted 3 cups of King Arthur white whole wheat for their regular – I have used a cup of semolina in place of a cup of regular KA flour – and no matter what it has come out great.
Can’t wait for the new book to be out.
donna said...
June 5, 2009 at 9:19 pm
I love pumpernickel, and thanks to your book I can have it any time, fresh. But I think your chocolate bread is the biggest hit at work.
gr8eat said...
June 5, 2009 at 9:24 pm
I love your whole wheat bread. It reminds me of the bread that I get from a local store which I now can abandon. Congratulations on your new book and Web site!
Ann said...
June 5, 2009 at 9:27 pm
Must I really choose just one?!? I regularly make a batch of rye and use it for pizza on the grill with just picked from the garden tomatoes and basil with smoked provolone on it – ohhh, delish! I adore taking baguettes to wow my friends – which has cost me 3 copies of the book since they keep comandeering mine. The brioche is fabulous, especially as raisin bread. So there you have it, my favorite or maybe the top 3…
Can’t wait for the new book – the pics look marvelously tempting.
E. Nassar said...
June 5, 2009 at 9:37 pm
I am facsinated by that red loaf. What is that?
My absolute favortie bread is made from my own sourdough starter (over 7 years old now). The dough is slow fermented in the fridge and baked free form on my baking stone. Divine!
Jill D. said...
June 5, 2009 at 9:41 pm
I like the light whole wheat and the basic dough. These breads make the BEST toast! Oh, and garlic bread to go with my spaghetti
Laurie said...
June 5, 2009 at 9:56 pm
I am working my way through the book one type of bread at a time, and my family loves all the trials. I know the book says to let the bread cool before eating it, but I haven’t convinced my family of that! So far their favorite is the baguette. I would LOVE to get another copy of the book, so I can have one to lend and one to keep. And I am looking forward to the new book!
Kjerste said...
June 5, 2009 at 10:01 pm
Our favorite is the red pepper fougasse! Can’t wait for the new book!
Derek said...
June 5, 2009 at 10:03 pm
Love your book. Its revolutionized lunch break!
Sharon said...
June 5, 2009 at 10:05 pm
Can’t wait to see the healthy bread recipes! Have loved making the master and brioche doughs, and the olive oil pizza dough was so wonderful.
Derek said...
June 5, 2009 at 10:05 pm
Oh, and my personal favorite is the basic boule!
mbj said...
June 5, 2009 at 10:13 pm
My favorite bread is the sourdough made by poilaine in the 7eme in Paris. But choosing a favorite bread is like choosing a favorite song. You can give a name, but at any given time there will be a dozen others that could have just as easily taken the honors.
Darlene said...
June 5, 2009 at 10:24 pm
My favorite is the basic loaf. We make bread, rolls and pizza from this basic recipe. Thanks for your hard work
conrad said...
June 5, 2009 at 10:25 pm
Dear Jeff and Zoe-
I am too very excited about the new book. I have not anticipated a new book this much since the last Harry Potter. I have had to slow down a bit on the bread making as I put on a few too many pounds but now since you have the word Healthy right there in the title and Jeff is an MD I guess I will be back to baking more bread. Thanks again for all your hard work we appreciate it.
Happy Cook said...
June 5, 2009 at 10:39 pm
Looks like a long process in making the cooking book and we are so lucky that you both do all the work and then we just enjoy the book .
It is really difficult to choose a bread which i love from the Artisian bread in 5 minutes as every time i try a new recipe i tell wow to the resulats and i have tried sweet breads and everyday breads from the book, but i think i will write my daughters favourite bread from the book which i have made a lot and that is Brioche filled with chocolate Gnache.
One Crafty Mumma said...
June 5, 2009 at 11:16 pm
Thankyou so much for the give away. I’d love to be included as this would make a gorgeous gift for a close friend of mine. My favourite bread recipe so far is your Cherry Tomato Baguette – it’s so delicious!
Barbara S. said...
June 5, 2009 at 11:30 pm
I love both the Master Recipe and the Olive Oil Dough. I make pizza at least once a week from one or the other (sometimes more!) and have taken to making myself Naan for lunch and/or breakfast several times a week. (My husband and I both love it with refried or black beans and cheese!)
Navita said...
June 6, 2009 at 12:07 am
Hi Zoe and Jeff…unfortunately I was one of the admirers who had left a comment in the past couple of days.
No issues though…I have added you to my blog roll…so I don’t miss any action per se… ;p
Writing a cook-book is far more work than I imagined…and sure excel guys rock…ask me…I had to train myself on excel (I am more of a pen-paper person) while I was working with HSBC, nothing beats it.
Would love to receive the autographed copy….it will adorn my coffee table.
Thank for the giveaway.
Makeda said...
June 6, 2009 at 12:07 am
Hi guys. I check on ur site nearly everyday to see what’s new. So my favorite bread so far is the challah. However I have a bucket of brioche in the fridge to bake for the first time tomoro /later today so we’ll see. Last weekend I made the challah dough and went crazy. First I made the braided loaf. I then made the turban but instead of raisins I put cinnamon sugar and sliced almonds. After brushing with egg wash I also sprinkled almonds on top -Delish. A few days later… N I almost feel guilty telling u this, I made another turban, but this time I sprinkled cinnamon sugar and 5 Hershey bars on the middle before rolling up. I didn’t even bother to melt the chocolate- just chopped it up. It was so good I almost wanted to cry! So good it just felt wrong…LOL. I made it while visitng my family and my sisters n I just indulged. Anyway, since I made I thought about posting n so tonights giveaway gives ms an official opportunity to share. You have done a phenomenal job on this book and I look forward to the next one. I have tried to incorporate whole grains but often end up with a super hard crust, I look forward to TTY what you have come up with. Thank you
Danielel said...
June 6, 2009 at 12:17 am
I’m following your site so that I can get over my fear of yeast and kneading. one of these days I’ll work my way through it. Until then, I have to say my favorite bread is No-Knead Bread. I think its easing me into the yeast thing without over whelming me with the whole kneading thing, which will be my next venture
Leah said...
June 6, 2009 at 12:24 am
My favourite bread is a pumpkin bread recipe… The colours of bread in your above pictures are beautiful…
Memoria said...
June 6, 2009 at 12:47 am
Congrats on the new book!!!!!!!
I would say that my fav recipe is the brioche one, especially when used in sticky buns. I hope I win!
Claudine said...
June 6, 2009 at 12:56 am
The new book looks great and sounds very promising!
Before I pre-order, may I ask if you have included weights for your new recipes?
My only problem with Abin5 has been to translate the American cups measurements into grams and cl.
Sadly, I have to say it has been a major drawback in trying to re-create all your fantastic recipes…
Well done for making all of us real bread makers!
Kavey said...
June 6, 2009 at 2:07 am
My bread baking is a bit of a paradox, really:
As a young teen, I went through a phase of making bread. I bought a bread recipe book and spent hours making my dough, letting it rise, shaping it into loaves or individual rolls or plaits and then baking it. This was about 25 years ago!
For some reason, in the intervening years, I lost the art of bread and certainly the confidence I’d once felt. I became nervous about getting wrong something I’d once so wholeheartedly done.
Last year, a friend of mine gave me a soda bread recipe, she promised it was easy, fast and very forgiving. I made it once and was hooked – I suddenly rediscovered the thrill and sheer delight in making my own bread and enjoying it, still a little warm, straight out of the oven.
It’s time for me to progress on from my soda bread and branch out to make other, delicious breads. I have your site on RSS feed and love reading the posts about so many wonderful recipes. The photographs in particular always make me salivate. It’s time!
Peter said...
June 6, 2009 at 2:37 am
Very exciting times indeed. I’m so happy to be baking my bread (thanks to both of you) and my fave is obviously the classic Boule.
Renato said...
June 6, 2009 at 2:41 am
Hi, since I have the book my oven didn’t stop. I tested several dough. I like a lot the “Brioche”, very soft with a firm texture. The “Broa” recipe is very nice.
But the master recipe boule or the variation “European Peasant Bread” which I use for all kind of bread is my special of all.
I had made a Focaccia yesterday with it.
Thanks.
PS: I can’t wait to have the new book. I had offered my friends with ABin5, they loved it too.
darlene said...
June 6, 2009 at 2:41 am
I love your book and cannot wait to get the new healthier one!!
Manuela said...
June 6, 2009 at 3:26 am
I had warned you that your bread would be done all over Portugal hehe After I posted the recipe lots of people have done it. I see Renato has commented too.
I don’t have the 1st book, but I think the master recipe is the best one! With that recipe you method was recognized all over the world, it’s easy, cheap and tasty, and with that recipe you understand that everything is possible as long as you have imagination. The sky is the limit. Congratulations on your success and good luck for your next book.
Brandi said...
June 6, 2009 at 3:32 am
LOVE the Olive Oil Dough!! Loads of uses!! Very anxious for the new book!
crystal said...
June 6, 2009 at 3:36 am
I can’t wait for your new book to come out. My husband will only eat whole grain breads becuase of health reason. So your new book is perfect.
In addition, I loved ABin5. It was a good introduction into bread making, not scary at all..
Ben said...
June 6, 2009 at 3:54 am
My children love Naan and will make their own throughout the day. Thanks for the work you do. It’s been a Godsend for us!
trilby said...
June 6, 2009 at 3:57 am
I am a lifetime bread baker but new to 5 Minute Bread, so have only tried the master recipe. I am looking forward to trying many more.
My husband & I are retiring and as soon as our house sells we will live full time in an 5th wheel traveling the US and Canada. Good bread is often hard to find in the small towns and remote areas we love, so baking it will be a necessity (and pleasure). I just purchased a Cuisinart brick oven for the RV and tried it with the 5 minute bread on a recent trip – a perfect combination!
Dee Roberts said...
June 6, 2009 at 3:59 am
I don’t have a favorite, I have many favorites. Right now the one I am making most often is the Italian Semolina bread. Sometimes when I cut it the sesame seeds fall off, so this last time I mixed the seeds right in with the dough. No more mess and same great taste!
Anna B. said...
June 6, 2009 at 4:07 am
I just love Focaccia bread!!!
Bob said...
June 6, 2009 at 4:10 am
Without a doubt my favorite is the deli. I also grew up in Queens and it rivals the renowned Garden Bakery of my youth.
TiV from Finland said...
June 6, 2009 at 4:19 am
European Peasant Bread is our absolute favorite. I have it in the fridge almost always. Children call it the yammiest bread. I make bread, rolls, even pizza of this dough. And what a relief to be able to make pizza fast “from the scratch”.
Joan Garneau said...
June 6, 2009 at 4:21 am
My favorite is the original recipe – the first one in your book. I have tried some of the others, but return to the original – it’s my go to recipe and sits happily in the bottom of the fridge just waiting for me to need more bread!
KB said...
June 6, 2009 at 4:33 am
I have the oatmeal bread half eaten on the counter right now. It’ll be completely gone in a few hours! Can’t wait to see what the red bread is in the photo!
PatM said...
June 6, 2009 at 4:33 am
Peasant Bread is my favorite! Bought your book after my sister recommended it. I have given away eight additional copies since then! Can’t get enough of your wonderful breads. So happy you are coming out with the Healthy bread book since my husband needs to be on a cardiac diet. Just can’t tell you how wonderful you guys are. You have changed how we eat.
Sam Persons Parkes said...
June 6, 2009 at 4:47 am
My favorite (do I have to pick one) is the master recipe. There is just something incredible about that chewy texture and crackly crust! I, too, want to know about the pink and green loaf!
Telynn said...
June 6, 2009 at 4:50 am
I’ve just started with the basic recipe and love it! I cannot wait to try the others! Congrats on the new book! Looking forward to so much more!
Kelly said...
June 6, 2009 at 5:01 am
Wow! The site is beautiful-wonderful job, all involved. I’m very excited about the new book and the images from it are gorgeous. I’m particularly intrigued by the red-crusted bread that looks green on the inside! I won a copy of ABin5 in another giveaway, so no need to include me in this giveaway. I just wanted to comment on the new design and check out the new book. I’m heading to Amazon to get my copy right now!
Traci Smith said...
June 6, 2009 at 5:10 am
I just started making this about 6 weeks ago. I love it SO MUCH. I’m not a baker, and this book has made me feel so proficient. I love having fresh baked bread ALL THE TIME. This question is all about timing for me, because every week I seem to have a new favorite, but today my favorite is the 100% Whole Wheat. I love love LOVE this bread and will be using it for sandwiches, toast, the works.
Maria Muscarella said...
June 6, 2009 at 5:14 am
I got your book a few months ago and have been thoroughly enjoying it! Making bread has become so much easier! So far, I think my favorite recipe has to be the Naan! I throw a little garlic in at the start and, yummm, it’s much better even my local indian restaurant
dean buringrud said...
June 6, 2009 at 5:24 am
The master recipe is my favorite, but my relatives would probably vote for the brioche (mini cinnamon rolls). Can’t wait to read your new book
Nancy said...
June 6, 2009 at 5:25 am
I have only had your book for a week, so right now my favorite bread is the basic Boule – but we have had it every night and love it.
Caroline said...
June 6, 2009 at 5:27 am
Great news about the new book. My favorite bread is definitely sourdough! But really all bread rocks!
Andy said...
June 6, 2009 at 5:29 am
I NEED this book! I have been adding more whole grains and seeds to the peasant bread recipe but want to add more.
Joanna said...
June 6, 2009 at 5:33 am
I love the light wheat, but I use the Master Recipe most. Today I’ll be making Naan with honey and ginger for my book club using thanks to the naan post on this blog! Such a fantastic idea, thanks!
Jacqui said...
June 6, 2009 at 5:33 am
My favorite bread recipe would have to be brioche. I love the buttery sweetness of the dough. I can’t wait to see your new book and hope you continue to write more in the future!
Nate Solas said...
June 6, 2009 at 5:35 am
After a surplus of pumpkin puree found its way into our freezer last fall, the pumpkin and oatmeal loaf has been a house favorite! That and I love replacing about 1/4 to 1/3 of the master recipe with whole wheat, ground flax, wheat germ, cracked barley – whatever I can find, it always turns out wonderfully!
… more importantly, WHAT is that purple and green loaf in the pictures?? I’m so curious! Is it wrapped? How is that done? So pretty!
Ginnie said...
June 6, 2009 at 5:45 am
My favorite is the light whole wheat. I have used it many times for bread and rolls. Then I started using it to make pitas and english muffins. It is so versatile! I can’t wait to read the new book! Love the new website design.
Kat Slonaker said...
June 6, 2009 at 5:46 am
I saw the title of today’s blog and thought, “what would I do with ANOTHER book about bread?” – but then I got a look at what it is you have done and I can hardly wait to get my hands on it! [Now if you can come up with a way to keep the oven from heating the house up in the summer, life would be perfect!]
C. Beth said...
June 6, 2009 at 5:46 am
Zoe, PLEASE tell me your hair doesn’t always look that great when you work in the kitchen!!
It’s hard to choose a favorite, but I tried brioche for the first time this past week and fell in love, so THIS WEEK it’s my favorite. I made the berry lemon curd ring and it was fantastic but it was also just succulent when I made it into a loaf and a boule.
Nora Brown said...
June 6, 2009 at 5:47 am
I love the new look to the web site. And the new book looks great. I can’t wait to get a copy.
I can’t say I have a favorite from the first book. I love bread! So there are so many that I love. And you have made bread making so easy. Thank you.
meredith said...
June 6, 2009 at 5:48 am
I have taken your basic recipe and made it more grain for us- adding rye and whole wheat for 1/2 the recipe and bread flour for the rest.
You have changed how I bake and buy bread. I no longer buy -only bake!
MaureenC said...
June 6, 2009 at 5:55 am
Congratulations on your new book. I can’t wait to get a copy of it to try your other recipes. The favourite bread around my household is the classic boule recipe.
Michelle C. said...
June 6, 2009 at 6:02 am
I have two favorites – the European Peasant Bread, which I keep going back to, and, well, the European Peasant Bread made into Brotchen using egg whites. The second is my favorite because I used it to introduce my German neighbor to the Artisan Bread in 5 method. She couldn’t believe she could make brotchen at home, and now makes it regularly.
I even use the peasant bread for pizza dough, kneading in a little olive oil. I also keep the non-eggwhite-version going perpetually so we can enjoy the deeper sourdough flavor that results.
Thanks for making great bread such a joy!
TJ said...
June 6, 2009 at 6:10 am
My kids demand a rosemary scented loaf twice a week. I put the peasant bread dough and a bunch of rosemary branches in an iron pot. The lovely scent fills the house. I’m so excited about the new book. Congratulations!
zoe said...
June 6, 2009 at 6:10 am
Hi Claudine,
Thank you for bringing this up. We sell many books in Europe and Australia and have included a weight conversion chart in the new book. The master recipe is written in weights, measures and metrics. We also have a similar chart for of all the most commonly used ingredients. It will now be much easier to make the switch to your preferred way of baking!
Thanks, Zoë
Dwane Lay said...
June 6, 2009 at 6:11 am
My favorite is still the basic loaf, though I’ve put it through it’s paces. The semolina loaf is great too, but we use the basic all the time. In fact, we haven’t bought bread all year!
Walter Davis said...
June 6, 2009 at 6:13 am
I just found your book and made my first master recipe yesterday. I impressed the whole family when they arrived home to the smell of bread and the taste of a white bread boule. Thanks SO much!
zoe said...
June 6, 2009 at 6:18 am
Hi Navita,
Did you get a response from us? So sorry about that. Please ask your question again and we will get back to you!
Thanks! Zoë
zoe said...
June 6, 2009 at 6:23 am
Hi Kat,
Sounds like you need to be baking bread on the grill! That is how we do it all summer long! http://www.artisanbreadinfive.com/?p=627
Enjoy and stay cool! Zoë
Ann-Marie MacKay said...
June 6, 2009 at 6:37 am
I’m brand new to your book–so I’m in love with the basic Boule–I have modified it to do my own Cheddar bread, added Rosemary and added sauteed onions, even without using a direct recipe from the book. I LOVE IT!
alex said...
June 6, 2009 at 6:42 am
Mmmm….. I love the chocolate prune bread. I have issues with eating it all in a sitting…
KATinNC said...
June 6, 2009 at 6:43 am
Thank you so much for doing a book on this subject! I can hardly wait! I’ve been baking bread for 20 years with old time honored recipes…whew, they take forever! Lately I’ve decided to try faster methods since with the economy, I’m baking daily! This week I start construction of small (but useful & cheap to build) adobe horno oven! My baking just got cheaper! Thanks again!
KATinNC
Evelyn Wenzel said...
June 6, 2009 at 6:44 am
We love the light whole wheat bread dough but my favorite right now is a recipe for carrot flecked whole wheat rolls which has been my go to recipe. Looking forward to the new book!
calley said...
June 6, 2009 at 6:54 am
I just tried the 100% whole wheat sandwich bread and I love it. I am also a big fan of the basic recipe–especially for the eggs and bacon in toast! (http://www.artisanbreadinfive.com/?p=482#more-482) It is a definite crowd pleaser. Thanks for changing my mind on bread baking, and congrats on your new book! I can’t wait.
KarenV said...
June 6, 2009 at 6:59 am
I can’t wait for the new book, but in the meantime, I keep making the original recipes. I love the sunflower seed breakfast bread the most. And the brioche and the challah and the cinnamon raisin bread. Can’t think of one we don’t like. Thank you!
Blissed said...
June 6, 2009 at 7:06 am
The light wheat has become our daily bread. My husband, who used to just shake his head at my obsession with good bread, swoons for it. I love the versatility and how much we’ve shared it with family and friends: It’s our morning toast with homemade jam, the pitas for lunchtime sandwiches, rolls or heavenly slices with dinner, the base for weekly make-your-own pizzas with friends, a nourishing part of meals delivered to friends celebrating births and coping with difficulty.
Being able to make our own bread so easily has been tremendously important to us as we’ve struggled with dietary issues the past two years — allergies, intolerances, cardiovascular concerns, and more — even as we try to spend less at the market. We’ve been eager to try more whole-grain options: Can’t wait to check out the new book!
Sarah said...
June 6, 2009 at 7:06 am
So exciting! My favorite bread is the basic whole wheat. I use it all the time for so many things.
aly said...
June 6, 2009 at 7:08 am
I love any wheat bread, the grainier the better, so I’m excited to get a look at the new book.
Jan said...
June 6, 2009 at 7:09 am
A great follow-up to a tremendous book.
Denton Romans said...
June 6, 2009 at 7:12 am
For me, it’s the ciabatta – I love the chewy crust with the airy interior.
Elise said...
June 6, 2009 at 7:19 am
Your basic recipe is my favorite so far and I’m sure I’ll find others as I make them!
Sumitha said...
June 6, 2009 at 7:19 am
Hi Zoe and Jeff,
First of all congratulations for your book. I would be happy to have a copy of the autographed book, as I do not get it here in India. Thank you.
Thien-Kim said...
June 6, 2009 at 7:21 am
Congrats on the new book! I can’t wait to try it! My favorite bread is either sourdough or multigrain bread with seeds and nuts in it for that great little crunch.
Pat Deck said...
June 6, 2009 at 7:28 am
To tell you the truth, I haven’t gotten past the basic recipe because I love it so much! After the first bucket of dough, I went out and ordered 2 more books — one for my daughter & one for a dear friend whose husband likes to bake bread. When I was at a quilting seminar this spring, a woman in our class who was from Germany was bemoaning the quality of American bread. Well, I started my 5 Minutes a Day spiel, and that got the whole room talking. Even the quilting instructor, a gentelman from Montana named John Flynn, chimed in about his love for the book and the technique. Maybe we could make a bread quilt? Can’t wait for the new book!!!!!
Maria said...
June 6, 2009 at 7:34 am
I can’t even tell you how excited I am for your new book. I am the biggest ABin5 fan and I have converted many. It is so amazing. I love all of your breads. We really love the pizza crust, makes the best crust in no time. I also like the baguettes for French toast. Congrats on all of your success. I can’t wait for the new book!
Karen said...
June 6, 2009 at 7:44 am
My favorite is the boule master – so versatile! But I am dying to know about the red bread? What makes the crust red and what makes it different from the middle?
mlp said...
June 6, 2009 at 7:45 am
Light wheat, and European Peasant – those are our favorites. How exciting to have a new book to wait for!
Amy said...
June 6, 2009 at 7:48 am
I borrowed this book from a friend and tried the brioche and loved it. Unfortunately that was the only one I got to make before the friend needed the book back. Can’t wait to try more of the recipes. The new book looks great, will add to my wish list.
Ramya Kiran said...
June 6, 2009 at 7:52 am
Wow, this sounds exciting!
My favourite bread is Finnish Pulla from the book “Baking with Julia”. Soft and love the flavour of cardamom in it.
Wish me luck!
JULIA said...
June 6, 2009 at 8:06 am
the whole wheat bread is very good for all occasions.
Ria said...
June 6, 2009 at 8:12 am
Hey guys! You do such an amazing job! Love your work!! Congrats on the new book!!
My fav bread is Pita! Love it with a chicken mayo filling and hummus! Smack!
Darra said...
June 6, 2009 at 8:12 am
Very hard to pic a favorite but it would have to be the brioche. Excited about the new book!!
Cyndi said...
June 6, 2009 at 8:17 am
My favorite – I’m sure by the time I work through the book they will all be…I just started baking bread – so right now I’m going to say the basic recipe. I have used it for so many things…still working to get it perfect (that means I get to try all the mistakes) I like that part best.
Michelle at Scribbit said...
June 6, 2009 at 8:19 am
My favorite bread in the world is a cranberry cinnamon bread that I make all the time–I’ve been looking at your book and my readers have said some great things about it.
Badger said...
June 6, 2009 at 8:19 am
The rosemary-onion focaccia made with olive oil dough is an absolute favorite here! It’s become a staple for us in the summer when we grill nearly all of our meats. It’s almost gotten to the point that I need to make two of them for every meal because the kids devour it!
Very excited about the new book! I hope there will be plenty of nut- and soy-free recipes, though, as my husband and daughter are both violently allergic to tree nuts and soy. (I always get a little nervous at the mention of “gluten-free” because of that!)
Marilyn W said...
June 6, 2009 at 8:20 am
My husband and I just celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary. In the early years relatives from Chicago would bring us wonderful loaves of what we called “Chicago Rye” bread. The sources for this bread have all but disappeared from Chicago. At the time, I baked only soft white and whole wheat bread. As years passed, I came upon an old recipe in the bakery cafe my daughter owned at the time. It was a recipe for rye bread that looked close to the well loved original from Chicago. It took a complex variety of flours and much time to arrive at the finished product. It was delicious, although not enough oven spring. It took so much work to prepare that I finally abandoned the recipe. Then I was introduced to Brother Juniper’s slow rise. I didn’t make rye bread, but the recipe for the crusty bread with whole wheat flour became our family favorite. It was as close to the pleasure of eating Chicago Rye that I could come. I made this bread often, but not often enough, because of the time involved. Enter… Artisan Bread in five… When I made the Deli Rye for the first time, my husband swooned. Since then our bread of choice is Deli Rye. It’s even better now that I bake it in a cast iron Dutch oven and a Clay Domed baker. Actually, the rye is pretty versatile. I was teaching a group of Institute for Learning in Retirement folks the basics of “bucket bread”. I was ready to have them help shape a loaf of light whole wheat bread, pizza, and naan from the dough in my bucket. I opened the bucket and looked into it. Imagine my dismay when I saw little black flecks in the dough! I had a mis labeled bucket of Deli rye with me. So we enjoyed making and eating a loaf of rye bread, rye pizza, and rye Naan. Have already pre orderd HBin5. Am waiting with anticipation.
Amy said...
June 6, 2009 at 8:25 am
I can’t wait for the new book. Your first book opened the world of homemade bread to my family. My 2 year old mixes the dough with me, and loves eating “his bread” throughout the week.
Right now, our favorite is the European Peasant Bread- it’s so versatile. This week, I’ve used it as pizza dough, flat bread, and a sandwich loaf.
LJ Cohen said...
June 6, 2009 at 8:28 am
I can’t wait until your new book comes out. I know a bunch of people I’m going to buy it for as holiday gifts! My favorite recipe in ABin5 is the ztaar flatbread. It’s the bread my kids beg me to make at least once a week. And I’m happy to comply. It never lasts past that night’s dinner.
Marybeth said...
June 6, 2009 at 8:32 am
I think I have 2 favorites… I LOVE the olive oil bread. It’s so versatile, I use it as made in the recipe, sometimes, I’ll add a pinch of RoseMary and garlic to the dough, or just sprinkle over the top when I am ready to bake, I love to make it as breadsticks, too. I also LOVE making homemade soft pretzels with my children, and the Rye bread is wonderful! (Of course, my kids prefer the pumpernickel..) I am VERY excited about the new book!! Also, I love making pizza crust form the Olive Oil dough!! OK, That’s more than 2, but they really are all so good! It’s hard to choose just one.
alicia said...
June 6, 2009 at 8:33 am
All bread is so yummy, but I love your Challah recipe, I have a batch on the go right now. Keep baking!
jas said...
June 6, 2009 at 8:35 am
5 minute bread has changed my life—for the good! Can’t wait to see the new book. My fave would have to be a sourdough twist on your basic recipe. It takes a little longer but oh, the crust!
zoe said...
June 6, 2009 at 8:35 am
Hi Marilyn,
Happy Anniversary!!! So pleased that you are enjoying the bread. I love the rye pizza!
Zoë
deeba said...
June 6, 2009 at 8:39 am
Congrats on the book launch. My word, that’s a LOT of hard work. Thank you for revolutionising my bread baking life. My fave is the master boulle dough recipe- versatile beyond belief!
PS Yes, you do look like Audrey Hepburn. That’s a beautiful pic!
Dafna said...
June 6, 2009 at 8:45 am
I love bread that is really crispy on the outside, but nice and soft in the middle. I <3 crispy crust.
Linda T. said...
June 6, 2009 at 8:47 am
My favorite is the European Peasant bread, because of the great versatility with a bit of whole grain. I make the bread as boules, rolls, naan, pizza. Yesterday and today it will become focaccia for some tasty chicken pesto sandwiches. I am really looking forward to the next one, have given the first as gifts 5 times, but have inspired others to buy it, too. I am also curious about the gluten-free — would love to make some g-f bread for my brother, but wonder if my stone, pizza peel, etc. might be “tainted” with wheat.
I also think you ought to have a section of Zoë and Jeff’s keep-slim secrets! (I walk around the lake, too, but it’s not enough for how much I would like to indulge in the bread.)
Hannah said...
June 6, 2009 at 8:50 am
Thanks for sharing this peek behind the scenes- It’s so cool to see a bit more of how this book was made!
It’s really hard to pick one favorite bread… But I do often tend to fall back on good old multigrain sandwich bread when baking.
Susan said...
June 6, 2009 at 8:54 am
Can’t wait for the new book. Lately we’ve been making the Naan bread which we cook on the grill.
kathy said...
June 6, 2009 at 8:54 am
I can’t wait for this book. I have been grinding my own whole wheat flour for years and can’t wait for these new recipes. Our favorite is the olive oil dough baked as a loaf and dipped in olive oil and parmesan cheese. Very good.
Marye said...
June 6, 2009 at 8:55 am
So happy for you! I am looking forward to picking this book up, if for no other reason than to find out what the purple crusted bread is… :/
Camille said...
June 6, 2009 at 8:58 am
Yea for a new book! My favorite bread is still the basic recipe baked in my Dutch oven. YUM!
Elle said...
June 6, 2009 at 8:59 am
The book will be fabulous, I know it! If it’s anything like the first one, it’ll be a huge hit. Can’t wait to see it!
Bonnie Creevy said...
June 6, 2009 at 9:03 am
I can’t wait for thwe new book! I am not a very good cook. In fact, we probably eat take out more oftent han eating at home. For the first time, your book has me in the kitchen and loving it. Even if the rest of what I do isn;t so good, my family loves the bread.
Hmm, maybe you all can find a way to create a bread recipe that incorporates a full meal into it, lol.
Beau said...
June 6, 2009 at 9:04 am
I’m a sucker for a hearty rye bread. Made some in the dutch oven on the grill a few weeks back. Just getting into the first book; can’t wait for the 2nd!
Claudia Lima said...
June 6, 2009 at 9:09 am
I am very glad to hear about your new book.
I barely got the first one and I simply love it!
I am baking breads in a daily basis now.
Thank you very much for sharing and good luck!
Cathy A. said...
June 6, 2009 at 9:12 am
I don’t have your 1st book and would love to win it.
I recently heard about it from several Plurk “friends” who often plurk about the breads they are baking. They highly recommend your book!
Just this past week, one baked cheddar bread and another baked oatmeal bread – and my mouth was cyber-watering!
Tora Consolo said...
June 6, 2009 at 9:12 am
Hi Zoe, I can’t wait for the new book to come out. I make your bread all the time, have praised your method to all my friends and made believers of almost all of them. I just know this next one will be fabo!
Shaw Girl said...
June 6, 2009 at 9:14 am
I am so excited about this book! I love, love, love Artisan Bread in Five and have given it out numerous times as gifts. The olive oil dough is my go to pizza dough now and I can’t tell you how many times I’ve made the sun dried tomato and parmesan bread! I cannot wait to see what healthy breads you’ve whipped up this time!
Lori @ RecipeGirl said...
June 6, 2009 at 9:21 am
I can’t tell you how exciting it has been to observe you working on this project via Twitter & ZoeBakes website. It’s much more fun to dive into a cookbook when you feel like you know the authors. How did you two hook up anyways? I can just imagine how much fun it would be to write a cookbook in a collaboration with someone else… someone else to test & share the creativity, someone else to bounce ideas off of, and someone else’s shoulder to cry on when nothing seems to be going right!! Bravo to both of you
I need to be better about baking my own bread at home… I’ve done it several times, and I’m ‘capable’ but I just don’t always think to do it.
I love the Oatmeal Pumpkinseed Bread. I’ve got the book out today & I’m getting inspired to whip something up this week the Portuguese Broa looks quite interesting.
Gudrun said...
June 6, 2009 at 9:23 am
love the new look for the site! And congratulations on the new book, great news. I am so excited to see what recipes the new book will contain. My family is definitely moving towards more whole grains and I would love to be able to support that with easy bread.
My favorite recipe in ABin5 is probably Light Whole Wheat Bread, which I make most often. But I am also a huge fan of Olive Oil Dough for pizza and flatbread and the Boule for beautiful artisan bread.
Ooh, cannot wait for the new book!
Lu Bennett said...
June 6, 2009 at 9:25 am
Zoë and Jeff, it looks like you and your team have really put something special together with your next book. Audrey Hepburn and Paul Newman, indeed! For many reasons, you know, I can’t wait to try the healthy bread book.
I look forward to owning it and am keeping fingers crossed really hard that you two will do a signing in Chicagoland.
All the best,
Lu
PS – the website is great, thanks, Graham and Laura!
zoe said...
June 6, 2009 at 9:32 am
Hi Bonnie,
We did that!!! Heheheehe. Seriously, we have meals right in the loaf in the new book!
Thanks, Zoë
kickpleat said...
June 6, 2009 at 9:41 am
I’ve just started baking bread & love sourdough! The only bread I tried making was the infamous No Knead Bread. I’d love a copy of your new book!
shannon said...
June 6, 2009 at 9:44 am
I love the whole wheat bread recipe from the first book. I learned it out of the Mother Earth News article. I would love to have the new book.
Jennifer A. Wickes said...
June 6, 2009 at 9:55 am
I love fresh French bread. Something about that crusty exterior, yet the soft interior is mouthwatering. Then, smearin homemade butter on top of a slice is divine!
Cathie said...
June 6, 2009 at 9:55 am
I love the challah and brioche. I’ve been able to convert them to egg free, too (I have egg allergies that developed during my last pregnancy). We use them for breakfast treats such as cinnamon rolls, caramel rolls, cinnamon bread, donuts, beignets, hot cross buns, regular brioche e tete and turnovers. My family (and I) thank you for this book and can’t wait for the release of the next. It’s already at the top of the list for my anniversary present (beginning of October).
Best regards! Cathie
Cicero Sings said...
June 6, 2009 at 9:56 am
Oh my, so many comments.
We had baked eggs this morning using the basic recipe … yum. But I must say, I made donuts out of the enriched dough and they were WONDERFUL.
Can’t complain about any of the recipes. They are all good.
Looking forward to your new book. We’re into healthy!
Laurel said...
June 6, 2009 at 9:58 am
I just started about 6 weeks ago and my favorite is the boule recipe due to its versatility. I just mixed up a batch of brioche and can’t wait to make those sticky buns tomorrow morning!
By the way, my son lives in Minneapolis and we’ll be visiting in July. What a great city!
Congratulations on your new book. I can hardly wait until October.
Laurel
pz said...
June 6, 2009 at 10:00 am
Olive oil bread is my favorite.
Lorna said...
June 6, 2009 at 10:08 am
My favorite recipe at the moment is the Brioche dough. I have been making tarts with it & it makes me look brilliant…lol. I also love the basic boule made into naan. It’s delicious. I think your book has been such a great investment. I don’t think I’ve used any other cook book as much & that’s saying alot because I have collected quite a few over the years!
MarthaK said...
June 6, 2009 at 10:08 am
I’ve made a few others, but we are so in love with the Pain d’Epi that we have it nearly every night for dinner. Yum!
howtoeatacupcake said...
June 6, 2009 at 10:08 am
I get so excited when cookbooks that I already love come out with a “healthy” sequel! I can’t wait to get my hands on a copy! 
Looove the first book. Keep up the awesome work. PS: I’m diggin on the new site layout too. Very nice! ;P
howtoeatacupcake said...
June 6, 2009 at 10:10 am
Duh forgot to mention my fave. My family and I all really love the master recipe boule! I make it at least twice a week!
bobbi said...
June 6, 2009 at 10:16 am
My favorite is still the pita bread! I’m so excited to see the new book!
Carolyn said...
June 6, 2009 at 10:20 am
The only recipe I’ve made so far is the boule – it’s terrific! I was tipped to your book by howtoeatacupcake.com, and I’m so grateful!
Lecia/A Day that is Dessert said...
June 6, 2009 at 10:40 am
I love the flavor of the whole wheat sandwich bread adapted from cook’s. Thanks for the great giveaway!
esp said...
June 6, 2009 at 10:46 am
I love the baguette. Quick, easy, and delicious.
Can’t wait for the new book to come out!
Judy said...
June 6, 2009 at 10:51 am
Congrats to you both!!! I love the master recipe. So versatile…
Jenny said...
June 6, 2009 at 11:09 am
Thank you for the awesome dedication you have both invested into making our lives easier and healthier with the new cookbook!
I am currently disabled and on a limited budget, I pray to be blessed with winning the new cook book!!!
Many blessings to both of you and your team….
lisaiscooking said...
June 6, 2009 at 11:29 am
Congratulations on the new book! If I have to pick a favorite bread, today I”ll say raisin pecan breakfast bread.
Kim Osland said...
June 6, 2009 at 11:30 am
Your excellent brioche recipe has made me a hero! I’ve brought variations to family brunches, parties & given loaves as hostess gifts, all to much laud and appreciation! I try to tell folks how easy and versatile it is, but they don’t believe something so good can be created without kneading. Can’t wait for book 2!
Kara said...
June 6, 2009 at 11:33 am
So far only mastered homemade pizza dough so looks like that’s my favorite homemade ‘bread’… hope that counts. Can’t wait to read and try recipes from the new book!
Tracy said...
June 6, 2009 at 11:34 am
Love the new layout! I’m so excited for your new book.
I love the master recipe, myself…there are so many different things I can do with it depending on the occasion! I just recently made a pizza with it on the grill – I’d say that’s my new favorite.
Makeda said...
June 6, 2009 at 11:42 am
Hello all, I forgot to mention that along with my cinnamon sugar and almonds in the turban/challah…i added orange flower water to the egg when i made the egg wash for the top. i also used this same wash on my chocalate turban and it was absolutely delicious!
Wayne said...
June 6, 2009 at 11:46 am
My favorite has been beignets made with the brioche dough. It’s a decadent breakfast that reminds me so much of New Orleans. In fact, I’m headed to New Orleans tomorrow and I’m going to stop by Cafe du Monde to refresh my memory of how good a fried piece of dough can be.
Mary said...
June 6, 2009 at 11:48 am
I love the light whole wheat for pizza, but I often like to substitute white whole wheat flour for regular whole wheat! I’ve baked bread for more than 30 years (since I was a girl in the kitchen with my Mom) – everything from regular sandwich breads to levain/sourdoughs — but I’d gotten away from it with an active 3 year old and 5 year old. Your ABin5 has made it possible for me to make bread any time I want and still keep up with my kids. Thanks so much ! Looking forward to book 2!
Chez US said...
June 6, 2009 at 11:53 am
Love this post – beautiful new site! I would have to say our favorite bread is the baguette – we eat them for breakfast, lunch and dinner!
Jessi said...
June 6, 2009 at 11:57 am
I love the Fougasse stuffed with roasted peppers! I’ve made it with red peppers, poblanos, and anything else I can get my hands on. I’m making the broa dough tonight to try a corn Fougasse with poblanos and chipotles in adobo tomorrow.
Allen Burnett said...
June 6, 2009 at 12:03 pm
I love everything i have tried from the book and the website but my favorite dough is the brioche. absolutely versatile and delicious in everything we have tried in it. in fact we are making the lemon curd blueberry ring with the first blueberries of the season from the farmer’s market for breakfast tomorrow.
Jani Jeane said...
June 6, 2009 at 12:04 pm
Wow that purple/red one looks very good. I can’t wait for the new book to see what that one is. My favorite from the book is the olive oil dough. I use about 6-10 oz of whole wheat flour to it. I love it because I can do so much with it. I can make pizzas, pitas, focaccia, hamburger buns, or even just a loaf of bread for dinner. All that out of mixing dough once. Thanks!
Erin Zackey said...
June 6, 2009 at 12:07 pm
We do so love the master recipe (especially for pizza dough lately) and the challah is our fav for cinn rolls. Thanks!
Joanne said...
June 6, 2009 at 12:13 pm
I having spent the morning looking for your first book. Two of the bookstores I tried were out of it. I am now going to Amazon to order it on line. I can’t wait to try some of your recipes. I love al types of bread and I am very excited to try baking it myself (with you help of couse). Thanks!
Colette said...
June 6, 2009 at 12:15 pm
the Light Whole Wheat sounds amazing!
kate said...
June 6, 2009 at 12:17 pm
my fave is the pizza dough!
Liana said...
June 6, 2009 at 12:18 pm
Congratulations on your new book and I can’t wait to get a copy of it! My favorite recipe is Cinnamon Raisin Bread from the buttermilk bread. My husband and I couldn’t stop eating the bread as soon as it came out of the oven ….. at midnight!
Melinda said...
June 6, 2009 at 12:29 pm
Buttermilk dough made into English Muffins…No! Semolina for pizza dough…
I can’t decide.
Rachel said...
June 6, 2009 at 12:29 pm
I am totally in love with the Boule recipe! My family eats it all week long, unfortunately I now have to go gluten free and I am dying for your new book so I can eat again! Thanks so much, I am awaiting in anxious anticipation!!!
Gale Reeves said...
June 6, 2009 at 12:34 pm
So exciting, and such an accomplishment – a new book!
Cinnamon bread with a few extras thrown in is my favorite.
Doreen said...
June 6, 2009 at 12:39 pm
I’m sooooo excited about your new book – can’t wait to get my hands on it and start trying your new recipes!!!
That pink and green loaf of bread looks very intriguing.
It’s really hard to pick a favorite -but I’m going to have to vote for the light wheat recipe … it’s sooo versatile.
I’ve given away many copies of your ABin5 for gifts to family – and have shared my copy with others – who in turn have purchased their own copy. Everyone raves about ABin5 and thanks me for re-opening their eyes (and stomach) to making their own bread. One of my friends says ABin5 has changed her life – it’s inspired her to cook and bake again … and she shares her creations when we get together for dinners. So… we all benefit!
Keep up the great work – Thank you Zoe, Jeff, Graham and Laura… serious teamwork!!!
Kay S. said...
June 6, 2009 at 12:55 pm
I love your book so much that I have purchased one for both my daughters and my daughter in law, and now they’re baking bread everyday too! Can’t wait for book 2!
Marisa said...
June 6, 2009 at 12:58 pm
The light wheat is definitely my favorite – I’m a fan of whole grains, so I’m *really* excited about the new book. I can’t wait!
JennyBakes said...
June 6, 2009 at 1:23 pm
What beautiful pictures, of you both and the bread! I am completely intrigued by the red/purple one and can’t wait to buy your cookbook.
My favorite bread is more of a memory bread – my Mom used to buy what she called “Russian bread” from a now closed bakery in Portland, OR. It was dense but chewy and had these amazing pockets for melty butter – kind of like a cousin to english muffin bread, but chewier. I wish I knew what it was called so I could recreate it. I’m not even sure my memory is reliable enough.
I follow you in Twitter too, love that you post there.
Catey said...
June 6, 2009 at 1:28 pm
Love the whole wheat bread! So excited for the new book!
Claudia Lima said...
June 6, 2009 at 1:49 pm
I wrote a message before, but I forgot to tell you guys about my favorite bread.
I barely got the book, so I didnít have a chance to make all the recipes yet.
From the ones I made already, I really likde a lot the European Peasant Bread.
Delicious!
darrin said...
June 6, 2009 at 1:54 pm
The brioche for sure. I’ve made so many different variations on it, sweet, savory.. wonderful!
clarice said...
June 6, 2009 at 2:00 pm
How exciting. I know my friends, my readers and I have been wanting to make bread with more whole grains. I will have to post about this. Well my daughters favorite is the challah bread, they devour a loaf right in front of me. Clarice
Bill Weiss said...
June 6, 2009 at 2:04 pm
My favorite is probably the no-knead bread I make from the recipe on Steamy Kitchen. I just bought your first book, and I bet I’ll love things I make from it soon
Margot Miller said...
June 6, 2009 at 2:06 pm
Hi Guys!
How to choose a favorite! My (our) brioch dough is fantastic! It rises (!) to every occasion especially the Mother’s Day Berry pudding. The color! The flavor! The compliments! And it’s pretty impressive on its own.
Making individual mini baguettes with the basic recipe is a crowd pleaser too. I have the special curved pans and can make 4 at a time!
I could go on and on!
Thanks so much! Margot
Jovina Coughlin said...
June 6, 2009 at 2:06 pm
I have had your book for a year now and I am so glad I bought it. The recipes are delicious and consistent. Guests think I am a fabulous baker because of your bread baking method. I am looking forward to the new book because I like to bake with whole grains and I am hoping you have worked out the kinks that come with using such grains. FYI- Your book is also being offered on the Barnes & Noble site with a pre-order discount of 5%. See link: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/results.asp?WRD=healthy+artisan+bread+in+five+minutes&box=healthy%20ar
Stephanie said...
June 6, 2009 at 2:09 pm
We love the basic recipe, and so do my friends with whom I’ve shared loaves. The bialies brought back fond memories of the bakery my husband’s family frequented 30+ years ago. My bagels looked really funny, but also tasted great! Can’t wait for the new book.
Amy I. said...
June 6, 2009 at 2:15 pm
Congrats on the new book, and the site looks great! My favorite is the boule from the master recipe. Baking from your book has helped so much with my confidence level in the kitchen…thanks for the inspiration, and I’m looking forward to the next installment.
Carlene said...
June 6, 2009 at 2:16 pm
I love bread, my favorite would be any bread with nuts in it. Please include me in your giveaway.
Thanks
Carlene
LaJuana said...
June 6, 2009 at 2:20 pm
WoW! Sharp new site! Congratulations on all of the good news! When I clicked my bookmark I thought I’d somehow gone somewhere else by mistake and was getting ready to go back to bookmarks to try again when I spotted the oh so familiar boule on ABin5! I have to agree with Brie way up the line…my favorite is probably the last batch I made, whatever it might be most recently. For me that’s the buttermilk as who can not love something that can be the most marvelous cinnamon bread in the world, wonderful basic loaves and boules to enjoy and to share and most recently the base for a breakfast pizza! (Precooked turkey sausage, thin slices of cheddar and then I broke a farm fresh egg on top just to see how that worked… the things you inspire us to do with your bread is endless…BTW, let the pizza cook just a bit before adding the egg if you want the yellow to stay soft, it was the neatest thing, I’ll have to make pictures next time! And of course I got the idea from Jeff’s egg in a nest type muffin from a few months ago!)
I’m really looking forward to HBin5; I already add bits of whole wheat to my mixes and things like barley flakes and ground flax as the mood hits. Just imagine if I had a real recipe to follow…and I can’t wait to find out what that gorgeous red load with the green interior is. Forgive me if you’ve already described it in a previous reply….no time to read them all right now! And for the record, I’ve had HBin5 on preorder for a couple of months now…but a signed copy would be extra special.
Thanks for not only bringing all of this but also for being so accessible to so many people. You two (four!) deserve every good thing that comes your way and I hope your blessing continue to multiply…just like your dough!
Veggiechiliqueen said...
June 6, 2009 at 2:21 pm
I bake several times a week, but until now, I limited myself to cakes, brownies, bar cookies and things that DIDN’T involve yeast, my final frontier. My Polish grandmother was a pro with yeast breads (she used fresh yeast and never needed a thermometer to get water temperature accurate, nor did she measure ingredients), but that gene seemed to have skipped my mother and myself. Previously, my sad attempts at bread turned out like bricks, particularly when using refrigerated dough. Enter “Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day;” using the master dough recipe and its variations, I’ve whipped up divine caramel pecan rolls, decadent chocolate brioche, almond bostock, and more. Remember: my first breads turned out like bricks, so having fluffy, flavorful loaves on my first try was nothing short of a miracle. Thanks to your book, I’ve been appointed the official family bread baker!
Priscilla said...
June 6, 2009 at 2:43 pm
I can’t wait for the new book to come out!!!!!! My favorite is making cinnamon rolls with the buttermilk dough with the brotchen recipe running a very close second. Heck! They are ALL my favorites lol. Thank you so much for entirely changing the way I look at my kitchen. Being able to bake such fantastic tasting, smelling and feeling bread has really boosted my culinary confidence. I’m counting the days until the 2nd book comes out!
Carol Voigts said...
June 6, 2009 at 2:46 pm
I love using the English granary bread recipe to make hamburger buns on the grill! And instead of malted cereal, I substitute a cup of All-bran! Best buns ever!
Krista said...
June 6, 2009 at 3:01 pm
My family loves the Vermont Cheddar bread the most, but we always have the light wheat on hand too. Thanks for all the great ideas and I can’t wait for the new book!
Barbara said...
June 6, 2009 at 3:13 pm
My family is addicted to bread. I make a loaf every other day if not more often. Our favorite? We love every recipe that I have tried. Grilled pizza is one of our favorite meals. I have used the master recipe, the peasant bread dough, the light whole wheat dough and the semolina dough. All are good. I have preordered 3 copies of HAB in 5 from Amazon.
Debbie said...
June 6, 2009 at 3:16 pm
My favorite bread is the 100% whole wheat, but I also love the master recipe–because of its flexibility. I’ve done grilled pizza with it twice, and my family thinks I’m a genius!
Gretchen said...
June 6, 2009 at 3:55 pm
My favorite is the whole wheat. This new book looks great!
Pam said...
June 6, 2009 at 4:28 pm
The new website looks great, can’t wait for the new book!
Our absolute favorite bread is the European Peasant. It is so delicious and so versatile, we never tire of it. Whenever I make any kind of bread to take to a party, Euro Peasant is the base dough I use. I always keep a bucket going and mix the new batch right on top of the old.
I’ve also made the Master Recipe, Deli Rye, Semolina, Light WW, !00% WW, Broa, Bran-Enriched White, and many breads with additives: herbs, Olive, Sun-dried Tomato, Red Pepper Fougasse, Stromboli, Calzone, improvised raisin bread, improvised garlic bread. And then the flatbreads – pita, Naan, Za’atar, etc.
Haven’t progressed to pastries yet but I plan to try Challah soon.
My own book is heavily marked up with notes because I weigh out the flour (learned the hard way) and I am always tweaking the amounts. I would love to win a new signed copy!
And another me too for the identity of the red crusted bread with the green interior – please don’t make us wait until October !
Melissa said...
June 6, 2009 at 4:32 pm
wow I’m looking forward to getting a copy of your new book. At the moment my favourite dough is the olive oil one – great for rolls and pizza bases!
Ellen Q said...
June 6, 2009 at 4:42 pm
I’ll always love a good baguette, but I can’t seem to get the crust right at home. Right now I can’t get enough of making flatbreads, either on the grill or on the pizza stone and then topping them with a salad. It’s an edible plate!
Patricia said...
June 6, 2009 at 4:55 pm
I ALWAYS have a batch of your light whole wheat dough in the fridge. We love it baked as a boule, in a baguette pan, rolled with spinach, cheese, nuts, leftover chopped meat in it, as a base for pizzas–lots of ways.
Looking forward to your new whole grain book. When I purchase bread it is always whole grain.
Roxann said...
June 6, 2009 at 5:07 pm
I just made the buttermilk bread (and am currently eating it… yummmm… fresh bread!) and I’ve got to admit, it is my favorite so far. Its got just exactly the flavor I was looking for!
Nina Mitchell said...
June 6, 2009 at 5:13 pm
Our all-time favorite is the semolina bread with sesame seeds!
It’s great for pizza also. Being Italian and having many Italian friends from Italy – they LOVE the bread – some say it’s the best they’ve ever had.
I’ve taught my daughter, daughters-in-law and many many friends how to make this wonderful bread.
There’s always a bucket of dough in the fridge and fresh bread or rolls on the table most days!
Can’t wait for your new book – I have no doubt it will be another great success!!! Thank you so much for all you do!
Dani K. said...
June 6, 2009 at 5:14 pm
Can’t say that I have a favorite bread – I am such a big fan of bread altogether. Really excited about the new book as I was raised with whole grain breads and love them so much!
mia said...
June 6, 2009 at 5:15 pm
the master bread in Abin5. You can’t go wrong.. although the buttermilk is good too
Bonnie said...
June 6, 2009 at 5:24 pm
We really love the bran enriched bread – can’t wait for more whole grain options! Right now we’ve got a combo bran/olive oil dough going and just took hamburger buns out of the oven! Can’t wait to see how they came out. (We also used 1/2 white whole wheat and 1/2 white flour…it’s so fun to experiment!)
Margot P said...
June 6, 2009 at 5:26 pm
My family’s favorite recipe is your European Peasant Bread. My parents, who live in France, make a loaf of this bread EVERY day. They used to go to the bakery to pick up a baguette, but since you have made it so easy to do at home, they now make their own bread! Thanks!
jules said...
June 6, 2009 at 6:01 pm
my favorite has got to be olive oil, with just a little bit of white whole flour. I love making pizzas in a snap. Can’t wait for the new book, I’m intrigued by the pink loaf…
Sadie said...
June 6, 2009 at 6:02 pm
I am so excited about the whole grain book. I have been experimenting on my own with the master recipe subbing in White Whole Wheat, Regular Whole Wheat, Chunky 9 Grain Blends, Oatmeal, Rye, Cornmeal, you name it. and what is amazing is that nothing I have tried has failed yet. It is fool proof! I also love the Challah, but it will be great to have more full recipes. I just mixed up another batch of olive oil dough. The only thing I don’t like is that my fridge only holds one bucket at a time!
Karen said...
June 6, 2009 at 6:07 pm
What an awesome sounding new cookbook! I’m excited about both of them. I love to make a simple wheat bread recipe I have from a friend. I’ve been wanting to try sourdough and others.This method with the bucket of dough in the fridge sounds awesome!
Becky Lambert said...
June 6, 2009 at 6:14 pm
love what ever bread is coming out of the oven!
I always have a bucket of dough in the frig, just waiting for me to bake. My granddaughter loves any and all bread I make. LOVE, LOVE your book , can’t wait for the new one!
Alyssa Goodnight said...
June 6, 2009 at 6:40 pm
I just bought the first cookbook, just made my first loaf of bread, and LOVED it! I am soooo looking forward to experimenting! So, I’d have to say, so far the boule is my favorite. But I really want to try the pecan sticky buns. And the pizza dough, and the baguette.
anne said...
June 6, 2009 at 7:07 pm
I’m still searching for this recipe….it is a black olive cakey bread. Dark color and surprising yummy rich taste and texture…mmmm. I had it once in a lovely restaurant in Jersey (can’t remember!) and I have been chasing it ever since….one day…one day.
Sweetpeas said...
June 6, 2009 at 7:12 pm
Still waiting for my turn with your book from our library, but I love whole wheat bread.
Deanne said...
June 6, 2009 at 7:59 pm
My favorite would be a toss up between the original Master recipe and the European Peasant.
nancy said...
June 6, 2009 at 8:07 pm
I think my favorite is the brioche, but I make the master recipe the most. I have converted several of my friends to your method and book, and we all compare notes on our freshly baked breads….cant wait for the new book!
Allison said...
June 6, 2009 at 8:11 pm
I love the master boule recipe!! That purple green bread looks amazing cannot wait to hear more!
Julie said...
June 6, 2009 at 8:17 pm
My favorite loaf is the loaf I made today … Light Wheat Bread … my 1st loaf!
I’ve never been able to satisfactorily make bread before and this first loaf was a homerun! I’m so excited and looking forward to playing around, making a variety of healthy recipes.
One way or the other, I’m getting your book. Thanks so much, Jeff and Zoe (and others)! – Julie
Tamara said...
June 6, 2009 at 8:27 pm
Tough to pick a favorite — probably the Semolina or the Peasant loaf. I also LOVE the Sticky Buns made from the Brioche dough.
I’m a historical re-enactor and today, during an event, I baked the Peasant loaf in my cast iron oven on the fire. It drew lots of ooohs and aaahs!
mickelle said...
June 6, 2009 at 8:27 pm
I only discovered your website today as I’ve been preparing for my new adventure in breadmaking. I have to say, I’m most anxious to try your Gluten-Free Rosemary Parmesan Bread Sticks recipe. Sounds killer! Can’t wait till October… thank heavens for pre-orders!
Carmen Carlton said...
June 6, 2009 at 8:27 pm
I just love the Master Recipe to make both the Aubergine Tartine and the Roasted Red Pepper Fougasse. Oh, and pizza too! Thank you for making bread making so easy. Am looking forward to your new book.
laura said...
June 6, 2009 at 8:38 pm
had about 20 relatives over for dinner tonight. made the master recipe, everyone thought it was so awesome that i was able to make bread, without a bread machine!
Philippa said...
June 6, 2009 at 8:39 pm
My current favorite bread is a wonderful black Russian pumpernickel – with chocolate and coffee, carraway seeds and many more wonderful aromatic ingredients, though the recipe itself is a piece of cake (as it were!). Although I’m unlikely to stop liking it, it’s hard to predict whether I will have found a new keeper by next week!
Hanaa said...
June 6, 2009 at 8:48 pm
My fav is the light whole wheat bread. Congratulations on your new book! Looking forward to it.
JK Hudson said...
June 6, 2009 at 8:52 pm
I’m looking forward to your new book. It will be great to make bread myself that finally meets my health requirements!
Judy said...
June 6, 2009 at 9:13 pm
I just can’t get past the boule master recipe, it’s so versitile! I am still working on the challah recipe, I’m determined to get it the way I want it–with melted margarine! I’m really looking forward to the new book, and the healthier flour recipes! I hope I can get the signed copy!!!
Debbie said...
June 6, 2009 at 9:43 pm
I would have to say my favorite recipe is the basic Boule as you really can make so many different things with it.
I would love to win and I really look forward to the new book. Congratulations on all of your hard work!!
Jim said...
June 6, 2009 at 10:18 pm
My favorite bread is the Vermont Cheddar. It is exceptionally good with an extra sharp cheddar. The Spinach-Feta is my second choice.
Tres Amie said...
June 6, 2009 at 11:13 pm
Hubby and I are addicted to the Olive Bread! It’s fun to be able to walk by the ‘Artisanal’ breads in the store
Sharon T. Farrell said...
June 6, 2009 at 11:15 pm
I just found out about your book about a month ago, and already have made many of the wonderful recipes. I recently had to stop working because of health problems, and I initially started to bake bread at home to save money. Well, your recipes are so easy and delicious that even if I wasn’t saving money, I would still make them! I Love the Corn bread with Cranberries…something about yeasted corn bread…oh, so good…and to think I used to pay $5.00 a loaf at our local bakery!
Jane L said...
June 7, 2009 at 12:24 am
My favorite recipe is the brioche recipe, it is so easy, and you can make so many fun pastries with it, it can even be used as base for tarts.
Janet Flannery said...
June 7, 2009 at 3:57 am
Hi Jeff and Zoe,
First I would just like to give you a little back ground info…..I have never baked bread….ever. A few weeks ago I came across an article in MOTHER EARTH NEWS in reference to your book and thought this would be perfect to incorpaorate in to our new farm plan. You see, my husband has been a farmer for the last 6 years with little success. Due to my extensive traveling for work, I was never home more than a week every 2 months and left the business in his capable hands. Well, now with downsizing everywhere, I have been home for 6 months and in that time working on new ways to make our farm profitable. I started with the idea of Farmers Markets. But, until the gardens are producing. What to do?
Then I found this article, bought your book, and quite quickly have become a pretty darn good baker! So, while other ventures are in the working out phase…I am steadily producing beautiful loaves of ABI5 loaves and having fun, fun, fun! My husband has been the very willing test subject and after 2 weeks, is already talking about buying me another fridge to store my dough in. LOL!
My fav bread so far is the Cheddar Bread. Very naughty bread! I ate the whole loaf over the course of one day. I’d just go slice a peice here and there…..and OMG…it was gone! LOL!
Thank You so much for a wonderful book, and a new passion.
Mihl said...
June 7, 2009 at 4:51 am
Congrats on the new book! My favourite bread is definitely rye sourdough bread.
jeff said...
June 7, 2009 at 6:01 am
Yeah, I probably eat a loaf of bread a day. I’m not recommending this! Jeff
jeff said...
June 7, 2009 at 6:09 am
Lori: We met while taking care of our kids, in their Friday morning music class. See http://www.artisanbreadinfive.com/?page_id=22, and scroll down. Jeff
Loredena said...
June 7, 2009 at 6:33 am
My favorite regular is the sourdough-ish standard bread from well aged dough. However, from the variants my favorite is the flatbread for Za’taar bread — I’ve always loved it, and hadn’t found a good base bread for it before.
Lou Ann said...
June 7, 2009 at 7:14 am
There are still crumbs (and caraway seeds) on the cutting board from the 2 loaves of rye that my household (of two!) finished in less than 36 hours.
Despite the mad rush on the most recent loaves, the dough we make most frequently has been the olive oil, which is such a fantastic pizza base. We also use it for baguette when we need one… and my husband has more than once expressed his undying love for the fougasse, which we have many variations of, most frequently using a jarred (Trader Joe’s) red pepper and eggplant spread topped with marinated artichoke hearts. It’s so satisfying to pull out of the oven, both to the eyes and the palate!
Liz C said...
June 7, 2009 at 8:17 am
Since we eat whole-grain, I’ve been waiting for this book! I had stupendous success turning your brioche dough into hot cross buns this past Easter… yum! It’s going to be tough waiting until October.
Suzy said...
June 7, 2009 at 8:27 am
I “won” your wonderful book in a little drawing a friend on a forum had and it has become my most used cookbook ever. I love cookbooks and have oodles of them looking pretty on my bookshelf but this one is actually USE!! I was always a little scared of yeast bread and had attempted only a few with so so results. Now I feel like I could attempt just about anything with the recipes in your book. I have tried a few, but the one I keep coming back to over and over is the Deli Rye recipe. In fact I have some in the fridge now crying out to be made. I will be happy to buy your new book…I feel strongly about making a financial contribution to a cooking revolution that has changed my culinary life for the better! Plus I am sure there are more fun recipes in store. Thanks for the glimpse in what goes in to writing a book like this.
Rebecca said...
June 7, 2009 at 8:29 am
Love the ease of all your recipes! I’ve sold several of my friends on your book too. Can’t wait to see the new one. Our favorite is the ciabatta.
Mandy said...
June 7, 2009 at 9:18 am
I love the sun dried tomato cheese bread! every time I make it my family acts like I made something really difficult and special but it is really quite easy! thanks!
Muse in the Kitchen said...
June 7, 2009 at 10:42 am
We’ve recently been trying grilled bread, on the BBQ – our favorite so far is grilled Nann bread!
Kalisha said...
June 7, 2009 at 10:49 am
My favorite bread dough is the basic boule because it is so simple. The recipe is easy to remember and easy to teach. My friends mom came to visit from Liberia and when I told her about this bread she nearly jumped out of her seat when I said it doesn’t have to be kneaded! From one batch, we made boules, dinner rolls, pita bread, and naan (the favorite). When she goes back to Liberia, she is going to share the technique with the rest of the women in the village. I’ll be sure she leaves with a copy of your book in hand. Thanks! P.S. Can’t wait for the new book to come out so I can start to bake more healthy bread for my personal trainer boyfriend.
Dana said...
June 7, 2009 at 11:04 am
Our favorite bread is the European Peasant Bread, which I have used for everything, including pizza–even rolling raisins and walnuts into it! I have to tell you, though, that a good friend ran out and bought ABin5, based on the Deli Rye loaf I brought to church. (The rye also makes great thin bread, baked with a little oil and onions on top.)
I have been baking bread for 35 years and never have had better results, with so much fun and so little mess! You should see my book–marginal notes and stuffed with print-outs from your website. I would love a signed copy of ABin5.
P.S. We have a 120 lb. hound-mix dog who loves to lounge, but the minute she hears the bread knife start to crunch though a fresh loaf, she is right there “rooing” in anticipation of a piece of crust.
Heather McDonald said...
June 7, 2009 at 11:07 am
Love the book can’t wait for the new one! I love making pizza dough!
Cherie said...
June 7, 2009 at 11:17 am
My favorite is flour tortillas. Very fun idea for bread, will have to try it.
Judy said...
June 7, 2009 at 11:26 am
Congrats! Can’t wait for the new book. My favorite is the light wheat bread – which makes the most deLICHus english muffins!
Jane said...
June 7, 2009 at 11:54 am
Have my copy of HBin5 on order. Would love
a copy for my family. My favorite bread is the rye.
I have several friends that need a glutton free diet.
Looking forward to the new book!
Jennifer Betterman said...
June 7, 2009 at 12:14 pm
I love honey wheat bread, but really any homemade bread is my favorite. A “bad” homemade bread still beats store-bought stuff any day!
Kristi said...
June 7, 2009 at 12:35 pm
I’ve been baking the simplest Boule, as well as the Naan (version for one in 6″ cast iron frying pan). Yummy!
Cami said...
June 7, 2009 at 12:37 pm
My favorite so far is the European Peasant Bread, but I can’t wait to pick a new favorite from the new book. I love hearty wheat breads, and I’m so excited to see what y’all came up with!
Bev said...
June 7, 2009 at 1:06 pm
Oh, this is exciting news! “Pre-release” congratulations to you both!
My favourite is the Master Recipe Boule made into the Wreath Bread, because of the story behind my first attempt at it …
Last Christmas my sister and I had planned to take my elderly mom out for lunch on Christmas day … but it was not to be. Overnight snow made the roads treacherous (first white Christmas in 4 decades here!) and, very sadly, my sister’s mother-in-law passed away that morning after a long illness. A very kind neighbour, knowing my situation, invited me over to have Christmas lunch with her family … so that morning, with some artisan bread dough conveniently in the fridge, I made my first wreath bread and it turned out SO beautiful! It was a huge hit at the luncheon when it was unveiled! Brightened up my day on many levels and I felt grateful to be able to “break the wreath bread” and enjoy it with friends, remembering the “circle of life” at a difficult time.
I can’t wait to try out the recipes in your new book, and to share your “Healthy breads in 5 minutes a day” with more friends and family!
THANKS!
Renee said...
June 7, 2009 at 1:14 pm
I just ordered your book from Amazon – I can’t wait to try it! I am slowly trying to ease myself into more homemade items after reading about food recall after food recall in the news and bread is one thing that has always intimidated me. I hope this book is the answer! As previous posters have already said, I am curious to see the new one and what kind of bread the colorful one is!
I have to say that currently my favorite bread is one my uncle makes – craisin pecan sourdough. Yum!!
Bonnie Hensley said...
June 7, 2009 at 1:32 pm
So excited to hear your book will be here soon! I’ve told my son about it, and will probably get your new book for him for Christmas. He’s a terrific cook!!
My favorite bread? The basic recipe, because I can make it up without even looking at the book. Great for when we need a pizza crust, or get a carb craving!
Bruni said...
June 7, 2009 at 1:45 pm
Can’t wait for the new book to be out, everything looks so good.
Molly said...
June 7, 2009 at 1:45 pm
This is a gift from heaven! I bought the first book and have gotten so many people hooked on it. But I realized I need to cut some of the gluten out of my diet….you are now creating the answer to my problem! Thank you!
Elizabeth said...
June 7, 2009 at 1:56 pm
I love just about any freshly baked crusty bread!! Sourdough, baugette, whatever. There’s just something about the taste of fresh crust.
BJ said...
June 7, 2009 at 2:08 pm
My favorite is the sourdoughish bread based on a mix of flours using the basic recipe.
Beth said...
June 7, 2009 at 2:09 pm
I am eagerly awaiting the new book. Your first book has changed our lives.
I probably like the master recipe for its versatility and the brioche.
Congrats on the new book.
Toby said...
June 7, 2009 at 2:21 pm
My favorite bread is any warm loaf that I wrap in brown paper and straw twine and give to a friend or neighbor.
Karen said...
June 7, 2009 at 2:40 pm
I’m new to ABi5 baking, and am still working on perfecting the Master recipe. I have a very old oven that doesn’t heat evenly or consistantly. Is it sad that I’m considering buying a new oven just so I can bake better bread?!
I love looking at the pictures of the bread. Congratulations on the new book!
Tammy Gardner said...
June 7, 2009 at 3:06 pm
I have a suggestion for people who are looking for the help you have posted in the past. The Safari web browser has a search feature, press command-f and you can see what matches on each individual page. I’m sure other browsers have this too. I realized this after I read the zillion comments on most of your posts going back to the beginning.
My favorite bread is deli rye and light whole wheat, as I noted before
The best thing for this website would be to make the comments searchable, because they’re so helpful.
A McGhee said...
June 7, 2009 at 3:47 pm
Love all of it. I make small rolls with a cross cut on top from the basic recipe because I can’t get enough of that crusty top. I also stuff the bread with cheddar, just like you do for the paprmesan and sundried tomato bread. Best, best bread book ever, I can get rid of all the others I own.
Jane said...
June 7, 2009 at 4:42 pm
I’ve only just discovered your website. Having great succes with the Basic Recipe! I can’t wait for the first book to come from Amazon, and I am so excited to learn you have another on the way!
Mary Ann said...
June 7, 2009 at 4:52 pm
Saw a short article in Woman’s Day Magazine recently with mention of your book and website. Tried the basic dough recipe and have made 3 of the four loaves it creates and absolutely love it! I’ve tried repeatedly to make a light, soft centered white bread and I usually come out with something tough and dry. Each loaf makes just enough for our small family of three with no leftovers and we can have fresh, warm bread anytime! Will be purchasing your first book and will most definitely be buying the second. Congratulations and I’ll be looking forward to using your recipes!
Catherine said...
June 7, 2009 at 5:10 pm
Very excited about your new book! I am trying to convert completely over to handmade breads, no store bought, and want to go as healthy as possible. The more whole grains, the better, but my all time favorite is anything using authentic, wild yeast sourdough. It feels like alchemy when that dough raises without commercial yeast.
Ashton Treadway said...
June 7, 2009 at 5:28 pm
The best pull-quote I can give you is from my wife Monica, who is three months pregnant with our second child: “that raisin bread was the best I’ve ever had in my life”. The raisin bread in question was my first attempt at Judy’s Board of Director’s bread, and my second bucket of dough ever: the baguettes and sandwich loaf from the first boule batch disappeared in two days.
Weaver said...
June 7, 2009 at 6:09 pm
I can hardly wait to dig in to the new book.
My favorite bread (today) is the challah. I made a blueberry/cream cheese ring this morning that has made me so very happy today!
Lisa said...
June 7, 2009 at 6:13 pm
My favorite is the semolina bread. Yum!
Jen said...
June 7, 2009 at 6:25 pm
Hey Jeff and Zoe!
Had to write and tell you how much I love the new website!! You guys ROCK, and I can’t WAIT until the new book comes out!! It will be unbelievable how easy my holiday shopping will be this year!
Congrats on it all!! xo Jen
Nicole said...
June 7, 2009 at 7:12 pm
I’ll be honest, i haven’t had much experience yet baking bread because i have just started. My first was the challah i made for my family. I’d be very interested in acquiring your new book so i can expand my horizons! Thanks!
Ranee @ Arabian Knits said...
June 7, 2009 at 7:31 pm
I love your book and have been waiting for this second one. It is hard to name my favorite bread, probably olive bread. We also really enjoy the bread creations like the eggs cups with cheese.
Lisa said...
June 7, 2009 at 8:03 pm
I make your light whole wheat over and over. It is great for so many things. I am really looking forward to your new book.
Stuart Joseph said...
June 7, 2009 at 8:26 pm
Hello Jeff and Zoe (next one will be Zoe and Jeff ),.
New site is super.
So far my favorite bread id the original Master Recipe, though I have just mage braided Challah and it turned out superbly, just like the kind I got on Long Island.
as others have said, the Master is so versatile/ I have used it for bread, salt sticks, pizza, cinnamon buns, and garlic knots. Iy is a very forgiving recipe, so if the dough is a little wet or a little dry, your bread will still be successful. I have also taken a loaf out and sfter it has cooled a bit, discovered that it could use some more baking, turned on the oven, out the bread back in, cooked it some more, and it still was tasty as could be.
I can;t wait to try the Challah for cinnamon rolls. and in my search for Long Island Bakery items not available in Vermont (not as good anyway if I can get them) are Deli Rye and Kaiser Rolls (if I could only get Kosher salami, corn beef, or Pastrami). bagels, and soft pretzels (not really a bakery item but sold by street vendors).
Thanks for making it possible for me to be creative, a task that I can do with my disability, and the enlightenment for me to do new things and be successful, even if they don’t apways turn out exactly right.
I am looking forward to the new book because my wife wants healthier recipes, even if I am satisfied with not-so-healthy recipes, we need to make each other happy in life, so I am happy to bake her the healthy stuff! any excuse, right?
Kathryn said...
June 7, 2009 at 8:58 pm
Congratulations on the new book! My favorite is definitely sourdough. I have my newest starter sitting on the counter right now!
Larry said...
June 7, 2009 at 9:01 pm
I love the honey wheat bread from the first book, and I can’t wait to see the second book!
H Harvey said...
June 7, 2009 at 9:17 pm
Sounds wonderful! I just bought the original book after drooling on a friend’s copy. I’ll have to put this one on my Amazon wish list if I don’t win a copy.
janknitz said...
June 7, 2009 at 10:51 pm
I love the olive oil dough. I coarsely chop kalamata olives, dredge them in flour and put them right in the dough mix. Then I make Kalamata Olive Loaves and paint them with a cornstarch wash. Delicious! Everyone who tastes them thinks I’m a genius–it’s really you two.
Sam said...
June 7, 2009 at 11:58 pm
I love to bake, and bake the basic dough bread for my family often. Everyone loves homemade bread! I’m very excited about the second book coming out, as I’ve recently been diagnosed with Celiacs disease, so I have to cut out gluten from my diet- no small feat for someone who LOVES baked goods. I am so excited for your new cookbook so I can bake AND eat the baked goods, gluten free! Thank you!!
Dianne said...
June 8, 2009 at 1:33 am
I have only just discovered the recipe a couple of days ago. Today I’ve bought my bucket and to make my first loaf. I can’t have a favourite loaf just yet as I haven’t cooked and experimented with any breads yet.
My birthday is in a couple of weeks time and these series of books are high on my birthday wish list!
I love the idea of fresh bread and the look of these loaves is magnificent!
Can’t wait to taste my basic white loaf soon!!
chrismaria said...
June 8, 2009 at 3:41 am
I am looking forward to the new book! My favorite is probably the brioche . . . I bought 16 individual French tins to make one-serving brioche a tete’s . . . . Also, congratulations on the re-designed website. I eagerly and often check zoebakes and ABin5. Thank you for all the recipes, photos and help found on both.
Christille said...
June 8, 2009 at 4:20 am
My favourite? Slightly warm, crusty Rye. Would love to be the first in SA to have your new book…
Joseph M. Burroughs said...
June 8, 2009 at 5:10 am
My favorite would have to be the master recipe. It is so versatile. I always have it in the fridge for the impromptu pizza, boule, sweet loaf with cinnamon and sugar, healthy loaf by adding in a whole grain baking blend, wrapping around hotdogs before adding cheese and cooked bacon and a funky veggie loaf by adding some Knor vegetable soup mix. I could go on and on with the many different breads I have tried with the master recipe. I usually have another bucket of the other recipes in the fridge at the same time, but the experiements are great fun! Thanks for all your hard work on the new book. I can’t wait for it to come out to continue expanding my bread baking repertoire.
Deb said...
June 8, 2009 at 5:34 am
We LOVE your book. I have a 16 y.o. boy and he cannot get enough of your bread. My husband didn’t like the directions to wait until the bread was cooled to cut it, so he disregarded that part! We love your book and we LOVE bread!
Julia said...
June 8, 2009 at 6:08 am
I am so excited about the new book. We’re trying to eat healthier at my house, and bread we make ourselves is a big hit! Our current favorite is the olive oil bread (I’ve been adding fresh rosemary to the dough) because it’s so versatile. We’ve done pizza crust, loaves, and your naan with it… all excellent!
Health Nut said...
June 8, 2009 at 6:09 am
My favorite dough has to be the Master Recipe because I have had so much fun experimenting with variations. I used to think that bread was finicky and your recipe is so forgiving that it has unleashed my creativity. My favorite was fresh rosemary and a sprinking of kosher salt, served dipped in olive oil and parmesan.
I want to avoid preservatives, so I like baking my own bread. However, white bread is more of a treat for me. I usually buy high protein, high fiber, alternative grain breads. I’m really looking forward to the new book so I can start making some of these fresh at home.
mrsdjohnston said...
June 8, 2009 at 6:14 am
I love the bacon and egg in toast. so easy to do….and so quick. Rave reviews in my Sunday School class!!
Genevieve said...
June 8, 2009 at 6:25 am
Man, a good loaf of challah with butter… drool. And the fact that I can turn it into Carmel Pecan Rolls (or Cinnamon Rolls)? Brilliant.
Kristin said...
June 8, 2009 at 6:46 am
Your book has been the biggest change and innovation in my cooking this year! I mostly make the master dough and use it for different things like bread, pizza, savory breakfast muffins, cinnamon raisin bread.. The most interesting idea was my recreation of a fettucini alfredo pasta bowl like you might find at a popular pizza chain. It turned out great! Thanks!
Kirstin said...
June 8, 2009 at 7:27 am
My favorite bread is your Whole Wheat loaf. I make ours in mini loaf pans. So perfect, with just a hint of earthy, nutty sweetness!
Nicole said...
June 8, 2009 at 7:30 am
What a nice giveaway! I’ve just started in the bread world, but the light wholewheat is fantastic
Jody said...
June 8, 2009 at 7:32 am
My favourite bread is all of them. I think I have tried most every bread in the book at least once.
Elizabeth said...
June 8, 2009 at 7:39 am
So far my favorite is the classic Boule. I’m trying to master that recipe before moving onto the others. Like another poster mentioned, I’m having difficulty adding whole grains on my own so I am VERY EXCITED about the coming book.
John said...
June 8, 2009 at 7:40 am
My favorite is the Peasant Bread. It is easy customize. Currently I am playing around with adding flax meal and flax seeds. Yummy!
Barb said...
June 8, 2009 at 7:56 am
Zoe and Jeff,
Your website looks terrific, you both look terrific – your new cookbook is sure to be terrific too.
Your bread recipe truly has changed my life – I’ve had such joy introducing friends to it! I wish you every success. I just showed a friend who has a B & B – she has been making it ever since and is still AMAZED… she simply cannot believe how simple it is and it has made a huge impact on her B & B.
Deborah said...
June 8, 2009 at 7:56 am
Well after checking the book out at the library it just will not do any longer. I need to go buy it and now I want your new book too! Thanks for the wonderful ideas and delicious breads.
Nancy said...
June 8, 2009 at 8:21 am
I ordered your book from Amazon and made my first batch of the plain white dough last night…I baked some this morning with a bit of an amendment…I covered a baking sheet with flax seed and placed the loaves on the sheet to rest, then into the oven placing the baking sheet on top of a flat cast iron griddle (9 X 13) since I didn’t have the recommended utensils…OMG it worked! It was soooo good… I’ve been grinding my own grain and baking bread for years, but this was something new and easy and I wanted to try it…GREAT JOB!
Jenn said...
June 8, 2009 at 8:26 am
I love the European Peasant Bread. Good luck on this new book.
Carey said...
June 8, 2009 at 8:43 am
My favorite these days has to be pugliese bread. I assume it’s Portuegese, I’m not sure, but it sure is yummy! I don’t have either of your books yet but a girl can dream!!
Susan said...
June 8, 2009 at 8:56 am
chocolate bread – what could be better?
Jody said...
June 8, 2009 at 9:11 am
Love the book! Am on our fourth batch and still experimenting. My husband wants to try the bagels next.
Kathy said...
June 8, 2009 at 9:12 am
My favorite is the basic dough – I do so many thing with it, including home made hot pockets, fry bread, rolls, and of course a tasty loaf! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for finding a way for me to carve out a place for artisan bread in a truly insane schedule.
Suellen said...
June 8, 2009 at 9:19 am
My favorite is peasant bread. Can’t wait to see the new book!
caren gillespie said...
June 8, 2009 at 9:22 am
ARe you kidding me…I have to choose just one? Well my go to recipe is the european peasant bread, I think I have helped you sell more copies because of that bread alone:) I bring it to book club, bbq’s, new moms, sick people…you name it, it comes with me anywhere I am invited. I love your book and cannot wait, CANNOT, wait for the new one. Congrats on your success, you deserve it.
Caren
Laureen said...
June 8, 2009 at 9:26 am
Hi guys. I just have to write in to tell you how much I love Artisan Bread in 5. I used to spend easily the entire day baking just a loaf of bread when I was still in school, a luxury I can’t afford now that I’ve started work. Your book has given me the opportunity to enjoy freshly baked bread in almost no time at all.
Congratulations on the new book. I can’t wait to get my hands on it!
Paul said...
June 8, 2009 at 9:29 am
Congratulations Zoë and Jeff on the new book. You have promoted a great bread making technique and it seems are set to take it to the next level. I would love to win a copy of the book, and will be purchasing it for holiday gifts regardless.
My favorite bread – well it was the original basic dough. Having a fresh boule to devour every day was an amazing experience. I went through an experimental phase of adding every grain and flour I could find, but have now settling into a new period of pizza, fougasse, and foccacia. So the Olive Oil dough is my new favorite – or current first among equals. Sure to be challenged by the breads from the new book.
Maija said...
June 8, 2009 at 9:33 am
I JUST received your ABin5 book in the mail! I’ve been so excitedly awaiting it since I first came across your site and ordered it. I have already tried the Bran Enriched White recipe that I found online and loved it. Then I kinda veered off in my own direction and.. well, then I stopped and waited for the book! Okay. so I learned I am not able (yet) to play with the recipe. After much reading, both on this website and others, I have decided that I will do what others are doing: Start at the beginning of the book and try each recipe in turn! I see many many that I’d love to try. So, I’ll go one (or two) at a time and work my way through. THEN I’ll tell you my favourite! Mind you, by then I’m hoping to have HBin5 to start all over with!
So, for now I can only say that I love the Bran Enriched White… and so does my son. (we’ve been doing a little {mature} fighting over the bread I’ve been baking so far: “DID YOU EAT **ALL** THAT BREAD???!!!)
Louise Farant said...
June 8, 2009 at 9:46 am
I love the original bread because you can add stuff to it. I’ve used sunflower seeds, Red River cereal (I’m Canadian, ask if you don’t know what it is), olives, left over cheese…
Laura said...
June 8, 2009 at 9:55 am
MORE BREADS ARE COMING?! This is wonderful news. We seriously can’t get enough of your bread. My favorite of the moment… baguette! We have become quite the olive oil dipping, bread devouring, dough baking family. Thank you and I can’t wait to get my hands on more recipes!
Grace said...
June 8, 2009 at 10:08 am
I LOVE your first book and I make my own bread now (I have used my Le Cruset pot more in the last month than in the last year!). But one of my friends cannot partake because of a gluten allergy…so this is great! I will be getting this book even if I don’t win!
My favorite is still the original, but I have yet to try an egg bread…maybe this weekend!
Gladys said...
June 8, 2009 at 10:12 am
I love fruit breads, and I love baking bread, but it’s so timeconsuming that I don’t do it often enough. Thanks for your new book!
Abby said...
June 8, 2009 at 10:21 am
I think so far my favorite is still the master, and I try to leave the dough in the fridge as long as possible to develop the flavour and sourdoughy-ness, and I don’t wash my container. I made french toast with it the other day and it was spectacular! I’m really looking forward to the whole grain recipes. Do any of them incorporate buckwheat?
Abby
gina said...
June 8, 2009 at 10:57 am
I recently found your blog and love it! I adore the spinach feta braid and never would have tried it without your step by step photos making it look so easy! And it was that easy! I’ve also make a ring with blueberries – although I skipped the curd. Maybe another day! Congrats on the second book. I’d sure love a copy
Diane Ferguson said...
June 8, 2009 at 11:22 am
My favorite bread is the “next” one I will bake. Fresh out of the oven, they don’t last long enough, so you have to keep thinking ahead.
stephchows said...
June 8, 2009 at 11:26 am
ok this book looks AMAZING!! I love bread and finding amazing whole grain recipes can be so hard!!! Any crusty light and fluffy whole grain bread is at the top of my list!! thank you so much for creating this book!
MommaBlogger said...
June 8, 2009 at 11:27 am
My family’s favorite bread is the European Peasant Bread, and I always try to keep a bucket of that going. I am drooling in anticipation for your next book too, as I love whole grains. I hope I win
eloomanator said...
June 8, 2009 at 11:28 am
I gave your book, a peel and a stone to each of my kids. (I make do with a cast iron grill and no peel, but that’s another story.) Whenever I try a new bread, they get a review and tips and goading from me until they try it. My current fav is naan. Good grief—no matter how tired you are, or pressed for time, you can make naan, which can stand in for a tortilla or pita or pizza crust if necessary. Thanks for revolutionizing bread baking!
Peggy said...
June 8, 2009 at 11:56 am
My favorite bread is the original basic. Everytime I make it the loaf doesn’t last more then one meal. Looking forward to your new book.
Thanks for making bread so easy to bake.
Erin said...
June 8, 2009 at 12:39 pm
I love your bread recipe and I use my dough so often that I need to make a new batch every week!
The Food Hunter said...
June 8, 2009 at 12:49 pm
I love the light whole wheat the best.
Thriftyredhead said...
June 8, 2009 at 1:07 pm
I too am a new convert. Way back when I was a new bride, I came across an old paperback recipe book about bread baking starting with french bread. It explained the how and why and what for of yeast. It truly took the fear out of bread baking. My husband proceeded to buy me a Kitchen aid mixer and grain mill so I could make our own bread at home. Life and times changed and I got away from making bread even though I truly enjoyed it. I found you and your book in Mary Hunt’s Cheapskate newsletter. I started baking the original recipe found on your website with bleached flour before I could get to the store to buy unbleached. I am in love again. I haven’t even baked in the oven yet. Only on the grill in a clay baker and pizza about 3 times a week. So I can’t say I have a favorite yet but am excited to be baking again! …and so is my husband.
susan g said...
June 8, 2009 at 1:08 pm
I really love the oatmeal bread for breakfast, and since I discovered the pita bread recipe, I can’t stop making it!! I make the whole wheat dough version.
karyn said...
June 8, 2009 at 1:40 pm
our favorite is the master recipe or the olive oil dough. i usually have a batch sitting in the fridge for stovetop naan. We also love the brioche – cinnamon rolls in snap. Can’t wait to get your new book in my kitchen!
robin said...
June 8, 2009 at 1:51 pm
The good old boule is my favorite!
al ral said...
June 8, 2009 at 3:18 pm
You guys are definitely a Breadmaking Hallmark! My fave bread is Cloche – Closed
Clay Pot bread, my kids love it. Thaaank you!
AnnMarie said...
June 8, 2009 at 3:24 pm
My favorite is probably the roasted red pepper fougasse. But I make the rye bread ALL.THE.TIME. It’s my husband’s favorite.
Suzan said...
June 8, 2009 at 3:35 pm
My favorite bread is the lite whole wheat. I have added more ww flour and less white. I can eat it as part of the South Beach diet so, not only is it easy – it’s healthy and inexpensive. I would love the new book to take this even further.
jennifer said...
June 8, 2009 at 3:48 pm
My favorites are Sourdough, Pizza and Light Wheat. Those are the three that I bake at least once per week. I would love to try some of the breads from your book, they look great on the website!
Emma Wright said...
June 8, 2009 at 4:45 pm
I love sourdough… but am so new to the whole bread making thing (my first loaf is in the oven right now!) that I haven’t tried making it myself!!!
Kate M. said...
June 8, 2009 at 5:29 pm
As a recent graduate, I am living a nomad’s life and don’t even have a kitchen to test out the recipes in ABin5… even though I do have a ceramic pizza stone and a “dough bucket” waiting in the wings. I’m sure one day I’ll have a favorite among those breads, but my true favorite bread is my dad’s potato bread. He used to bring a couple of loaves when he visited me at school and I would suddenly be very popular in the dorms. There is still nothing better than warm potato bread with strawberry jam.
Dee said...
June 8, 2009 at 5:34 pm
I love your light wheat bread–it’s healthy and delicious! Can’t wait for your new book.
laura said...
June 8, 2009 at 5:39 pm
My personal favorite is the deli rye, it makes the most amazing grilled cheese. I always have a loaf of the rye and the light whole wheat ready to go in the fridge.
I love the brioche for sweet rolls, but the challah makes the most amazing donuts ever. Next up for me is olive oil dough for pizza, and the deli rye made into reuben pockets.
Thanks so much for the amazing books.
Courtney said...
June 8, 2009 at 5:40 pm
Hello! I just made a batch of your master recipe. It’s rising as I type… this will be the first bread I’ve ever made and I can’t believe how easy it is so far. I plan on trying to bake it in a dutch oven, like you’ve shown on your website. Thanks!
janet said...
June 8, 2009 at 5:43 pm
I just got your first book and would love to have your second book! My favourite has been the olive bread.. but I have many more to try!
Ronee said...
June 8, 2009 at 5:45 pm
I’ll have to go with the basic boule, once I find something I like, I don’t venture out much….
Carey said...
June 8, 2009 at 5:59 pm
My favorite bread so far is the basic boule. It allows for so many variations. I also love the rye. That is awesome.
Kristin said...
June 8, 2009 at 6:32 pm
Sourdough! Hands down my absolute favorite. I can eat an entire boule in one sitting.
Janice said...
June 8, 2009 at 7:07 pm
My favorite bread is light whole wheat–it’s my go-to bread. But, my favorite recipe is the Sticky Pecan Caramel Rolls. Yum! Can’t wait for the new book.
Stephanie said...
June 8, 2009 at 7:35 pm
I like to make the olive oil bread with part whole wheat flour. It is great as a boule, but I like to have it around for making quick pizzas! My absolute favorite (that I can’t make all the time, but would if my calorie intake would allow) is Brioche–Sticky Pecan Caramel Rolls. Also..uh, beignets! Soooo good.
Laura said...
June 8, 2009 at 7:51 pm
I love to make challah (and I can’t wait to see your new book!).
Ann said...
June 8, 2009 at 8:02 pm
Zoe – In a post wayyyyy up on the
list, you said “we have meals right in the loaf in the new book!” Does this mean we can look forward to stuffed bread? Have never been able to master the kind I found in a great bakery in Paducah KY, so definitely look forward to that.
The picture new bread is so tempting – would you please tell us what they are? Thanks.
My favorite – whatever is in the fridge at the moment!
Vivian Deliz said...
June 8, 2009 at 8:05 pm
My favorite bread (at this moment) is rosemary/olive oil bread. Yummy.
plutosangel said...
June 8, 2009 at 8:55 pm
The purple bread looks so interesting!
I loved the eggs in toast that you put up a while back. Simple and fun. I’ve been meaning to buy ABin5 but with your new book about Healthy bread, I think I’ll buy that one first.
All the best with the book!
Linda said...
June 8, 2009 at 8:56 pm
Hi Zoe and Jeff!
I LOVE your book!!! It has changed the way my kitchen looks and smells! It seems I’ve always got a bucket of dough either on the counter or taking up a big section of my refrigerator! And the oven always has my baking stones and a broiler pan in it, so if I bake cookies or something, I remove the whole shabang and put it on the counter until I’m done so I can put it all back together ready for my next loaf of bread or pizza! It’s so much fun baking bread with your recipes and my family loves the results!
Thanks for the great techniques!
BTW – I would really, really, REALLY like to win a copy of your new book!!!!
Rachael said...
June 8, 2009 at 10:10 pm
Just tried the master recipe and it was so EASY. I Can’t wait to get the book! This is awesome. I also posted it on my Facebook for everyone to see too! Great idea guys! Thank you!! Today my fav is the master recipe. When I try some more recipes that might soon change though!
Nancy said...
June 8, 2009 at 10:23 pm
We have two favourites: the light whole wheat and the sourdough. Either one is never in the fridge for more than a day or two!
ikkinlala said...
June 8, 2009 at 11:12 pm
My favourite bread is the fig and anise bread I used to be able to buy at the farmers’ market. I keep meaning to try making it, but somebody always seems to eat the figs first.
Lynn said...
June 9, 2009 at 2:17 am
I love the basic Boule – I add fresh Rosemary and Thyme to the dough, then dip it in olive oil, salt, pepper and fresh grated Parm cheese. Love it!
I haven’t bought bread at the supermarket since January, love your book!
joey said...
June 9, 2009 at 2:57 am
Congratulations! Can’t wait til this is out on our shelves over here! But in the meantime will try to see if I can win a copy here…weeee!
My favorite would have to be the basic boule…it works for so many things…even pizza!
Jill said...
June 9, 2009 at 3:53 am
I can’t wait for the new book. I love all the recipes I’ve tried so far, but the master recipe shaped into ciabatta is my family’s favorite!
Trish said...
June 9, 2009 at 4:12 am
I can’t wait for the new book! I try to incorporate some whole grains into my breads but am not all together pleased with the results. My family ADORES the ABin5 Challah bread. I also use the olive bread as my staple bread. Makes great rounds loaves and pizza crust. The family doesn’t love the harder crunchy crust of the master dough (although I do), and they prefer the olive oil bread better.
Sarah said...
June 9, 2009 at 4:14 am
I LOVE LOVE LOVE this bread. So far, I have only made the basic recipe, but I added roasted cloves of garlic right before baking, and it tastes AMAZING!
Lubna Karim said...
June 9, 2009 at 4:19 am
Oh wow that’s an interesting and awesome book. I was amazed by that 5-8 buckets of dough in the fridge…that’s a whole lot for the experiments……hmmmm that pile of papers GOD…..Congrats on the awesome work and book…Keep rocking…..
Kat said...
June 9, 2009 at 4:58 am
I have to admit, a friend introduced me to the Master recipe, and it is the only one I’ve tried. In the last three weeks I think I’ve made at least 30 loaves of bread and my husband is loving it! Best of luck, I’m looking forward to your new book!
terfoster said...
June 9, 2009 at 5:50 am
My favorite is any fresh baked bread, especially with a nice, chewy crust. I only heard about your site this morning, so can’t wait to check out the books and try the recipes!!!
Heather said...
June 9, 2009 at 6:24 am
I think my favorite recipe has to be the Nan version. It is the first time I have made something that comes close to tasting like the Nan you find at Indian places. Delicious!
MichelleB said...
June 9, 2009 at 7:13 am
I can hardly wait for your new book to come out. Of course, I’d love a copy of the “old” one, too.
Lisa said...
June 9, 2009 at 7:28 am
I have been using ABIN5 constantly since it came out. Every recipe has been a success. Just this morning a friend mentioned some book she needed to get about making bread in a bucket and pulling off a gunk to bake. I knew right away she must be talking about ABIN5. My favorite is the European Peasant Bread. I am always singing your praise as I know of no other bakers/authors that keep in such close contact with their customers! I would love a signed copy
Marvyl Grinney said...
June 9, 2009 at 7:39 am
I just placed my order for two books for my daughter and myself. We have taken two of the bread classes at Cooks and love the bread, however the method is so easy and wonderful you really don’t need a class to have great results from the recipes in the books.
Smiles, Marvyl
Dan O said...
June 9, 2009 at 7:45 am
My favorite ‘bread’ is using the olive oil dough to make pizza crust. I love it!
Cate Grinney said...
June 9, 2009 at 7:50 am
I’m the dughter of above mentioned comment. I work full time, serve on several local committees, play in a golf league, volleyball league, and run with my dog every day. With this bread making method I still have time to bake my own homemade bread.
SUEFINE said...
June 9, 2009 at 8:54 am
WOOHOO! Can’t wait for that new book. My fave is still the basic, and even that tastes different from loaf to loaf. I guess that’s what I like about it! Now it’s going to be time to use up all those great grains I keep for other breads…
Bing said...
June 9, 2009 at 9:03 am
I use the basic dough a lot, but I love the whole wheat as well.
Jen B. said...
June 9, 2009 at 9:07 am
My favorite is the basic boule. So easy, comforting, and delish. I will keep my fingers crossed to win a book. I keep checking out my library copy over and over.
Deb B. said...
June 9, 2009 at 9:19 am
Even though it’s one of the newest, ABin5 is, by far, my most stained, spilled-on, well-used cookbook! Can’t wait for HBin5! My favorite bread? It has to be Bran-Enriched White Bread–all the great taste and versatility of the master recipe with the bonus of added fiber. Or maybe it’s the European Peasant . . . or it could be Oatmeal Bread . . . or . . .
Gail said...
June 9, 2009 at 9:25 am
I would like to add my congratulations on your new book!! Can’t wait to check it out.
My favorite bread is sourdough…followed closely by oatmeal.
Tpalm said...
June 9, 2009 at 10:29 am
Thanks for the giveaway chance. I like the basic but the potato pizza is great too.
Carol said...
June 9, 2009 at 10:42 am
Bread! Did you say bread! I love any home made bread. It is one of my diet down falls.
Thanks for the give away.
Marin said...
June 9, 2009 at 10:43 am
I love grainy breads — the browner and crunchier the better. And, see, so many of my friends have told me about your book and I don’t have a copy, so it all comes together in a beautiful kismet… if I win one, I’ll have one and then I’ll be all geared up for the healthy breads in October.
Thanks!
Sarah said...
June 9, 2009 at 10:52 am
I have only tried one of the breads in your book, which my uncle made, so I have no idea what kind it was…but it was absolutely AMAZING and I plan on making my first batch of the master recipe today. Hooray for yummy bread!!
Ann Z said...
June 9, 2009 at 11:35 am
My favorite bread is the 100% whole wheat – it’s so good, so comforting. It’s my go-to bread to bring to people when they’ve just moved or just had a baby or just need good bread.
I make the light whole wheat dough a lot more often though. It usually gets turned in to pizza or za’atar bread.
I can’t wait to check out the new book.
Keith said...
June 9, 2009 at 12:06 pm
Cannot wait for the new book. I’m cleaning out the refrigerator to add more container of dough. Have two containers now. With the master recipe in one and brioche in the other. Need space for a whole wheat dough. Thanks for great bread!!!!!
Carla said...
June 9, 2009 at 12:29 pm
We all got a big kick out of your comment on page 58 in the book about European immigrants enjoying a good piece of bread more than a good dessert. Being a Dutch immigrant myself, my kids have had to listen to me for the past 30 years about American bread that is just too sweet and spongy. Our favorite bread is the bran-enriched white bread, which reminds us a lot of the good Swiss bread we had while we lived in Switzerland for a while.
roni said...
June 9, 2009 at 1:18 pm
love marble rye…can’t wait for the new book!
Melanie said...
June 9, 2009 at 1:27 pm
I just got the book and LOVE it! I have only made the master recipe, but it is very good. I am so excited about your new book coming out and I would very much like a free copy!
Priscila said...
June 9, 2009 at 1:50 pm
My favorite is the basic recipe made into a Ciabatta.
It worked beautifully the very first time thus breaking my family’s tradition of only turning out brick/construction grade breads!
Katy said...
June 9, 2009 at 1:59 pm
I am just getting into bread making! I can’t wait for the new book! Congrats!
Mandy said...
June 9, 2009 at 2:27 pm
We love all the breads we have made, but always have a light whole wheat with more whole wheat flour and ground flaxseed added… makes pizza, grilled pizza, rolls, sticks, english muffins, loaves, everything!
Thanks so much for sharing your fantastic recipes.
Ordering your new book now… been waiting for more whole grain recipes!
Chris L said...
June 9, 2009 at 2:29 pm
My kids just love the Ciabbata. Can’t wait for the new book.
Mary M said...
June 9, 2009 at 3:27 pm
I absolutely ADORE your book! Even though I am a seasoned baker of homemade whole wheat bread, I had many failed attempts at whole grain artisan bread (and few good ones) before I read it. Now, I make beautiful whole grain artisan bread all the time for family and friends, with much less effort than the failed attempts. I can’t wait until HBin5 comes out – thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
helen said...
June 9, 2009 at 3:35 pm
Congrats on the new book! It’s looking fabulous!
My favourite is walnut bread, with a spongy interior and crusty exterior.
Richard said...
June 9, 2009 at 3:50 pm
Deli rye is to die for! I’ve always loved rye bread, but never new how fantastic fresh rye from the oven could be. Ambrosia! Store bought rye bread – never again.
Thank you both so much!
Suji Kim said...
June 9, 2009 at 4:28 pm
I love the light whole wheat. Can’t wait for the debut of the new book! And hoping to win a copy of your current book.
Cindy S said...
June 9, 2009 at 5:48 pm
I can’t wait for your new book! We have eaten so much bread since discovering your book and seldom visit a friend without bringing bread along. We use it for pizza several times a week and are never without at least one batch of dough. My husband’s favorite is cinnamon rolls made with the challah dough. I’m counting the days until the book comes out!
Karen said...
June 9, 2009 at 6:00 pm
I love whole grain bread, especially anything with lots of seeds in it. Congrats on your new book!
clarice said...
June 9, 2009 at 6:04 pm
I can’t decide between the deli rye and the brioche. But you both look gorgeous! (Do I win?)
jenny said...
June 9, 2009 at 7:04 pm
I personally am in love with Zingerman’s farm bread but sourdough’s a close second.
Betsy said...
June 9, 2009 at 7:04 pm
I’ve just been introduced to your book and checked out a copy from the library. I have always loved baking bread, but with 4 littles I find myself with less and less time to get it all done! So far I’ve only tried the “Master Recipe” (today, in fact), but we all loved it and are eager to try more. Kudos on a great book and concept!
Jenny said...
June 9, 2009 at 7:35 pm
The first time I made the Boule, my 14 year old son declared the crust “Awesome”. The second time I baked a loaf he declared “you must bake this everyday”. Something tells me I could bake every recipe in the book but we’d still come back to the master!
Congrats. Love the book, love your blog, but most of all love the process!
Karen said...
June 9, 2009 at 7:37 pm
Can’t wait for the new book! My current favorite is the original boule. The kids devour it! (OK, I do too)
Anushree said...
June 9, 2009 at 7:54 pm
Congrats on the new book! It is wonderful that you have GF recipes in the new offering. My favorite bread is ciabatta.
Linda R. said...
June 9, 2009 at 7:54 pm
“Favorite” is kinda limiting, isn’t it? When we were in New Zealand, my 5-yr old and I loved making the light wheat (with herbs) and kept a bucket of brioche for the occasional blueberry-plum bread (from something we saw at the local farmer’s market). We gave ABin5 lessons to some NZ friends and left our stone and peel with them. Now that we’re back in California, we’re making pumpernickel constantly. … still not an answer to the favorite… perhaps my favorite (most impressive) for company was the braided spinach-feta-pine nuts bread (added lamb sausage when in NZ).
I’m looking forward to the new book – I’ve been adding oats and various other grains a bit haphazardly – I’m looking forward to reading the wonderful breads that you’ve created. Cheers! Linda
Monica h said...
June 9, 2009 at 8:23 pm
This is so awesome and you’re so cute!
My favorite bread at the moment is OatNut. Thanks for the opportunity!
Katie said...
June 9, 2009 at 8:25 pm
I love whole grain breads, so I can’t wait for the new book! I don’t know that I can pick a single favorite bread, but I love ones that have a variety of seeds and nuts, with a little bit of fruit for sweetness. It’s hard to go wrong with those additions!
Carmen said...
June 9, 2009 at 8:38 pm
I love any “simple” type of bread – not with a lot of flavorings or spices.
Kimiko said...
June 9, 2009 at 9:27 pm
I’m just about to try my first bread, but am so excited about this. And am even more excited about the new book, b/c all I could think while I was reading ABin5 last night was, “But this is going to be REALLY bad for my diet…”
Deb said...
June 9, 2009 at 10:15 pm
I’ve only just discovered ABin5 and we use the basic master recipe. Its winter here so it makes a great loaf to have with soups, stews, as well as toasted in the morning. Haven’t had a bad loaf of the basic recipe yet!
I do need a bigger fridge now so I can experiment but still have the master dough on the go!
Thanks for sharing your recipes and methods
Laura said...
June 10, 2009 at 12:34 am
I love the olive bread made with the basic boule. I use kalamat olives. The family LOVES it.
In your next book, can you include workouts? Baking several times a week and eating perfect bread is a challenge to my wasteline. And I do mean wasteline, not waistline. Two months into the bread-baking diet.
Ha ha. Seriously, bless you for the bread.
Laura said...
June 10, 2009 at 12:35 am
Kalamata, not kalamat. But they sound good too.
Sara Leiste said...
June 10, 2009 at 6:49 am
I started out making boules and I am trying to make more of the breads, but the boules are so easy and wonderful, I always go back to them!
Jen said...
June 10, 2009 at 7:10 am
The brioche — and specifically done as almond brioche — is a favorite treat. I’m relatively new to the book, but the master recipe also is a superstar and so versatile! I could never have the discipline to do small tastes of that or any of the other breads in the book, particularly over months and months of recipe perfecting. Zoe and Jeff must be very, very disciplined!
I’m a cook, not a baker. That said, in the year before I *just* got the book “Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day,” I’d made several breads off a yummy milk bread dough (and played with forming and braiding the dough), made a few delicious loaves of challah, baked up a couple of salted rye breads from an Inn at Little Washington recipe, baked some small kalamata olive and olive oil infused loaves and finally had some success with the no-knead breads popularized by Mark Bittman (and given analysis by Cook’s Illustrated and others).
Our family also has long baked yeast rolls off of a very wet dough (sound familiar?) that can be stored in the refrigerator for a couple of weeks at a time.
So I wasn’t a complete novice before discovering your book. And I didn’t find bread baking a chore, at all. The reward of a fresh baked loaf (or two or three!) coming out of the oven is a pretty powerful incentive. Still, it wasn’t as easy or instantaneous as I’d have liked. Your technique has changed that. Now, my biggest problem is finding a way to burn off all those delicious breads I keep baking and eating — and finding more space in the fridge (especially during the summer months when dough is competing for space with bushels of fresh market peaches)!
Incidentally, I use my thin cutting board (or sometimes a sheet pan) with parchment paper as a makeshift peel for transferring loaves.
I’m really looking forward to the healthier, more nutrient-rich bread options in the new book. And I’m eager to know more about that red bread in the pictures above. Please, tell us more!
Danina said...
June 10, 2009 at 7:24 am
I make a loaf for every dinner party I go to. My favorites include the European peasant bread and the cinnamon raisin bread. I have had several people ask me to teach a class on bread making. I tell them they don’t need a class. They just need your book!
Celia said...
June 10, 2009 at 7:34 am
Your book – and your new work in progress – look fantastic! My favorite bread recipe so far – that I have yet to try and can’t wait to dig into – is a cinnamon swirl bread made with mashed potatoes. At our high altitude in Colorado, anything that can help provide a little moisture is a welcome addition and I’m always looking for creative ideas like this in hopes they might take the demanding conditions here and turn out fabulously. Thanks for all the inspiration!
Maria said...
June 10, 2009 at 7:51 am
Love Ciabbata.
Congrats and thanks for everything!
Sandra Rice said...
June 10, 2009 at 8:58 am
OhWEEEEE – a lot of great comments here- I have only made a few loaves so far but I AM IN LOVE WITH THEM ALL!! Peasant bread might be my fav so far – Can’t Wait for the new book and all the new adventures that await!!! Thanks for sharing the Inside Scoop too
meg.kat said...
June 10, 2009 at 8:59 am
I love french bread right out of the oven
Meg said...
June 10, 2009 at 9:08 am
I love the challah in your first book… I can eat an entire loaf of it straight from the oven- no need for butter or anything. So good. I make a batch of dough every week, basically.
scott said...
June 10, 2009 at 9:52 am
My wife has talked of little else since finding your website. I’d love to surprise her with this book… and, yes, that’s a pretty selfish desire. This bread looks incredible — she hasn’t made any yet, but I hear there’s a great sourdough. I’m already drooling…
Jason said...
June 10, 2009 at 9:53 am
Great to hear about this new book – I’ve been using Artisan Bread for the past 2 weeks with great results and have been VERY pleased. Thanks so much!
PC said...
June 10, 2009 at 10:13 am
I can’t wait for the book. I like the whole wheat bread!!
Caci said...
June 10, 2009 at 10:26 am
I love the oatmeal bread. Each time I bake a new loaf of bread my 16 month old wants a taste! We are transitioning to all homemade bread! I am sharing the ease of ABin5 with all of my friends!
Laurie said...
June 10, 2009 at 10:29 am
Baking bread this way is my plan for a family summer project. I hadn’t had a chance to get the book yet; I’m waiting for it at my local library. Congratulations on your new book!
Christy said...
June 10, 2009 at 10:45 am
Oh, your methods have changed my life! I want to tell everyone about it. I would love to get a copy of your book to share with my family. Thank you for not only teaching me with one magazine article that I can have fresh bread all the time, but for giving me the confidence to work with dough. I make the basic boule recipe and I love that I can do whatever I want with it because I don’t see dough as some big scary super squishy monster waiting to turn into a brick because I didn’t hold my tongue on the proper side of my mouth when I looked at it. I love that I can tear off a hunk and pan fry it just for me, or make a loaf when there are others around. Basically anything I want to do. I can’t WAIT for the new book to come out. These pics are making my mouth water! How excited you must be to change the way people think about, make, and eat bread. Good job.
Nancy S. said...
June 10, 2009 at 10:52 am
Just heard about your book from a friend. I’m just learning about baking bread and am excited to try your recipes.
Sandra said...
June 10, 2009 at 11:18 am
Do I really have to choose a favorite? I don’t think I can. Each one is so wonderful, both as it’s being prepared, as it comes out of the oven, and as it gets eaten.
Lina said...
June 10, 2009 at 12:11 pm
My favorite read is walnut and cranberry. I have your book alreaday and I’m looking forward to the new one. Congrats!!!
Verrito said...
June 10, 2009 at 12:20 pm
I would love to win one of your books!
My favorite bread at the moment is Ciabbata and whole wheat bread with sunflower seeds.
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Pamela said...
June 10, 2009 at 12:38 pm
I love ‘em all too! But I think I finally won over my father-in-law’s heart with the pumpernickel. THANK YOU for that!!
Lily said...
June 10, 2009 at 1:27 pm
I love your book and your blog. My favorite kind of bread is a good sourdough loaf.
Sheri M said...
June 10, 2009 at 1:52 pm
Hawaiian sweet bread – perfect for French toast on a Sunday morning!! Also warm Garlic bread with avocado slices on top. YUM!!
Jana said...
June 10, 2009 at 1:59 pm
I have thought about baking bread for quite some time but always thought you had to have an expensive bread maker machine. That was until Mary Hunt featured your book in a recent newsletter.
I would love to have a copy of the book to see if it would fit into a busy schedule like everyone says. I’ve heard the recipes are WONDERFUL!
Tala said...
June 10, 2009 at 3:26 pm
I loved the glimpse into the testing process and can’t wait for the new book to come out.
I haven’t tried a recipe from the book yet that I haven’t loved. I always have a batch of master going–a constant since first read of the book many moons ago. The blog is great, though, because it always entices me to be a little more adventurous and try other recipes and variations.
Diane D said...
June 10, 2009 at 4:40 pm
I lost the recipe for this bread more than twenty years ago and have searched everywhere for it since. It was plain homemade bread seasoned with herbs mixed in, particularly marjoram and rosemary. It was absolutely incredible with my homemade chili. The original recipe came from the Ladies’ Home Journal of about 1974.
Ninik said...
June 10, 2009 at 5:42 pm
I used to bake only baquettes in old fashioned way and now I just know that there is another way to making bread, it’s amazing
lace said...
June 10, 2009 at 6:03 pm
My favorite bread is Challah. It’s so yummy and one of my favorites to make.
What is that beautiful purple colored bread with the greenish insides? I guess I’ll have to get the new book to find out.
Lulu said...
June 10, 2009 at 6:07 pm
I’m so glad to see the news about the new book. I can’t wait to get a copy. I’ll be giving some as Christmas gifts. Any plans for a trip down to Atlanta?
My favorite bread is the deli rye. I use that with roast beef. It’s the perfect match of carraway seed and rye. I also use your master recipe to make calzones. They were delicious.
annie said...
June 10, 2009 at 6:32 pm
Oh, it is too hard to choose a favorite. I guess that if I had to choose, it would be European Peasant Bread. I love your current cookbook and can’t wait to get a look at the new one!
Saundra Shaver said...
June 10, 2009 at 6:41 pm
My fave… the basic boule. I fortify it with ground flax seed meal…I braid it, roll it, shape it… you name it!!!
I haven’t purchased a loaf of bread in one solid year!!!
jeff said...
June 10, 2009 at 6:48 pm
We may get to Atlanta in November, but it’s up in the air. Check out our Events tab to follow where we’ll be for book promotion in the upcoming months. Jeff
jennysue said...
June 10, 2009 at 7:25 pm
I love bread…I love your light whole wheat…I can’t wait for the new book!
Jocelyn said...
June 10, 2009 at 7:31 pm
Love Ciabatta bread.
Kathryn Hartsell said...
June 10, 2009 at 7:49 pm
I haven’t gotten beyond the European Peasant bread–but my husband is gluten intolerant and we can’t wait for the new book with some gluten free bread for him! Your book has truly changed my life, and I am nearly evangelical about it.
Wendi said...
June 10, 2009 at 8:12 pm
I have never had success with making bread and have been disappointed with all the junk in commercial versions. I am excited to check this out and give it a try! I hope I win!
Jen said...
June 10, 2009 at 8:39 pm
I’ve only just started delving into making my own bread. I made the basic white loaf but I think my yeast was bad or something since it didn’t rise very much. I need to buy more yeast and try it again. I plan to try whole wheat bread too. I’d LOVE a copy of those book!!
Aaron said...
June 10, 2009 at 9:03 pm
I got the book three weeks ago and so far I’ve made the master recipe, deli style rye, and olive oil dough. I think my favorite is a toss up between the rye and the olive oil. I made pizza for dinner the last three nights and everybody said it was the best they ever had. Next I want to try making pretzels out of the rye dough.
Delia said...
June 10, 2009 at 9:05 pm
ABin5 is the only cookbook I have that I gave it’s own dedicated bookmark. I have been buying flour in 50lb bags and going through them in less than three months….fantastic bread! Amazing concept! My favorite (at the moment) is the 100% whole wheat sandwich bread, although I sub 2 cups of white for two of the wheat (or my daughter won’t eat it) and add a cup of cooked wheat berries. Yum!
Many thanks!
Aaron said...
June 10, 2009 at 9:10 pm
Also, what is in the bread with the purple crust and green center? That looks interesting
GS said...
June 10, 2009 at 9:22 pm
I just tried the pumpernickel for the first time…a new favorite!
Dianne said...
June 11, 2009 at 1:53 am
So after a day of my master recipe mix being in the fridge I finally cooked it, however I think I mishandelled it too much and came out rather dense but delicious and a great crust. I’ve already troubleshooted the causes from this website, and am about to bake my second loaf soon!
As soon as this dough is finished I have plans on baking the blueberry lemon curd ring – unknowingly I made some microwaveable lemon curd last week after being inspired from an episode of Australian Masterchef, now just need to get some blueberries!
Natalie said...
June 11, 2009 at 6:53 am
I love the master recipe. It is so simple and works for so many things. I have spent the last year experimenting with LOTS of different breads, and yours are so simple and successful!
Diana said...
June 11, 2009 at 6:56 am
My sister turned me onto your book and there is no looking back – thank you!
Moira said...
June 11, 2009 at 9:04 am
My favourite bread is multicereal bread, i also like bread with grated carrots inside and yogurte. I guess i love all sorts of bread and the magic of baking bread. I would love to have your book, because since i learnt your basic recipe i make my own bread every two days.
Regards from Lisbon Portugal
Moira
Christina said...
June 11, 2009 at 9:08 am
I would love to win a copy of this book. All the women in my family (almost) own a copy and most of my friends are buying it as well. I have not yet had the opportunity of making any, but I have had it at several wedding/baby showers and it is amazing. THanks!
christina said...
June 11, 2009 at 10:00 am
Wish I could put a picture here- have tried the recipe from a video I stumbled across!! Liked it so much that this method will literally be a part of my life for the REST of my life. Before this yeast and I did NOT get along. I don’t know what it was, but I simply could NOT make anything with yeast. Overnight, the bread is good enough to be sold at a pricey gourmet bread shop- or would that be shoppe? lol THANK YOU for this – we now eat the master dough several times a week- AND I’ve also gone ahead and used your tip to keep the bucket uncleaned for a more sour taste in the subsequent batches.
Sophia said...
June 11, 2009 at 11:26 am
I love rosemary bread! And I love making it with your recipe!
sarah sorge said...
June 11, 2009 at 11:40 am
hehe i dont know how you manage to have such a lovely figure with so much bread, cakes and ice cream around.
soo jealous.
sarah.xx
Sarah Godding said...
June 11, 2009 at 12:08 pm
European Peasant Bread, I adore your book!
Ginger said...
June 11, 2009 at 12:18 pm
Baking multiples? Can I bake more than 1 dough on the stone at the same time if spaced? Are time and temp altered? Got the book on my Kindle..Love it! Made my first beautiful, delicious, crusty yesterday in my convection oven. Fab!!!
Greg said...
June 11, 2009 at 12:39 pm
Hi! Congrats on the new book. I am really looking forward to getting it. Oct 27th is the same week my wife and I are expecting our first baby. Quick and easy breads will be very important those first few months..err..years!
So far the whole wheat and basic recipe are all I have tried and my neighborhood loves them. Ive even inspired several to start making it themselves.
I will be making the naan tonight and im sure it will be great.
Greg
Kate, the mom from Chicago said...
June 11, 2009 at 1:09 pm
Love your book. Making focaccia again tonight. Have a little trouble with the peasant bread. I’m getting a very dense moist crumb.
But, the rest of the recipes turn out quite well. Thanks and look forward to your new book!
Hope I win the give-away. I’m unemployed and waited 5 weeks to get the book from the library. Well worth the wait.
amy said...
June 11, 2009 at 1:25 pm
So many delicious recipes, but I am all about the naan.
Kathleen said...
June 11, 2009 at 1:30 pm
I’m slowly working my way through the first book, playing with the recipes and having fun. The pita breads with the semolina dough were great. I made the pumpernickel dough last night with the Zoe’s recipe for caramel color. My first loaf today will be stuffed with dates and then I want to try it as a pita bread.
I’m preordering the new book and excited about the new recipes. My poor bread machine is getting dusty.
James Pawlik said...
June 11, 2009 at 1:35 pm
I worked in Belgium almost twenty years ago, and really enjoyed the bread — so much so that I plan to build a brick hearth someday! Your book has been a hot number at our library, and I finally have it. Your methods can truly make home made breads the “staff of life”! We will soon make up batch of your American Delicatessen rye bread and enjoy Rubens at Ravinia while listening to our wonderful Chicago Symphony Orchestra!
CJ said...
June 11, 2009 at 1:46 pm
Way to go Jeff & Zoe! Tell your spouses the new look is amazing.
I just circled October 27th and as soon as August hits I’ll be driving my family nuts with the countdown. (Now would be a bit early . . . though I would dearly love to.) I have friends who I’d love to pass the book on to, but because there are food allergies it didn’t seem wise – which is one of the reasons I’m so excited about the new book. In some ways I can’t imagine it being better that the first (love the master recipe!), but the previews you’ve posted in the past couple months have been tantalizing. (Hard German rolls and lemon brioche – need I say more?)
Can’t wait!
CJ
ToilingAnt said...
June 11, 2009 at 1:54 pm
I’ve been using the master dough here and there, as well as the white sandwich loaf. I’m really excited about whole grain variations on the recipes!
Anita said...
June 11, 2009 at 2:09 pm
My family loves the basic boule. I substitute a little bit of whole wheat flour instead of using all unbleached flour. We use it for pizza dough and calzones, too.
Bobbie said...
June 11, 2009 at 3:03 pm
Too easy to not have fresh goodies all the time. Guess The Sandwich Whole Wheat is my favorite, but I like all of the breads.
Pam said...
June 11, 2009 at 3:50 pm
I haven’t had the chance to try anything from the book because I don’t have a copy yet! However, I really like ciabatta bread. The new books looks great…love the different colors/textures!
joy said...
June 11, 2009 at 4:12 pm
i simply LOVE everything!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cricket said...
June 11, 2009 at 5:44 pm
I can’t wait to see your new book! My absolute FAVE from the current book is being able to make Montreal bagels. They’re fabulous!
jeff said...
June 11, 2009 at 6:42 pm
Kate: Give that peasant bread a longer rest (maybe 60 to 90 minutes) and you’ll probably appreciate the crumb a little more– see what you think. Jeff
jeff said...
June 11, 2009 at 6:43 pm
Ginger: Absolutely, more than one on the stone is fine. Temp is same but in smaller ovens may bake a little longer.
Peggy said...
June 11, 2009 at 7:03 pm
Our favorite bread is the Master Recipe. In fact, my son has four loaves rising on the counter as I write this. He is taking two loaves to a work lunch tomorrow and the other two on a weekend camping trip. I am so looking forward to your next book. The breads with multi-grains, fruits and nuts sound like what we are looking for in a good bread. Thanks so much!
Kim said...
June 11, 2009 at 7:17 pm
Hi
I haven’t tried any of your recipes yet, but am really hoping to start this weekend. I am a mom of 5 and run a daycare at my home. I’m hoping to use your method to introduce a quick and healthy alternative to pre-packaged bread into the lives of the children I care for as well as my own.
Tracy M. said...
June 11, 2009 at 8:48 pm
I would have to say that right now my favorite is the basic recipe. I haven’t really tried a lot of the others and I love to be able to use this one for everything. Thanks for the best bread making technique ever!!!!
Angela said...
June 11, 2009 at 9:38 pm
WOW!!! It is hard to choose just one bread recipe. I think I would choose the light whole wheat. My 2yr old daughter LOVES to help make bread with me (especially “tasting” the dough)!! I can’t wait until your new book comes out so my daughter and I can start making more new bread recipes together. Thank you!!!
~Angela
Marsha said...
June 11, 2009 at 11:03 pm
I absolutely love an old-fashioned deeply sour sourdough bread.
gayle said...
June 11, 2009 at 11:13 pm
My only excuse for not having found your book earlier is that we’ve been homeschooling for the last year and up to our ears in educational theories. My bread baking has been limited to the tried and true (although we do grind our own grain).
I’ve been trying for years to bake the perfect brotchen, whole wheat loaf and daily bread. For Mother’s Day I received an Emeril bread baking machine (because it will make baguettes). It’s easy and quick, but not the same thing as ABin5.
I’ve used the Master Recipe, using parchment paper on the stone as well as my covered clay baguette mold and my Romertope covered clay cooker, all with the same success (even when I forget the pan of water for steam). After making two loaves in the clay cookers, a 10 year old guest couldn’t stop eating the bread! She declared it to be the most delicious thing she had ever put in her mouth.
I’ve ordered the first book, since I have so far only used the Master Recipe, and am anxious to try all of the other recipes. All I can say is “Thank you, Jeff and Zoë, for a marvelous method.
Tom said...
June 12, 2009 at 4:06 am
The sourdough, but I have to explore the rest of the wonderful breads in your book.
Suzanne said...
June 12, 2009 at 4:53 am
I have pre-ordered your second book and am anxiously waiting. It is so hard to choose 1 favorite bread from your first book. I have loved every recipe that I have made so far. I use your master bread recipe all the time for just about everything, but I also make the ‘Vermont Cheddar Cheese Bread’ quite often. It makes the absolute best grilled cheese sandwiches – so, I guess I’ll call that one my favorite. That will work, until I whip up a batch of the ‘European Peasant Bread’ and then that will have to move up on the list!
melissa said...
June 12, 2009 at 5:29 am
Honestly, the master recipe really can’t be beat for me. Mmmmmmm.
SO EXCITED about the new book!!!
Natashya said...
June 12, 2009 at 5:30 am
You guys do look great! Looking forward to the new book.
My fave is the deli rye.
PeeJay said...
June 12, 2009 at 6:42 am
We are never too old to learn. 73 and still learning and loving the recipes and your site. Would love to have your book! Please what is the purple bread with green center???? I want to make this one! My favorite is the one I am baking and eating at the time!…….Just too many to narrow down. Thanks!
Susan said...
June 12, 2009 at 6:51 am
Ya’ll rock! My fave is the European Peasant Bread but the basic boule is great too. Also the light whole wheat-how to choose? I have turned at least 8 people on to this method & I know 4 or maybe 5 have bought your book. I will be purchasing the new one as well & possibly extras for gifts. Thanks for the method-pure genius!
Susan
Melissa said...
June 12, 2009 at 7:21 am
My favorite bread is the basic Master Recipe. It’s just so easy, and tastes delicious no matter how I bake it. Love it!!!
jeff said...
June 12, 2009 at 7:41 am
Caci: Speaking of tasting the dough, take a look at this video from KDKA Pittsburgh (the CBS affiliate)– I didn’t bring along any fresh bread to eat, so the host made the best of it: http://www.artisanbreadinfive.com/?p=507
peggybell said...
June 12, 2009 at 7:49 am
I lovelovelove your current book and am squealing with delight about the new! October seems SO far away! I have recommended your strategies (and books, naturally) to at least a dozen people so far, and I will definitely be giving them as gifts to people. My family and I have been trying to cut out high fructose corn syrup for so long, but bread has been a lone holdout because natural breads are so expensive and only seem to last a few days. This is absolutely wonderful! We love the wholesomeness of the breads as well as the fact that we can control (and know!) exactly what goes into each bite. I had tried bread-making before, and it’s just too time-consuming for parents of a new infant, but we all want to eat healthy, natural, and still tasty food. I simply cannot wait until your new book, and I look forward to any new pre-release recipes you post to this website. Thanks a million times!
Tricia Bevans said...
June 12, 2009 at 10:56 am
I have four sisters and after one of the recipes made the telephone advice rounds we all just had to get the book. Holding off on naming a favorite since I’m still trying them all out and I’ve yet to get to the sweet breads that look so tasty! Thanks for following your dreams and well-trained taste buds!
Hollie V said...
June 12, 2009 at 11:13 am
Wow. What a neat site. Can’t wait to see your books, too! Glad you are here.
Matt said...
June 12, 2009 at 11:15 am
I truly love a well-aged sourdough… the tangier the better! And the deli rye is amazing as well! Granted, I haven’t had the opportunity to try very many recipes past those… I borrowed the book from a friend for a couple days and only made a few breads.
Sandie said...
June 12, 2009 at 11:46 am
I’ve just barely started with your delicious breads, only one master batch so far. I’ve been traveling and have read the ABin5 almost cover to cover. Can’t wait to get home and try the whole wheat versions. I will put the new book on my wish list right away!
Sharon Wolfe said...
June 12, 2009 at 12:34 pm
My favorite bread is the Peasant Bread, and I love your your book. I have tried several recipes in it and they are all wonderful! My mother is gluten intolerant so your new book is eagerly awaited!
Carri said...
June 12, 2009 at 2:03 pm
Love making your basic Boule and adding whatever herbs I have in the garden at the time. Such an easy recipe- and the bread always looks like I slaved over it!
Mary L said...
June 12, 2009 at 5:23 pm
I love making your bread@ You truely have change the way I look at artisen bread. I thank you and so do my friends and family!!
WoodsyGirl said...
June 12, 2009 at 5:43 pm
OK, that’s it. I’ve been procrastinating buying your first book, and now you’ve come up with a second! I’m ordering ABin5 as soon as I finish this note. And I’ll be cleaning out my refrigerator this weekend to make room for a bucket.
I’ve been a big fan of a particular author’s bread machine books because of the variety and the fact that she is meticulous about recipe testing, but the crumb produced by bread machines is just too consistent and “Wonder-like.” Nothing interesting ever happens underneath that ubiquitous crust.
I can’t wait to try the 5 Minutes a Day method (I know I don’t have to wait for the book to arrive to get started, but I DO have to clean out my fridge first, LOL). So, without having tried it yet, I will proclaim my favorite bread to be the ABin5 Master Recipe! (If it’s got crusty crust and chewy crumb I’m bound to love it!) …although the European Peasant Bread sounds really yummy, too…. Oh no! How am I going to be able to choose just one?
Jane said...
June 12, 2009 at 5:46 pm
My favorite bread is Rosemary bread with sea salt made by my favorite bakery in Washington state…..Anjou. I am looking forward to you new book.
Sarah said...
June 12, 2009 at 7:52 pm
I love your boule recipe. I feel like I’m cheating when I make it – it is just so easy and the results are incredible!
gina said...
June 12, 2009 at 8:02 pm
The Boule’s I made earlier today are too pale. What would happen if I put them BACK in the oven to darken them up?
Kate said...
June 12, 2009 at 8:18 pm
I love the basic Light Whole Wheat recipe. I just used it as pizza dough for the first time and it was heavenly! In an area of the country that only has chain pizza places, I am so glad I found your book. It has saved me from Papa John’s!
Jane said...
June 12, 2009 at 10:03 pm
Love the semolina recipe. Had just a tad left, and so made 5 little sticky buns when my grandkids were here. The youngest girl is a VERY suspicious eater, and was sure she wouldn’t like to even taste one. But since she saw a Craisin in it, she took a bite. Then another. Then she grabbed onto the whole bun and wouldn’t let go til she ate the whole thing.
My adult son was so impressed with the bread, that he came over for a lesson in how to make it. He was going on a week long raft trip with 14 people and wanted to make the Naan bread for his meal duty. Everyone LOVED the hot, fresh bread with their jambalaya, and having to roll it out with a cold beer can wasn’t the worst thing.
Wonderful book…it was a great piece of luck for me that I chose it instead of several others when I was browsing through the bookstore. I didn’t need ANY cookbook, I thought. But yours has really changed our mealtimes!
And a quick P.S. about those who mention waistlines and calories. For us it’s been a very good thing, because we can make a half-recipe, then bake just a few mini brötchen for a meal, and not be tempted to eat extra slices. Works GREAT!
Erika said...
June 12, 2009 at 10:38 pm
I am so enamored by the master recipe for a boule, which I have modified (with your help) to use my sourdough starter, that I have to admit that I have not actually made any of the other recipes in the book, I’ve only read about them, and I think about them. Yet I can’t wait for the new book, HB in 5, to expand my repertory of bread fantasies along the lines of whole grains, etc.
Jodi said...
June 12, 2009 at 10:47 pm
I am new to bread making and I can’t wait to try this technique! I love making whole grain breads, but often don’t have the time… this sounds like a perfect solution. Thanks for adding me to the giveaway contest…. my favorite bread is anything with garlic! yum!
Amy W said...
June 12, 2009 at 11:26 pm
So far I have made the master recipe for pizza dough and I absolutely love it. Pizza is not same anymore which is definetly a good thing!
Tad Siembida said...
June 13, 2009 at 3:12 am
I had pretty much given up on ever finding fresh, great tasting bread with a crunchy crust until I heard you on NPR’s Splendid Table. Every recipe I’ve tried in you ABin5 is more than splendid. My current favorite is the Pumpernickle. I never knew pumpernickle could taste so wonderful. Keep up the great work and I’m eagerly awaiting HBin5.
Tad Siembida
jeff said...
June 13, 2009 at 5:55 am
Gina: Breads can be put back for additional baking if you decide it’s too pale. Fully pre-heat the oven first though. Jeff
jeff said...
June 13, 2009 at 8:04 am
Claudine: We will have a table for weight equivalencies in the new book, but we won’t have weights listed out for any of the recipes except for the Whole Grain Master Recipe. Jeff
Janet said...
June 13, 2009 at 8:16 am
My favorite bread from your first book is the Deli-Style Rye! It is delicious on its own and makes a dynamite corned beef and swiss sandwich! I look forward to your new book with breads chock full of healthy ingredients!
bonnie said...
June 13, 2009 at 9:19 am
Just learned about your book last week (roaming the blogosphere), checked it out of the library yesterday. The blueberry lemon curd ring looks delicious. I’ve baked refrigerated dough before, but I don’t have a stone so I will most likely first try recipes that can be cooked in muffin cups, loaf pans, or cookie sheets.
Diane said...
June 13, 2009 at 10:59 am
I LOVE your bread baking process. I make it every week for the Farmer’s Market and it is the bread that always sells out first! My favorite is the European Peasant Bread. I make it with more whole wheat and rye flour than your recipe calls for. I have found that I am able to work with it easier if I work with wet hands rather than floured hands. Maybe it’s the addition of extra whole grain flours that makes the difference, but it is incredibly easy to work with if I use wet hands.
I am SO looking forward to your new book as I bake almost exclusively with whole grains and it’s taken lots of experimenting to change your recipes in ABin5 to my specs. Looking forward to benefitting from YOUR experiments!!!
~Diane Potter
abo gato said...
June 13, 2009 at 12:22 pm
We love everything about your breads….from the basic recipe which I probably make at least twice a week, to the challah, the brioche…..my friends at work swoon over the gooey cinnamon rolls…..to olive bread, the roasted red pepper fougasse, the naan….there isn’t anything I have made from your first book that isn’t wonderful. My family loves you both with a blinding passion. I am so looking forward to your new book.
Jenn said...
June 13, 2009 at 1:00 pm
I’m new to Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day, but have heard nothing but great things about it. I would love to win a copy of your new book!
Luisa said...
June 13, 2009 at 3:14 pm
My favorite is roasted red pepper fougasse. Thank you!
JoAnn said...
June 13, 2009 at 3:24 pm
I absolutely love the European Peasant dough. I’ve even used it for English Muffins! Also if you have leftover roasted garlic hanging around, definitely make a batch of the Roasted Garlic Potato Bread. Yum! As a matter of fact, go roast some garlic so you can make the dough. It’s that good!
Kent said...
June 13, 2009 at 4:46 pm
I just love to bake bread but with commitments and a busy life style I find it too taxing to bake every weekend. I love to make artisan breads, as well, but I find the normal 2 day process is frustrating when baking only on weekends. And, to top it all off, I prefer to use a slack dough because it produces such a wonderful crumb. Guess what, your book fits every need I have. Thanks so much for all your efforts! I am very excited to get the new book in October.
Ginger said...
June 13, 2009 at 6:00 pm
Jeff, thanks for a quick response. It is so wonderful to be able to ask a question and get an answer. Best of luck. Ginger
Cynthia said...
June 13, 2009 at 6:45 pm
I LOVE your ABin 5 and can’t wait for the new book. Since the new book will be healthy recipes, have you considered listing nutritional information for each recipe?
Nikki said...
June 13, 2009 at 7:05 pm
I love the first book and can’t wait for the second. I just ate a piece of rye toast from ABin5 and recommended it to 2 friends on Facebook who were looking for home made bread recipes. I just started a fan group for you guys there.
Anyway, thanks for the Giveaway and the new book on the way.
Chrissy said...
June 13, 2009 at 7:41 pm
I just started using the recipes in your book and love the Olive Oil Dough. I can’t wait to try out more of the recipes from the book. Great book-can’t wait to see what is in the new book, too!
Pam Gardiner Johnston said...
June 14, 2009 at 2:03 am
Cannot wait to get your latest tome. Sourdough is my enduring fave, but whole grains/rye is right up there.
Kudos for a job WELL DONE!
Hope I can win the newest addition to your primo cookbooks!
Dani said...
June 14, 2009 at 2:04 am
My favourite is the master recipe. So versatile. Our current batch has turned multigrain. The brioche would have to be a close second. I would love a copy of the next book so much!
Gasparzinha said...
June 14, 2009 at 2:24 am
My favourite bread is garlic and herbs – irresistsble!
serina said...
June 14, 2009 at 6:01 am
i’m in love with making pizzas with the basic boule. so fast and easy!
Mark said...
June 14, 2009 at 6:21 am
I discovered your basic boule recipe when a friend linked to it at http://www.motherearthnews.com/Real-Food/Artisan-Bread-In-Five-Minutes-A-Day.aspx. I’ve been baking my own bread every day since! It’s so simple and so much better than any bread I could buy – besides taking less time.
Like Claudine I found it too much faff to measure everything out in cups, but I’ve found 1kg flour, 750ml water and 4tsp yeast and salt works a treat (the quantities are about 10% smaller than in the original recipe).
jeff said...
June 14, 2009 at 6:36 am
Cynthia: Publisher isn’t willing to spring for that, so we won’t have nutritional info for each recipe. But there’ll be lots of discussion around nutritional content. Jeff
Sue said...
June 14, 2009 at 6:58 am
Congratulations on your new book! I’ve enjoyed ABin5 and look forward to HBin5! The two of you really do look like movie stars. The breads are gorgeous too!
Wendi said...
June 14, 2009 at 7:35 am
I love to cook and am constantly accumulating more cookbooks. I will say however that bread has never been my thing. I have a bread machine and have always been disappointed with the results. I heard about this in a daily blog I subscribe to and was skeptical. I went to the bookstore but they wanted $27 for this book which I wasn’t willing to pay since I didn’t think it would be any different from my other breadmaking attempts. In my websurfing I found another site that had your master recipe posted. (Zoe had even posted some helpful tips so thank you by the way for allowing that recipe to stay posted) I gave it a try yesterday and all I can say is that I will never by bread like that from the store again! It came out wonderful! This morning I woke up and started a try on the whole wheat sandwich bread although I messed it up a little so not sure how it will turn out. I forgot to add the water until after I added the flour so it was pretty lumpy. Anyway, I am buying the book today and pre-ordering the new one! I know what I am getting everyone for Christmas gifts!
Melodie said...
June 14, 2009 at 9:29 am
I have had your book for a while but just started making the master recipe and I love it and am looking forward to trying the other recipes. I can’t wait for your new book!
Trudy said...
June 14, 2009 at 12:24 pm
We’ve tried several of the recipes, and love them all—but our favorite is the East European Potato Rye. It’s to die for! So moist and stays that way–although a loaf doesn’t last for more than 2 days. We tried store-bought “artisan” bread the other day, and were very disappointed….so it’s back to the bucket for me, from now on! Keep up the great work—looking forward to that new book!
Robin said...
June 14, 2009 at 12:58 pm
I love making all of your breads, but the Italian Semolina recipe is my favorite! I absolutely cannot wait for your new book!
Elizabeth Leger said...
June 14, 2009 at 1:17 pm
I just bought your first book after hearing about it on Cheapskate Monthly. I’ve very excited to work my way through your book (and so are my friends and neighbors!) Looking forward to the new book!
Sara said...
June 14, 2009 at 1:37 pm
My current favorite is pita bread. It seemslike I make it every couple of days, although a modified version of the caramel sticky buns would be a close second. So completely delicious!
menaka said...
June 14, 2009 at 1:57 pm
My favorite bread is challah . I started making bread after reading your book. thanks..
Mike said...
June 14, 2009 at 2:00 pm
Wow. I don’t know if I have a favorite yet; I’m getting my legs under me, so to speak, with basic breads now, trying to adjust to my family’s taste. (My goal? Stop buying supermarket bread. Not so easy with my family’s … finicky … palate.) I’ve stumbled upon all this just now looking for a good brioche, and was supposed to get a lot more done around the house Sunday than reading all the great stuff on the site.
So, I’m a big fan of brioche (and cinnamon rolls, and sticky buns, and about anything else you can do with a soft, buttery dough like that), and really look forward to a step change in preparing food from scratch.
Thanks! And congratulations on the birth of your second “child”.
Tim said...
June 14, 2009 at 3:13 pm
I am looking forward to getting your newest book.
Heidi said...
June 14, 2009 at 4:05 pm
My favorite is the master. It always manages to impress. Today we are having homemade hot dog buns thanks to it.
Steve said...
June 14, 2009 at 5:39 pm
Hey guys, I have to say that Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day is really incredible! I was skeptical of the concept but after trying it I’ve become a believer, and I tell everyone I know about it!
My favourite bread is the za’atar flatbread – everytime I’ve made it, it has been a big hit, and the spice is very different and very delicious. Can’t wait for HBin5 in October!
Meaghan said...
June 14, 2009 at 9:12 pm
I just finally got the book – I had to wait for over a month to get a copy from the library! Evidently my county is filled with bread-baking fiends. LOL So, I don’t have favorite yet but I’m excited to start the first batch of dough with my two boys tomorrow.
Rachel said...
June 14, 2009 at 9:32 pm
I swear by the brioche. I just love the versatility of the dough, not to mention how delicious and easy it is!
Kathleen said...
June 15, 2009 at 1:28 am
I have always loved whole wheat bread and have been adding whole grains to our diets. I am looking forward to your new book.
lonebaker said...
June 15, 2009 at 7:53 am
Can’t wait for the new book and more great fun with your artisan breads.
Tanai said...
June 15, 2009 at 7:53 am
OMG – I so want this book! I hear about everyone making it on twitter and I am jealous…green with envy…..
It is on my wishlist….and my library doesn’t carry it either….so I wait…..
Would love to be making fresh bread (great bread) for my boys more often.
Thanks!
Tania
Amy said...
June 15, 2009 at 7:54 am
Multigrain, with lots of grains.
Juliet said...
June 15, 2009 at 7:54 am
Right now, sourdough is my favorite, although it literally changes with the weather – sometimes it’s too hot to bake and someone else’s bread is my favorite…
CB said...
June 15, 2009 at 7:55 am
Hurray for your new book! I am a sourdough girl all the way but any recipe I can turn into a pizza dough, I am SO there! Thanks for fabulous giveaway! I hope I win!
/Clara
Jude said...
June 15, 2009 at 7:56 am
Congratulations on your new book! My favorite is probably 100% whole wheat bread, so I’m really looking forward to HBin5.
Ken said...
June 15, 2009 at 7:56 am
I love a good French bread with butter on it but my favorite type of bread by far is a nice dark rye. Best of luck with the new book, not that you’ll really need it!
Sally said...
June 15, 2009 at 8:08 am
Looking forward to making some fresh bread again! Looks so easy.. thank you…
Katerina said...
June 15, 2009 at 8:15 am
Sourdoughs and foccaccias.
stephanie mcclenny said...
June 15, 2009 at 8:32 am
i love baguettes-have a healthy recipe for one??!!
jeff said...
June 15, 2009 at 8:35 am
Next book, Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day, will have many master recipes based on more whole grains; it’s only available for pre-order now and official release in 10/27.
Jamie said...
June 15, 2009 at 8:39 am
Fantastic and all the breads look great! I love Challah, but I also love bagels and cinnamon raisin bread and dense breads with nuts. Mmmm, I just love fresh bread!
Barbara said...
June 15, 2009 at 8:53 am
I can’t wait to see the new book!
My favorite in the current book is the challah
Aparna said...
June 15, 2009 at 10:09 am
After having heard and read so much about your book and breads, I finally got my own copy recently.
Looking forward to this new book too.
Bennett said...
June 15, 2009 at 11:25 am
I love your book… It has really inspired me. We all have such busy lives, and I hadn’t made bread in years. Since discovering ABin5 about 6 months ago, I’m thrilled to be able to bake beautiful bread several times a week. The European Peasant bread is my standard “go to” loaf …For a heartier loaf, I substitute in about 1/2 cup of King Arthur Harvest Grains Blend for some of the flour. The Buttermilk bread is also delicious. I can hardly wait until HBin5 comes out!
Jill said...
June 15, 2009 at 11:58 am
I can’t believe how fantastic this site is! Is it too late to comment in hopes of winning the new book? I hope not–it looks like something I NEED to have in my collection. I’m so glad to have found this site–the pictures, the writing, the information–all wonderful!
Jill said...
June 15, 2009 at 11:59 am
I meant to say “winning the current book” and I”m looking forward to the new book coming out.
Jill said...
June 15, 2009 at 11:59 am
I meant to say “winning the current book” and I”m looking forward to the new book coming out.
Christy said...
June 15, 2009 at 12:30 pm
I love the Italian Semolina. I’m very excited for the new book.
nicole said...
June 15, 2009 at 1:07 pm
I am excited for your new book.
Love all the breads I have tried! Especially the Peasant bread!
Kathy said...
June 15, 2009 at 6:33 pm
Light whole wheat and anything w/ cornmeal in it. Looking forward to reading the new book!
clarice said...
June 16, 2009 at 9:24 am
I see that KAF has modified one of your recipes and is offering it on their site..Wonderful–I am glad to see that two of the best sources for good ideas for home bakers are getting together.
http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/ridiculously-easy-no-knead-sticky-buns-recipe
jeff said...
June 16, 2009 at 10:28 am
So were we! Our book is finally for sale through King Arthur too.
anne said...
June 16, 2009 at 5:19 pm
Hi…we found your recipe for bread through mother earth news several months ago and haven’t bought any in the store since. “best thing since sliced bread”……..looking forward to the new book
Nita in South Carolina said...
June 17, 2009 at 10:23 am
Hot yeast rolls – go with everything! Also love cinnamon raisin bread. Ok, I love pretty much any kind of bread
The Purple Foodie said...
June 17, 2009 at 1:14 pm
It’s great to get a peek into what goes into the making of a book. Thanks for sharing!
joyce said...
June 17, 2009 at 5:55 pm
Your book rocks!
joyce
joyce said...
June 17, 2009 at 5:58 pm
Was so excited to find your blog that when I said your book rocks I forgot to tell you that I love your cherry tomato baguette.
Joyce
Ann Ralls said...
June 19, 2009 at 7:13 am
I’m a homeschool mom, your recipes in “Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day” have helped me greatly in preparing healthier bread in less time. I thank God for you!
I can’t wait for the new book to arrive from Amazon (I have ordered 2). I have a few friends who are allergic to gluten. They often have to pay $4.99 for a loaf of gluten free bread. Would you please be so kind to share one gluten-free bread recipe with us, so that the 4-month wait time would be less intolerable?
Thanks!
Ann Ralls
Crystal Davis said...
June 19, 2009 at 7:44 am
My favorite is the master recipe for boule, because of how very versatile it is.
I’m very excited to hear about your upcoming book, and can’t wait to get my hands on a copy!
jeff said...
June 19, 2009 at 8:49 am
Ann: Wish we could put the recipes up right now, but our publisher has warned us not to, in order not to scoop our own book
Pam B said...
June 19, 2009 at 1:06 pm
loved your first book and looking forward to the 2nd.
Suzanne said...
June 20, 2009 at 5:58 pm
I love the basic boule. I have only had my book a couple weeks but the master recipe is so good I can’t stop making that.
Next week I am making my boule AND trying another recipe from the book. Too much fun!!!
Kathie B. said...
June 25, 2009 at 11:45 am
Jeff and Zoe:
I was a teenager before I even tasted store-bought bread. As an adult I baked bread in spurts, on for a couple years, off for a couple and I did enjoy the process. However, I am also a bit of a neat freak and have always hated the mess with flour all over the place. I really do envy those other grandma’s who enjoy half a dozen grandkids making cookies and chaos in their kitchens, but that’s just not me! Your ABin5 was created for me! I love the bread I have made so far and look forward to making many more. I am actually good at making the labor intensive kind, I just don’t want to! Thank you for creating this bread. It makes me wonder why I didn’t think of it .
jeff said...
June 25, 2009 at 12:29 pm
Thanks Kathie, so nice of you to write…
Jeff
kimberly said...
June 26, 2009 at 9:57 am
Just wanted to drop in and say the new site is gorgeous! Well done. I seriously can’t wait for the new book!
Liz said...
June 29, 2009 at 6:21 am
I have been baking quite a bit in the oven using your book and LOVE the results. Now that it is warmer out, I have been using your directions for cooking on the grill. That leads me to my new question: Is there any reason not to simply use parchment paper on a stone when cooking bread or pizza in the oven? It seems so much tidier than getting corn meal all over… Would love your thoughts.
zoe said...
June 30, 2009 at 7:34 am
Hi Liz,
Totally agree, we use parchment all the time. It plays a major role in our second book!
Thanks, Zoë
Pam on Vashon Island, WA said...
July 2, 2009 at 5:28 pm
I’ve been using and loving your Artisan Bread Book and LOVE it. My mother must eat gluten free bread and I’m wondering just how many gluten free recipes are in your new book. She wouldn’t want to buy a book if it had only one recipe, for instance. Please let me know how easy it would be to bake the GF bread…maybe some ingredients? Would she have to mix up flours (rice, soy. etc). Are there lots of stange and expensive ingredients? Thanks in advance for your time and thanks for your books! Pam Hart
jeff said...
July 3, 2009 at 7:24 am
Pam: The number is still in flux, but it looks like there’ll be about 8 recipes that are GF, though some of those will be based on the same doughs. There will probably be 4 or 5 unique dough recipes.
It’s definitely more effort to do GF. You need xanthan gum, and a mixture of flours such as those you mention (not soy).
Jeff
Judy said...
July 3, 2009 at 5:35 pm
My favorite was your basic recipe, because I keep a kosher kitchen and will soon be moving to a city in which there are very few kosher breads to be had, and I’d miss the crusty bread from my local bakery. When I made my first loaf from your recipe, I celebrated because I knew I’d be able to have good bread, for the rest of my life, with much less time and effort than I’d thought I’d need .
Helen Wadle said...
July 6, 2009 at 12:23 pm
I love to bake bread, and was happy to find your web site in a magazine. I hope I win ! I am excied to try your recipes.
Don Goff said...
July 7, 2009 at 7:24 am
Howdy,
I’m sure you get this question a lot, however, it still remains a mystery for me. Just what is a non-air tight container. Every container, of food grade storage quality, which I have found, has a lid which fits like a Tupperware cover. To me, that is air tight. I have a large capacity rectangular, low profile, container which I use, but it too has an air tight lid, thus I must leave it ajar. That leads to heavily crusted over dough when stored for longer than a couple of days in the refrigerator. If I close the lid down, even slightly, the dough becomes extremely wet on the bottom; not good.
Where can I purchase containers which meet your requirements? That is, if you were to buy new containers at this moment, where would you go to make that purchase? What type of container would you purchase – size, color, grade, with or w/o lid, shape?
jeff said...
July 7, 2009 at 7:37 am
Don: If the plastic container’s lid fits very tightly and approximates an airtight seal, all you need to do is “crack” the lid during the first 48 hours of storage in the fridge. After that, there isn’t much gas produced and usually I can fully seal most of my plastic containers, which allow for a little leakage. Alternatively, you can make a small hole in the lid, or buy a vented container– some plastic storage containers are being made this way to vent steam during microwave cooking. Beer-making buckets are often vented too. I’m not crazy about the wide flat containers because they offer so much more drying surface to the dough– with that crusty result you describe.
I use this container, available at amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Round-Storage-Container-Clear-separately/dp/B0001MRUUU?&camp=212361&linkCode=wey&tag=arbrinfimiada-20&creative=380725. Be aware that this particular product doesn’t come with the lid, you have to order that separately.
Other container ideas on our earlier post: http://www.artisanbreadinfive.com/?p=121
Gina said...
July 12, 2009 at 9:11 am
I don’t use the container’s lid at first; instead, I put on one of those old-fashioned elasticized covers that look like shower caps. You get a whole box with two sizes for $1 and they’re wonderful for leftovers too.
zoe said...
July 13, 2009 at 5:57 am
Hi Gina,
I love this idea. I’ve never tried it but I’m sure it works beautifully!
Thanks, Zoë
Tiffany said...
July 13, 2009 at 7:58 pm
Thank you—I’m anxiously awaiting your new book based on all the wonderful reviews and the amazing mouth watering photos. We have to keep hanging on because we Desperately NEED a decent GLUTEN FREE Bread-roll-pizza dough recipes for our family. I’m hanging our high hopes on this book and will pre-order it asap. I hope your GF recipe is not like others I’ve seen (experiment with variety of flours on your own until you hit right mixture/consistency)…..IF I was already a master baker then I might be able to do so….however, IF that WAS the case then I wouldn’t actually need a recipe or cookbook to tell me so. Thank you in advance……we can’t wait!
jeff said...
July 14, 2009 at 5:05 am
Tiffany: We’ve been doing quite a lot of testing lately, and yes, the recipes are designed to be used without a lot of experimentation on your part once you get the book. Jeff
Jessie said...
August 9, 2009 at 12:31 pm
It is very hard to make a choice because they are all great. Some are a bit more difficult than others. I would love to make a SanFrancisco soup bowl bread.
timber said...
August 16, 2009 at 4:28 pm
We have tried your basic recipe twice. The first time, our 7 year old did all the mixing, and he was so proud that the rest of the family loved (and devoured!) the rolls we made with the dough. The second time, our ten year daughter made the dough, and we had fresh artisan bread with supper. With a family of ten kids, we haven’t actually managed to get any dough into the fridge yet…I think we may need to double or triple the recipe so we can see how it tastes when it develops a sourdough flavor.
We usually made 100% whole wheat sandwich bread, so this is a nice contrast to our usual bread. I can’t wait for your new book to see what recipes you have come up with using whole grains!
jeff said...
August 16, 2009 at 5:04 pm
The new book’s available for pre-order at Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/pe8yr9
Leslie said...
September 12, 2009 at 10:38 am
I’ve been looking forward to the new book since you first mentioned it! Please please make it available on Kindle (so convenient…that way I always have some of my favorite cookbooks with me when I hit the grocery).
zoe said...
September 12, 2009 at 12:03 pm
Hi Leslie,
I too hope that the publisher will make the new book available on Kindle. I think they probably will, since they did so with our first book. I will ask them to see and pass on your request.
Thanks, Zoë
Sue said...
September 14, 2009 at 3:42 pm
Zoe:
Can you bake 2 one lb loaves at the same time?
Can 2 loaves be made out of one batch – how much longer would you need to cook it. . . .thanks
zoe said...
September 14, 2009 at 8:44 pm
Hi Sue,
You can bake as many loaves as your baking stone will comfortably fit, allowing room for the oven spring. As long as your stone is properly preheated you may not need any additional time. This may also depend on your oven. Just go by the color of the crust, when they are deeply brown (like the loaf on the cover of the book) then they are done.
Thanks, Zoë
Matt Thomas said...
November 19, 2009 at 12:47 pm
I dont know where to post this question since i cant seem to find my older posts. Please forgive. My favorite recipe in the first book is on pg 76, 100% whole wheat sandwhich bread. I love breads made with honey and 100% whole wheat. Nothing agianst the 75% whole wheat and 25% all purpose flour breads. I just like whole wheat. Well, every time i make it, it hardly rises due to low gluten content. But you all ready know that. Since i am new to bread making, i am curious if adding 3-4 tablespoons of bobs red mill vital wheat gluten and a lil extra water will help this bread out so it is not so flat. I usually turn the oven on for 45 seconds to a minute and then turn it off. I then put the loaf pan with the dough in it to help it rise a lil faster.
If you can please let me know if adding the wheat gluten and extra water will help me.
Thank you so much for teaching me how to make bread. All my neighbors want me to teach them now.. I tell them that i had private lessons from Zoe and Jeff!
zoe said...
November 19, 2009 at 8:37 pm
Hi Matt,
It sounds like you need our new book. There are lots of 100% whole grain breads with just the combo you are looking for. You can try adding vital wheat gluten and water to your dough and it will just take a bit of play to find just the right ratio. That will certainly help with the rise and denseness of the loaf. We start with about 1/4 cup of VWG per batch, but it will be the amount of water that you will want to experiment with.
Happy baking! Zoë
Matt Thomas said...
November 20, 2009 at 10:24 pm
I want the new book. Just gotta wait till school is out before i can buy it. Honey wheat bread is my most favorite bread ever. I made the whole wheat brioche last night. I found your post on this site and it had the basic recipe. However, since i am at 4600 feet or so, the crumb is way soft and if i cut slices less than half an inch, they fall apart. Gotta find a way to make a tight firmer crumb so i can make berry pudding with the honey wheat bread.
Thanx for your help. Ill see if my local library has the book. I know they have the first one. I enjoy making bread. especially since i dont have a bread mixer. Hard to justify 300$ for a mixer while i have to pay for school.
Well i am out of here for the night. Thank you so much and happy baking to you to! Matt
Joni said...
February 2, 2010 at 4:23 pm
Help! Bradley Benn’s Beer bread was tough and didn’t rise. I used dry cider instead of beer, could this be the problem? All ingredients are fresh and new. I let it rise for almost 3 hours on counter top and then overnight in refrigerator. I didn’t do the fried onions mix and free formed the loaves. What can I do next?
jeff said...
February 3, 2010 at 12:58 am
Joni: Did you do any flour subsitutions? Like using bleached flour? How long did you let the dough sit after forming loaves? Did you cover with platic wrap? Jeff
Sacha said...
June 5, 2009 at 8:06 pm
Oh! Can’t wait for the new book, you’ve made my Christmas shopping easy!
My current fave is the European Peasant Bread, which I use for everything! Bread, flatbread, pita, pizza, and those lovely egg cups Zoe posted!!