Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: The Discovery That Revolutionizes Home Baking

Jeff Hertzberg, M.D. · Zoë François

Nov 2007 · Sold by Macmillan

About this ebook

With this revolutionary home baking guide that makes the perfect gift for foodies and cooks, you can make your daily bread--and eat it too!

This is the classic that started it all. Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day has now sold hundreds of thousands of copies. With more than half a million copies of their books in print, Jeff Hertzberg and Zoë François have proven that people want to bake their own bread, so long as they can do it easily and quickly.

Crusty baguettes, mouth-watering pizzas, hearty sandwich loaves, and even buttery pastries can easily become part of your own personal menu, Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day will teach you everything you need to know, opening the eyes of any potential baker.

Ratings and reviews

I absolutely LOVE this book!! Who would have thought that fresh bread every day could be so simple? My husband loves European style breads (especially French baguette and heavy peasant breads) and he has been in heaven. I used to use my bread machine often, but it hasn't seen the light of day since I got started with this book. I'm afraid it's destined for the shelves at Goodwill :) I also have not bought any bread from the store nor have I purchased frozen pizza...I use the Olive Oil Dough recipe for the base, toss on whatever toppings we have on hand, and slide it onto the baking stone. In 10 minutes or so we have the best pizza ever! I highly recommend this book...it will change your life. And it really is that easy!!

I hate kneading bread and was so happy to stumble upon your book. It makes making homemade bread fun! The instructions are easy to understand and simple. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us, not so gifted!

I discovered this book through the recommendation of my brothers and my father. I had never baked bread before, but this book makes it a snap! Not only is the bread is easy to make, it is delicious and it looks good too. This book will revolutionize the way bread is made.

About the author

Jeff Hertzberg is a physician with 20 years of experience in health care as a practitioner, consultant, & faculty member at the University of Minnesota Medical School. He is also an ardent amateur baker. Hertzberg developed a love of great bread while growing up in New York City's ethnic patchwork of the 1960s and 70s, and he refined this love with extensive travel throughout France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Britain, and Morocco. He lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with his wife and two daughters.

Zoë François is a pastry chef and baker trained at the Culinary Institute of America. With Jeff Hertzberg, M.D., she is the author of Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day. Passionate about food that is real, healthy and always delicious, François teaches baking and pastry courses nationally, is a consultant to the food industry, and creates artful desserts and custom wedding cakes. She also writes the recipe blog Zoë Bakes. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with her husband and two sons.