Published in 2012 by Grub Street 4 Rainham Close London SW11 6SS Email: [email protected] Web: www.grubstreet.co.uk Twitter @grub_steeet Text and illustrations copyright © Suzanne Dunaway 1999, 2012 Copyright this edition © Grub Street 2012 Book and jacket design Sarah Driver First published in the United States by Hyperion A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from The British Library ISBN 978-1-908117-21-2 EPUB ISBN: 978-1-909808-73-7 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Printed and bound in Slovenia Contents INTRODUCTION Why Bake Bread? Breaking The Rules (Myth And Mystique vs Reality) Tools Of The Trade Hands, Hunches And How To Use Them Flour, Water, Yeast And Salt – Down To Basics Just For Starters DAILY BREADS Focaccia: Basic Dough for Loaves or Flatbreads Fougasse de Collioure Rosemary Filoncino Ciabatta (Slipper Bread) Kalamata Olive Filoncino Hazelnut/Sage Filoncino Filoncino Integrale Sourdough Caraway Rye Shimek Dill Pickles Pane Casereccio (Housewife’s Bread) Whole-Wheat Bread Pane Rustico French Baguette TRADITIONAL BREADS Anadama Bread My Mother’s Cream Bread (Pan de Mie) My Mother’s Sourdough Biscuits Buttermilk Bread Fresh Fruit Purée My Grandmother’s Beaten Biscuits Skillet Corn Bread Cornmeal Spoon Bread Sourdough Flapjacks Buckwheat Blini Boston Brown Bread Suzanne’s Version of Boston Baked Beans English Muffins PIZZA Basic Pizza Crust Pizza Bianca alla Romana Pizza Margherita Pizza Napoletana Pizza with Potatoes and Rosemary Pizza con Carciofi Pizza Quattro Stagione Pizza alla Griglia Very Thin Pizza with Rocket Paste Simply Perfect Tomato Sauce SWEET LOAVES AND OTHERS Classic Brioche Bigmama’s Kolaches Poppy Seed Filling Apricot Filling Prune Filling Cottage Cheese Filling Apricot Focaccia Prune and Walnut Bread Schiacciata with Roasted Grapes Suzanne’s Roasted Grapes Sourdough Lemon Cake Golden Cornmeal Torta della Nonna Gabriella’s Ricotta Cake Fresh Ricotta Brownie Scout Chocolate Cake Foolproof Chocolate Icing Another Foolproof Chocolate Icing Gingerbread Cake Lemon Curd Chocolate Tozzetti (Roman Dipping Cookies) Wild Turkey Chocolate Ice Cream SPECIAL BREADS AND BREADSTICKS Apricot-Plum Pudding Hard Sauce Panettone Candied Orange and Lemon Zest Russian Kulich with Pashka Pink Sugar Icing Pashka Quick Chappati for Curry Ye-Wolo Ambasha (African Spiced Bread) Nit’ r K’Ibe Berberé Truffle Rolls Rosemary-Pepper Breadsticks LEFTOVERS Panzanella (Bread Salad) Tuna Panzanella Fresh Scallop Panzanella Bruschette Bruschetta with Tomato and Basil Bruschetta with Rocket and Prosciutto Bruschetta with Sweet Peppers and Tuna Bruschetta with Caponata Bruschetta with Olive Paste Bruschetta with Wild Mushrooms Bruschetta with Roasted Garlic and Parmesan Bruschetta with Shellfish Bruschettine Bread Soufflés Bread and Cheese Soufflé Bread Soufflé with Salmon and Capers Bread in Pasta and Rice Penne with Broccoli and Anchovies Rotelle alla Romana Orecchiette with Broccoli Rape and Hot Peppers Supplí Pasta con le Sarde Bread Soups Tuscan Bread Soup Carrot, Celeriac, Onion, and Parmesan Soup Pappa di Pomodoro White Bean and Balsamic Vinegar Soup Suzanne’s Rich Chicken Stock Bread for Dessert Classic Bread and Butter Pudding Chocolate Bread Pudding Sautéed Apples and Cream on Toast Pears in Caramel with Cheese on Toast Exotic Croutons and Breadcrumbs Croutons and Breadcrumbs BREAD FOR CHILDREN Pie Crust Pinwheels Your Very Own Bread Egyptian Eggs Log Cabin Scrambles Alphabet Breadsticks (Basic Recipe) Pain Perdú (Lost Bread) Campfire Rolly Polys Adam and Eve on a Raft Acknowledgements Index
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