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ISBN: 9781890132057Year Added to Catalog: 1999Book Format: PaperbackBook Art: b&w photographs and illustrations, 8-page color section, sources, glossary, bibliography, indexNumber of Pages: 8 x 10, 250 pagesBook Publisher: Chelsea Green PublishingOld ISBN: 1890132055Release Date: April 1, 1999Web Product ID: 267
The Bread Builders
Hearth Loaves and Masonry Ovens
Table of Contents
Contents
Acknowledgments
vi
Preface
ix
Introduction
Looking for Real Bread, Finding Masonry Ovens
xiii
Chapter One
Naturally Fermented Hearth Bread
1
Visit:
Upland Bakers, Marshfield, Vermont
18
Chapter Two
Bread Grains and Flours
23
Visit:
Giusto’s Specialty Foods, South San Francisco, California
41
Chapter Three
Leavens and Doughs
43
Visit:
Sands, Taylor, and Wood (King Arthur Flour), Norwich, Vermont
69
Chapter Four
Dough Development
72
Visit:
Acme Baking Company, Berkeley, California
89
Chapter Five
Baking, Ovens, and Bread
93
Visit:
Consulting and Marketing Services, South San Francisco, California
108
Chapter Six
Masonry Ovens of Europe and America
113
Visits:
American Flatbread, Warren, Vermont
123
The Cheese Board, Berkeley, California
127
Chapter Seven
Preparing to Build a Masonry Oven
129
Visits:
Mugnaini Imports, Watsonville, California
149
San Juan Bakery, San Juan Bautista, California, and
Home Fires Bakery, Leavenworth, Washington
153
Chapter Eight
Masonry Materials, Tools, and Methods
157
Visit:
Cafe Beaujolais, Mendocino, California
169
Chapter Nine
Oven Construction
173
Visit:
Depot Town Sourdough Bakery, Ypsilanti, Michigan
193
Chapter Ten
Oven Management
195
Visits:
Della Fatoria, Petaluma, California
210
Rani and Keith, Garberville, California
213
Chapter Eleven
A Day in the Life at the Bay Village Bakery
216
Bakers' Resource: Sourdough Microbiology
227
Recommended Sources
233
Glossary
236
Bibliography
243
Index
246