recomendations for bread books.

[annie trip]

Just a really quick post it is my sisters birthday Friday and she wants some good books about breadmakin, preserving or juicing any ideas??

I know Nick is trying to get a thread for these started which i think is a brill idea but i need to order today..

HELP!!

[Lesley Jay]

The best preserve book I have is Jams, Preserves And Chutneys by Marguerite Patten. It's paperback with 192 pages, no pictures, so is full of recipes and information and costs £7.99. ISBN 1-902304 72 1.

[Alison]

Been recommended The Breadmaker Bible by Karen Saunders by a friend so will be putting it on my christmas list. Obviously no personal experience of it at present but her bread is VERY good. It's about £11 from Amazon.

[Earthbabe]

My mum has an old copy of the Marguerite Patten book which I have been trying to wrest from her with no success. Highly recommended. Now that I have some details I will have to buy a copy. Thanks LJ. I think MP is enjoying a resurgence following her 60th jubilee contributions.

The WI books are good and can be bought separately.I know they had them in M&S about £6 each. Preserved is very good I think the paperback is about £12.

[Lesley Jay]

Earthbabe mine is a brand new book - well two years old. You make me sound ancient!!!!

[Earthbabe]

As I said LJ my mum's is v. old and has brownish/yellowy pages. It is however such a superb book. I tried to buy a copy before but was unable to.

[Alison]

I've got the WI preserve book - it is quite good as a standard text but I wouldn't say it was outstanding. The instructions are clear and simple to follow but I didn't think that the range of recipes was that great. Suppose it depends how adventurous you are but I'd only give it a 3/5 rating.

By the way, LJ, any news on us getting a reviews section?

[Lesley Jay]

Ben our wonderful web designer has just done an upgrade on the grapevines software, so as soon as everything is right I will remind both Ben and Dave about it.

[JennieAtkinson]

I have a lovely breadmaking book by Jennie Shapter - it is excellent, lots of lovely ideas and just a really nice book to look at and have. Can certainly recommend it. I think I got it from Amazon.

[valmarg]

Recommendations for Bread Books

I would recommend The Bread Book (A step-by-step guide to making over 130delicious breads) by Linda Collister and Anthony Blake
(ISBN 1-85029-532-8). It covers all the breads you could ever wish to bake.

Another book I would recommend is The Baking Book by the above authors (ISBN 1-85029-765-7) which covers baking, other than bread.

And finally Bread - from ciabatta to rye, by Linda Collister
(ISBN 1-84172-194-8).

They are all good books, but my main recommentation would be The Bread Book.

valmarg

[Hans Mum]

Hi - i've just got a copy of Marguerite Patten's Jams, Preserves And Chutneys
with a copy of her Casserole Dishes for £1.49 for both & P&P was only £2.50 on EBAY so have a look on there or have a look on greenmetropolis.com usually books on there go for £3.75 sometimes P&P is free or £1.50 ish..i've had books from both with no problems...

[annie trip]

Thanks all,there is a great one up on e bay but finishes in 5 days,may see if she wants it late!! Will check out green whatsit webbie...

[dexterdoglancashire]

Hope its not too late Annie - my fave book is " The big book of bread" by Anne Sheasby - 365 recipes for bread machines and home baking. DDL

[Mrs Dobby]

We only have one bread making book, titled 'Bread Machine' by Jennie Shapter (ISBN1-84309-399-5) which we got from a discount bookstore when we first got our breadmaker.

Its an A4 sized paperback, and contains 150 recipies for traditional and contemporary breads, plus a good section at the front explaining everything about breadmaking and bread makers and is very easy to follow (has to be for us! lol!)

Must say that although it was only cheap, the recipies we've tried have been excellent, especially the raisin and rosemary bread and pizza doughs! Mmmm!

[Earthbabe]

My "bread book" is a free standing flippy over thingy (well the one I use for Mr and Miss E). It does a fab farmhouse loaf which disappears. It's downstairs and I can't remember what it is called. *wail* The red wine is not helping to preserve my memory.