Simple Bread Recipe Book Review – Kneadlessly Simple: Fabulous, Fuss-Free, No-Knead Breads

Several of our Simple Bread Recipe readers have asked us if we can recommend a book of easy bread recipes, and although it’s not what you’d call traditional, this wonderful title certainly fits the bill. Nancy Baggett takes the fuss out of bread making while leaving the fun still in. You’ll be itching to try out these recipes, and they’re likely to become established favorites once you do!

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For years, countless home cooks have shied away from baking their own bread because they were intimidated by all the mess, the experience, and of course, all the kneading required. Now, with Nancy Baggett’s revolutionary new Kneadlessly Simple method, even complete novices can bake bread quickly and easily in their own homes, with no kneading and no kitchen mess. The secret is in Baggett’s slow-rise method, which allows the yeast to grow slowly and develop the same full, satisfying flavor of traditional bread, without any kneading at all. The technique calls for minimal ingredients, often mixed in one bowl with one spoon, eliminating all the mess of traditional bread recipes, and it can be used to produce a wide variety of breads, from Whole Wheat Boules and English Muffin Loaves to Raisin Bread and Caraway Beer Bread. With this innovative new method, anyone who can read, measure, and stir can now make delicious, fine-textured yeast bread at home. This book will differ from others on the same subject because Nancy Baggett is an experienced food writer who understand home baker’s needs. While techniques by other experts may sound similar, they still require messy dough handling. Nancy Baggett’s technique is the simplest one yet, and it’s virtually fool-proof.

Exclusive Recipe Excerpts from Kneadlessly Simple

Easy Buttermilk Pot Bread with Coarse Salt

Great Granola Breakfast Bread

From the Inside Flap

Savoring a loaf of fragrant, warm-from-the-oven bread is one of life’s great pleasures. Now you too can experience the joys of home-baked bread without all the hassle and mess of traditional bread recipes. Taking recent advances in slow-rise, no-knead bread making to a whole new level, award-winning cookbook author Nancy Baggett serves up seventy-five of the easiest, tastiest bread recipes ever developed.

Baggett’s recipes involve no complicated procedures, no special equipment or baking expertise and, of course, no kneading. The secret to her method is in the science: During a long, slow rise, the doughs actually knead themselves, and at the same time, develop wonderful flavor. Many of the recipes require no hand shaping, and all include a “KS (Kneadlessly Simple) Quotient” that explains exactly what’s involved. With one bowl, one spoon, a few simple steps, and minimal kitchen clean-up, you’ll be on your way, even if you’ve never baked bread before.

Inside, you’ll discover terrific recipes for every taste and occasion. Enjoy loaves with the aromas and textures of today’s best artisan breads crusty Rosemary Focaccia, Ciabatta and Baguettes, plus buttery Brioche and other European classics. Savor all-American favorites like San Francisco Style Sourdough and Cinnamon-Raisin Bread. Stay healthy with Hearty Multigrain Boule, 100 Percent Whole Wheat Honey Bread, and Gluten-Free Faux Rye Bread. And indulge with Panettone, Spiced Cranberry Orange Coffeecake, and other sweet breads. You’ll even find recipes for bread-making kits you can give as gifts!

To make sure every bread turns out perfect, Baggett provides detailed advice on ingredients and techniques as well as step-by-step instructions for each recipe, including a range of rising times that you can select to suit your schedule. She also gives you in-depth troubleshooting tips and explains how to convert favorite old-fashioned bread recipes into no-knead versions. With a whole chapter of “Easiest Ever Yeast Breads” to get you started, along with sixteen pages of tempting color photographs, Kneadlessly Simple is all you need to create fuss-free, artisan-quality breads in your own kitchen.

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