The Village Baker: Classic Regional Breads from Europe and America

This collection of nearly 100 recipes from the village bakers of France, Italy, Germany, and regional America is full of healthful and delicious departures from the usual array of baked goods. Professional baker Ortiz provides additional assistance with an entire chapter devoted to bread making techniques, with easy-to-follow instructions and two-color illustrations.

Ortiz brings his years of personal experience and his endless travels through Europe to the one subject he holds so dear: good bread. Dense, crusty, flavorful loaves of bread that support life in and of themselves. Ortiz maintains the promise that this can actually be accomplished in the home kitchen--with the highest standards.

“While recipes for professional bakers are included, the home baker—even the novice—should be able to follow the Ortiz method and come up with some great stuff.” –Publisher’s Weekly