Flour To Crust

di Ryan Collins (Autore)

JW, 2026

What if you could transform simple ingredients like flour, water, yeast, and salt into beautifully rustic bread and irresistible homemade pizza? Flour to Crust: The Art of Artisan Bread & Pizza is a practical guide for anyone who wants to understand the craft behind exceptional bread and pizza. Whether you're a complete beginner or an enthusiastic home baker looking to improve your technique, this book takes you step by step from basic dough preparation to beautifully finished crusts. Inside, you'll discover how to: •Understand the essential ingredients behind great bread and pizza •Choose and work with different types of flour •Master hydration, gluten development, and fermentation •Knead, stretch, fold, shape, and proof dough with confidence •Create rustic artisan loaves with crisp, flavorful crusts •Prepare pizza dough with excellent texture and flavor •Build balanced pizzas with sauces, cheeses, and creative toppings •Work effectively with a home oven, baking stone, steel, or Dutch oven •Troubleshoot common problems such as dense bread, sticky dough, weak structure, and soggy pizza •Experiment with herbs, whole grains, roasted vegetables, mushrooms, garlic, and other flavorful additions •Develop your own signature bread and pizza recipes •Keep a baking journal and improve through practice Rather than simply giving you recipes to follow, Flour to Crust teaches you how to understand dough. You'll learn to recognize when dough is properly fermented, how temperature affects the baking process, why hydration matters, and how small adjustments can dramatically change your results. From a simple rustic loaf to a crisp, flavorful artisan pizza, you'll gain practical techniques that can be used again and again. You don't need a professional bakery or expensive equipment to begin. With the right ingredients, a little patience, and the techniques in this book, you can start creating delicious artisan bread and pizza in your own kitchen. Start with flour. Learn the craft. Create the crust.

• Autore: Ryan Collins
• Durata in (hh:mm:ss): 00:57:16
• Anno edizione: 2026
• Editore: JW
• Lingua: Inglese
• EAN: 9780557822348