Artisan baking.9781579652913 Artisan baking baking: see cooking. baking Process of cooking by dry heat, especially in an oven. Baked products include bread, cookies, pies, and pastries. . Glezer, Maggie. Artisan 2005 236 pages $22.95 Paperback TX763 Glezer is a food writer and bread baker (certified See certification. by the American Institute of Baking The American Institute of Baking is a not-for-profit corporation, founded by the North American wholesale and retail baking industries in 1919 as a technology transfer center for bakers and food processors. ) with a passion for artisan breads, which she defines (after an informal survey) as bread baking that involves at least some hand work. In this attractive presentation, which is abundantly illustrated with color photos (by Ben Fink fink Slang n. 1. A contemptible person. 2. An informer. 3. A hired strikebreaker. intr.v. finked, fink·ing, finks 1. To inform against another person. ) she discusses ingredients and techniques, profiles 27 small and big bakeries in the US (and includes a special recipe from each), and offers information about training, tradition, competitions, and resources. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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