*The Tassajara Bread Book* is more of a "cooking book" than a "cook book". Janet@netcom.com says *The Tassajara Bread Book* is "a great introduction to baking bread" because "this is a great basic how-to book". As with bread itself, "basic" is simply some flour mixed with enough water to form a dough; anything else we do to it merely makes it "civilized". I do not know how "civilized" Janet's baking is, nor do I know how much time she has just for bre! ad making, but for those of us who lead hectic lives always on the go but still want to minimize the amount of preprocessed and junk foods we eat *The Tassajara Bread Book* is top drawer.

My only dissatisfaction is that Edward Brown's *The Tassajara Cooking Book*, an excellent companion to this one, seems to be out-of-print at this time. Of course, my ex-husband has "my" copy of the original 1970 version.


a great introduction to baking bread   April 28, 1998
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This is a great basic how-to book, explaining the process of baking bread clearly and simply. The illustrations are very helpful, and the recipes are wonderful -- my favorite is the Swedish Summer Rye. As with all well-loved cookbooks, my copy is battered and stained. If you want to learn to bake bread, this is the place to start.