12 Days of Christmas: Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day

Alas, I've reached my 12th day of Christmas, right before I head to California to spend time with my family for Christmas (most likely in a raft or canoe given all of the rain they've been getting)! I thought I should wrap up the series with one of my favorite cookbooks of the year: Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day. I know that this has been out for a while and that lots of people have written about it, but every time I mention this book around friends, they don't know what I'm talking about.

This book, quite simply, has changed my attitude about bread baking. I tend to shy away from yeast-based foods, mostly because I'm too impatient to deal with all the rising and kneading and such. This book has made bread baking easy! You just mix the ingredients (which usually makes enough dough for about four loaves), pull some dough out when you want it, shape it, let it sit for about 30 minutes, then bake it. The dough keeps in the refrigerator for up to a week or so, so you can have fresh bread whenever you want it!

There are recipes for all sorts of breads, but I usually stick to the basic loaf since we like to reminisce about our time in France over baguettes. I've heard the other recipes are just as easy and tasty, though. If you like fresh bread, but don't like the time you have to invest in most bread recipes, I highly recommend this book.

Did you have a favorite cookbook for the year?

**This post has been written of my own accord because I like the product. I have had no contact with the authors or publishers of this book, and they have offered me nothing in return for reviewing this product.

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