This is the first true entry-level bread-baking cookbook, from Josey Baker (thats his real name!), a former science teacher turned San Francisco baking sensation.Josey Baker Breadcombines step-by-step lessons with more than 100 photographs, offering easy-to-follow guidance for aspiring bakers. Recipes start with the basic formula for making breadrequiring little more than flour, water, time, and a panand build in depth and detail as the user progresses to more complex loaves, including Joseys cult favorite Dark Mountain Rye. With chapters dedicated to pizza, pocketbreads, and treats, Joseys playful, encouraging tone makes for a fun read full of great advice for bakers of all levels.

Recipes include:

Your First Loaf of Bread
Your First Sourdough Loaf
Seed Feast
Dark Mountain Rye

Plus pizzas, pocketbreads, cookies, and more!