Hihi everyone,
My name's Aaron and I started baking enthusiastically recently.
I first got inspired several years ago after buying a book called "Celebrity Chefs' Cookbooks: Don Yong - Bread Winners" http://www.selectbooks.com.sg/getTitle.aspx?SBNum=033599 and poring over the pictures of wonderful looking breads. Since then I have tried baking an occasional loaf but without much success.
I look forward to sharing my results and welcome any comments and advice from fellow forumers. I do enjoy reading all the posts and looking at the pictures that are shared here.
Well, here's a good place to talk about bread and bread flops. People here are at all levels of baking so don't be shy. Many simple questions can be answered by just typing a question into the search machine and see what pops up or turns into a brick (dense loaf). The book sounds like it is rather advanced for beginning bread baking. What is your impression?
Mini
Hi Mini, thanks for the welcome. Don Yong's book is a collection of recipes with little tips included along the way. The recipes are easy to follow but the book does not go into the basics of bread making which a beginner would need. The recipes however are all given in grams which is a good thing.
I have ordered the Bread Baker's Apprentice from Peter Reinhart and A Baker's Book of Techniques and Recipes from Jeffery Hamelman and am waiting excitedly to get more hands on them. I hope to learn the basics from there.
BBA is probably my favorite baking book, you'll like that one. Welcome aboard!
Thank you, Loydb :)