Steve Gamelin

My First Bread Cookbook... For Kids of all Ages Steve Gamelin

YouTube's #1 no-knead bread channel (ArtisanBreadWithSteve) has methods and techniques so innovative... Steve has viewers as young as 6 making his bread recipes. In response to the popularity of his methods and techniques with the younger generation, Steve designed a YouTube video and this cookbook to support and encourage kids of all ages to make bread. This is the ideal bread cookbook for the newbie... the first timer... the future baker... because I will show you how to make bread in a glass bowl with a spoon... without dusting the counter with flour or touching the dough with your hands. It's called the "hands-free technique". It uses the principles of a bread machine... without the bread machine. This cookbook uses building blocks. I start with the simplest recipe, then add one technique or method until you're a master baker. That's right, you'll be baking artisan quality bread your family, friends, neighbors, boyfriends (or girlfriends), and teachers will love (you'll be popular). But I won't stop there... I'll show you how to make rolls and pizza. And, I'll show you how to bake artisan quality bread in a "poor man's Dutch oven" (the newest, most innovative, technique in bread baking). There are three basic methods for making bread... -Knead by hand... the most common method.-Bread machine... very popular, but your loaf will have a silly little paddle in the bottom.-No-knead... a method in which Mother Nature does the kneading for you. This cookbook uses the "no-knead" method. The advantages are... -No kneading... Mother Nature does the kneading for you.-No yeast proofing... instant yeast doesn't require proofing.-No special equipment (no mixer, no bread machine)... entire process is done in a glass bowl with a spoon and spatula, and can be baked in a wide variety of baking vessels (bread pan, uncovered baker, skillet, preheated Dutch oven, etc.).-Only 4 ingredients (flour, salt, yeast and water)... to which other ingredients can be added to make a variety of specialty breads. There are two methods for making no-knead bread...-Traditional... proofs for 8 to 24 hours.-"Turbo"... ready to bake in 2-1/2 hours. This cookbook will start by teaching you how to make no-knead bread using the traditional method, then "Turbo" method, because the traditional method is more popular and a little easier. What makes this cookbook different from others is... -"Hands-free technique"... a new and innovative technique that uses the handle end of a plastic spoon to manipulate the dough (like a dough hook) after which the dough goes straight from the mixing bowl to the baking vessel (bread pan, etc.) without dusting the work surface with flour or touching the dough with your hands.-"Roll-to-coat"... an innovative technique that coats the dough ball with flour in the mixing bowl. No more sticky dough. When the dough comes out of the bowl it will be easy to handle if you wish to divide the dough into portion to make baguettes, rolls, etc.-"Poor man's Dutch oven"... new and innovative technique which combines the ease of baking in a bread pan with the principles of baking in a Dutch oven. Step by step, this cookbook will take you on a journey you will love and enjoy. Thanks - Steve