More and more people are rediscovering baking bread from scratch at home. All you need is an expert book with failsafe tips to get you through your first experiments with yeast and "turning" the dough, and Nick Malgieri’s Bread provides you with just that. Working from the essential first building blocks of ingredients, equipment and techniques and taking you right through to the accomplished heights of slow-rise, two-step, and sourdough, this is a masterclass from a master baker. With additional recipes for showcasing your beautiful bread, like Sicilian Pasta with Breadcrumbs, Calzone, Empanadas and a Total Heaven Chocolate Almond Cake, this is the bread baking bible to turn to again and again.