Heritage Baking: Recipes for Rustic Breads and Pastries Baked with Artisanal Flour from Hewn Bakery (Bread Cookbooks, Gifts for Bakers, Bakery Recipes, Rustic Recipe Books)

Love this book. I have been grinding our own heritage and ancient grains. This book gives a lot of helpful advice on both the grinding and how to bake with the flour. Very well explained. I really like the farmer profiles in the book that gives some insight into ups and downs of growing and testing out grains. Love the recipes too and am trying several with success.

Had the pleasure of visiting Hewn Bakery on a trip to the Chicago area last spring and was bowled over by the breads and sweets I sampled. I retired recently and decided to try my hand at home baked bread and pastries (I am not a cook or baker). This book is quite a find! Informative and clearly written, with easy to follow instructions. The bread starter was easy to make and the book provides a variety of options to try. The brioche recipe was a snap and has made my family very happy. This book is almost like having a history lesson and cooking lesson in one! I am thoroughly pleased with Heritage Baking. My wife plans to give copies to her friends for the holidays she is so impressed with my results! Thank you Ms. King for taking the time to put your knowledge down on paper.

This cookbook not only has heritage and rustic recipes but also a detailed description of the various heritage flours you can buy. Very interesting and fun recipes.

Loved the clear instructions about getting the starter up and going. Making a starter has been my hang-up with bread baking. Always used commercial yeast and I wanted to get into using a sour dough starter. I appreciate the clear instructions a lot. I am not a very good cook but this process works for me.I love the size of this cookbook as it is easy to fit in my purse for trips to the grocery for ingredients. I think the presentation is lovely. Having the information about the farmers, who helped with this book, is wonderful. Living near a city we forget about how much goes into making one loaf of bread. Those who live in rural areas probably have close connection to farmers but suburban/city consumers don’t.This book gives me confidence to try to make my own bread. Scones, brownies and other pastries are a grand bonus.

Very interesting recipes look very tasty