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'Dan Lepard is to baking what Lewis Hamilton is to Formula One.' - Jay Rayner

'Simply the most beautiful, flour-dusted, crisp-crusted, heaven-scented, honey-coloured loaf I could ever have hoped for ... Mr Lepard, I love you.' - Nigel Slater

'Dan Lepard - one of the first bakers and writers in the UK to get people interested in honing their baking skills.' - Diana Henry

65,000 copies sold

With more than 75 recipes, from dark crisp rye breads and ricotta breadsticks through to effortless multigrain sourdough, The Handmade Loaf guides you through the stress-free techniques you need to make and bake great breads at home.

Made and photographed in kitchens and bakeries across Europe, from Russia through to the Scottish Highlands, Dan Lepard's ground-breaking methods show you how to get the most flavour and the best texture from sourdough and simple yeast breads with minimal kneading and gentle handling of the dough. Let this classic cookbook guide you to making superb bread at home.


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Dan Lepard is to baking what Lewis Hamilton is to Formula One. - The Observer

After 40 minutes in the oven my loaf emerges to a round of applause (mine). It is quite simply the most beautiful, flour-dusted, crisp-crusted, heaven-scented, honey-coloured loaf I could ever have hoped for. It is the loaf of my dreams, a loaf with which to celebrate not just the ending of a diet, but life itself. Mr Lepard, I love you. - The Observer

Dan Lepard - one of the first bakers and writers in the UK to get people interested in honing their baking skills - The Telegraph

The Handmade Loaf: The book that started a baking

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      Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group
      Publication Date: 03/08/2017
      ISBN13: 9781784723347, 978-1784723347
      ISBN10: 1784723347

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      'Dan Lepard is to baking what Lewis Hamilton is to Formula One.' - Jay Rayner

      'Simply the most beautiful, flour-dusted, crisp-crusted, heaven-scented, honey-coloured loaf I could ever have hoped for ... Mr Lepard, I love you.' - Nigel Slater

      'Dan Lepard - one of the first bakers and writers in the UK to get people interested in honing their baking skills.' - Diana Henry

      65,000 copies sold

      With more than 75 recipes, from dark crisp rye breads and ricotta breadsticks through to effortless multigrain sourdough, The Handmade Loaf guides you through the stress-free techniques you need to make and bake great breads at home.

      Made and photographed in kitchens and bakeries across Europe, from Russia through to the Scottish Highlands, Dan Lepard's ground-breaking methods show you how to get the most flavour and the best texture from sourdough and simple yeast breads with minimal kneading and gentle handling of the dough. Let this classic cookbook guide you to making superb bread at home.


      Trade Review
      Dan Lepard is to baking what Lewis Hamilton is to Formula One. - The Observer

      After 40 minutes in the oven my loaf emerges to a round of applause (mine). It is quite simply the most beautiful, flour-dusted, crisp-crusted, heaven-scented, honey-coloured loaf I could ever have hoped for. It is the loaf of my dreams, a loaf with which to celebrate not just the ending of a diet, but life itself. Mr Lepard, I love you. - The Observer

      Dan Lepard - one of the first bakers and writers in the UK to get people interested in honing their baking skills - The Telegraph

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