The Complete Idiot's Guide to Easy Artisan Bread

No knead to worry about baking perfect bread.

In The Complete Idiot's Guide(r) to Easy Artisan Bread, Yvonne Ruperti, master baker and test chef for Cook's Illustrated, offers readers the simplest way to learn the age old art of baking handmade breads and rolls made from scratch, using modern techniques that will have even novice bakers produc­ing everything from dinners to peasant boules quickly and easily.

•Includes more than 50 recipes

•Easy-to-follow instructions

•Information on selecting and combining the perfect ingredients

Yvonne Ruperti completed the baking and pastry arts program at The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, and opened Desserticus, an award-winning gourmet bakery and café, in Stanfordville, New York in 2001. She is currently a test cook and writer for Cook's Illustrated and will be appearing as a guest chef on the 2010 season of public television's most watched cooking show, America's Test Kitchen.

Yvonne Ruperti completed the baking and pastry arts program at The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, and opened Desserticus, an award-winning gourmet bakery and café, in Stanfordville, New York in 2001. She is currently a test cook and writer for Cook's Illustrated and will be appearing as a guest chef on the 2010 season of public television's most watched cooking show, America's Test Kitchen.