Good for you Emma!

Hi Emma,

I am sure you will like his book. You might also check out Jeffrey Hamelman’s “Bread”. It’s a great book too! How’s your bread baking been lately?

Chef Tom Beckman

Hi Emma,

I teach people how to bake. One thing we do in the kitchen is called mise en place. It’s French for “everything in it’s place”. You must get all your ingredients together before you start baking. Once you have that, you need to mix the bread to a smooth uniform dough. Add enough water so that the dough is elastic. After that, you need to let it rise at room temperature. Shape the bread how you want it. Then let it rise again. It’s not hard to make good bread. I would not use Williams-Sonoma books though. They are not good sources of recipes or instruction. Get Peter Reinhart’s Crust and Crumb book for good bread. Keep up the good work on writing and baking!

Chef Tom Beckman