Carol Cutler's Great Fast Breads: 100 Choice Recipes -- Popovers to Panettone in 2 Hours or Less

vii, 216 pages. "Prize-winning cookbook author Carol Cutler has put together this innovative book for every person who loves homemade bread but wants to prepare it on the run. Some recipes take less than 30 minutes; none more than 2 hours. All are delicious and carefully tested. The book is arranged so that the reader can choose from recipes that fit into a specific amount of time. Many require a minimum of ingredients, and little or no kneading or rising time. Carol Cutler shows how to handle the remarkable fast-rising yeasts that cut rising time in half, and other leavening agents as well - among them, beer, baking power, baking soda, egg whites, and even steam. An introductory chapter on procedures shows how to bake a perfect loaf every time. Clear instructions make baking easy for the newcomer. while sophisticated suggestions show the experienced baker how to create new taste and texture sensations. The result is homemade bread produced at a fraction of the cost of commercial brands. And since all are made with ingredients of your choice, you can control salt and the cholesterol count. Savories to choose from are: flat and pan breads; muffins chock-full of chunked fruit, berries, and healthful grains and nuts; crusty French loaves, and hearty slicing breads made with cheese, peppers, onion, bacon, and other spicy ingredients; plus all the sweeter breads you love for breakfast, brunch, or snacking. There are recipes to suit exotic and ethnic tastes as well: chappati, Broa (Portuguese cornbread), Lefse (Norwegian Potato Flatbread), Lavash (Armenian Flatbread), sweet and savory stollens, and panettone - a well-loved Italian specialty. If you bake for health or hobby - and like to do so in a hurry - this volume will become your bread bible. Carol Cutler was chief American consultant to Time-Life Books for the Good Cook series, and is the author of six other cookbooks, including Pate-The New Main Course for the '80s." CONTENTS: About Fast Breads; Fast-Rising Yeasts; Bread-Baking Tips; Great Fast Breads in Less Than Thirty Minutes; Great Fast Breads in Less Than Sixty Minutes; Great Fast Breads in Less Than Ninety Minutes; Great Fast Breads in Less Than Two Hours; Index. Keywords: COOKING BAKING BAKERY BAKED GOODS BREADS COOKERY COOKBOOK COOK BOOK RECIPES FOOD CAROL CUTLER