A few days ago I posted about the recipe for foccaccia from Rose Levy Berenbaum’s Bread Bible. The first few run-throughs were catastrophic but I’ve discovered the secret. The book suggests machine kneading the dough... (2 replies, last updated by David A. June 7, 2005)

I have tried to make the focaccia recipe from Rose Levy Berenbaum’s "Bread Bible" three times: the first time it worked nicely, the latter two times it was a complete catastrophe, despite the fact that I followed the recipe... (14 replies, last updated by JudiAU June 7, 2005)

or errata before you begin... the focaccia bread recipe in the Bread Bible, for example, fails as written in the book, but succeeds with the erratum, which I printed and inserted into the book. Now, RLB has been known to lurk on... (13 replies, last updated by Ora July 7, 2007)

This Sunday, I decided to make “Quintessential Corn Muffins” from Rose Levy Bernbaum’s "The Bread Bible," only the second time I’ve used this cookbook. She called for bleached all-purpose flour, specifying... (10 replies, last updated by Moka October 4, 2006)

Bible and Pie and Pastry Bible really are my baking bibles! Her long-awaited Bread Bible was due to be published in January 2003, but there seems to have been a delay in publication. Rose Levy Beranbaum has said that bread-baking... (19 replies, last updated by ruth arcone May 7, 2003)

I have not used any recipes out of the Cake Bible but I have used several recipes out of the Bread Bible (same author). Beranbaum’s recipes can be very intimidating to start off but once you work through a couple of them... (8 replies, last updated by Demented March 18, 2009)

I got that book many months ago and I have yet to bake anything from it, though I am dying to do so soon. In fact I got the Bread Bible and Pie/Pastry Bibles too. All look great. I need a snowy day to get started. I want to make... (35 replies, last updated by Laura D. May 27, 2008)

I’m the new owner of a copy of "The Pie and Pastry Bible" by Rose Levy Beranbaum, and I confess I’m overwhelmed. I’m a handy baker (cakes, bread, other desserts) but have very little experience in the pie/tart... (10 replies, last updated by Pat Darnell January 6, 2006)

ok, so i found simon’s bible: the rough guide to london restuarants. i found it when browsing in waterstones, and bought it with some excitement becuase it passed my mohsen test – it actually mentioned the restuarant.... (39 replies, last updated by randy November 11, 2001)

I have Rose Levy Beranbaum’s "The Bread Bible," which is great for understanding the science and art of bread baking, but I now find it overly complicated. I know, sacrilegious! For ease of use I love "Artisan Bread in Five... (12 replies, last updated by RicRios September 17, 2009)

Rose Levy Beranbaum’s Bread Bible or any thing by Bernie Clayton. We have not bothered with a hearth kit. We have a very substantial pizza stone and an old stainless gratin pan for water that sits on the lower shelf for... (8 replies, last updated by LindaMc April 8, 2005)

wrote about it and not it’s never there. I found Crust and Crumb (another Reinhart book) and Rose Levy Berenbaum’s Bread Bible at the library so you might be able to check them out before buying. And, I found BBA on... (35 replies, last updated by janehathaway November 23, 2009)

Get a copy of Rose Levy Birnbaum’s Bread Bible and read it before you do anything. Bread baking is part chemistry and part art. Scald the milk (if you use it instead of water), make sure any liquid is warm enough, proof the... (10 replies, last updated by ChilDude December 30, 2004)

Bernard Clayton’s New Complete Book of Breads is my bible. It’s thorough, encompasses everything from crackers and holiday bread to artisanal loaves and workaday breads, and includes instructions for hand, mixer and... (25 replies, last updated by Fine December 10, 2002)

Rose Levy Beranbaum’s The Bread Bible has a recipe for a Prosciutto Ring. It is a yeast raised bread. It calls for bacon grease or butter. Is that what you are looking for? (16 replies, last updated by frankiee April 10, 2007)