by Tomás Whitfield
A handbook for artisan baking. Flour, water, salt, time — and the small, repeatable habits that turn four ingredients into a loaf you will want to bake every week for the rest of your life.
Bread is the most forgiving thing in the kitchen, and the most honest. It tells you, every time, exactly how much attention you paid.
Weigh your flour. Salt your water. Wait longer than you think. Almost every problem in home baking is solved by one of those three sentences.
A good loaf does not need a story. It needs a hot oven, a sharp blade, and a baker who is willing, the second time, to do less.