{"product_id":"hungry-ghost-bread-book","title":"Hungry Ghost Bread Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003eLonglisted for the André Simon Award for Food Books for 2024\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\"A beautifully written book by a true artisan. . . . Easy to read and likely to inspire, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003ethis book will take your bread-making to the next level.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e—Sandor Ellix Katz, fermentation revivalist; author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003eThe Art of Fermentation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003eother fermentation bestsellers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e“It’s impossible to read through the recipes in \u003cem data-stringify-type=\"italic\"\u003eThe Hungry Ghost Bread Book\u003c\/em\u003e without being inspired to scoop out some sourdough starter and get mixing.”—Maurizio Leo, author of James Beard Award–winning \u003cem data-stringify-type=\"italic\"\u003eThe Perfect Loaf\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor the adventurous home baker and small-scale commercial baker alike, \u003cem\u003eThe Hungry Ghost Bread Book\u003c\/em\u003e is a delicious guide and a pious devotional to the wonderful, awe-inspiring world of sourdough.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat does it mean to take on the practice of bread? Jonathan Stevens, co-owner of Hungry Ghost Bread in Northampton, Massachusetts, has pondered this question over thirty years of baking sourdough bread. Baking is a ritual that demands attention, physical proximity, close observation, and continual adjustment. It begets sustenance, fosters community, and connects us with a 10,000-year-old craft.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Hungry Ghost Bread Book \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eis a window onto one baker’s artisan approach to sourdough bread—the culmination of his time in the tide of dough.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSourdough, declares Stevens, is not a \u003cem\u003estyle\u003c\/em\u003e of bread. It \u003cem\u003eis \u003c\/em\u003ebread. The sourdough starter—the microbial community used to inoculate bread dough—transforms flour into something truly digestible by humans, unlocking the nutrients that are otherwise inaccessible. Stevens’s unique approach to working with sourdough can be summed up by three tenets, each of which begins with “more.” \u003cstrong\u003eMore hydration, more fermentation, and more heat in the oven.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside these pages, you’ll find tools, techniques, insights, short-cuts, ingredients, warnings, and a handful of haikus. You’ll find instructions for creating and nurturing your own sourdough starter, as well as formulas for a variety of loaves, flatbreads, crackers, folds, scones, bagels, and more, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEight-Grain Bread\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFig \u0026amp; Sage Bread\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePotato-Thyme Fougasse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSesame-Spelt Crackers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRosemary Walnut Scones\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe results are quite fantastic: bread that bites back, heels worth chewing on, and scraps worth toasting. A return to real Wonder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The Hungry Ghost feeds more than spirits with its spectacular breads.\"—\u003cem\u003eSaveur\u003c\/em\u003e (naming Hungry Ghost Bread a \"Great American Bread Bakery\")\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57200415441278,"sku":"NW9781645022602","price":16.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781645022602.jpg?v=1778533917","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/hungry-ghost-bread-book","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}