I am always looking for different types and variations to the bread recipe. This has quick a few new and easy ones I would love to try such as Braided Onion Bread, Quick and easy spoon rolls, yorkshire pudding, and a cast iron skillet pizza crust.

There is no recipe index in the front, which isn't the best, nor do the sections include and index of each recipe which makes it harder to find the ones you are looking for.

A beautiful book with simple recipes. I have tried buttermilk biscuits and raspberry scones, and all the ingredients were in my cupboard. The instructions were easy to follow and the outcome looks pretty much the same as in the book. They taste good too.

Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing for an Advance Review Copy.

Beverly Hudson now has a fan in me. I absolutely loved this bread recipe book and I look forward to making bagels. The recipe book was layered in a way that makes it easier to follow and you can easily go to the section you require. I recommend this book to fellow beginner bakers and highly recommend it to everyone

I received a complimentary copy all opinions expressed are entirely my own

If you, like me, are afraid to try and fail at bread making then this is our cookbook! The recipes in this collection are so well laid out, presented, and photographed so simply and beautifully that I already feel like a “bread baker”! I cannot wait to try the recipes for 48 Hour No Knead Ciabatta and 72 Hour No Knead Sourdough. But if making and maintaining a sourdough starter are what you want, then that’s in here too.

This book is packed full of every kind of bread, that we all want to eat, that you can imagine. Included in this book are recipes for quick breads, yeast breads, no kneads, flatbreads, tortillas, naan, pita, cornbreads, bagels, pretzels, doughnuts and so much more. And the chapter for gluten free is chock full of delicious bread recipes. If I needed to bake gluten free, I would buy this book for that chapter alone!

Seriously, this is a bread baking book that will sit on the counter getting dirty from bread ingredients because it’s a book that will be used often!

Thank you Netgalley, Quarto Publishing Group-Harvard Common Press and the author for this eARC in exchange for my honest review.

A nice assortment of recipes, with step-by-step instructions. Most of the recipes are the old standbys, so will appeal to a variety of tastes. Color photos are included. My main problem is firstly that it's very generic, and secondly that bread baking is slightly mystifying and that the book does not photograph what things look like, or take time to explain some of the unique processes (i.e. kneading) the step further that new bakers need. So this book is more appropriate for those who already have some knowledge of bread baking.

Let's be clear - I am no baker. My history with baking ranges from mediocre to bad (real bad), so when I saw the title of this book, I wondered just *how* easy baking bread could be and decided to put it to the test. If I could just make something that looked vaguely bread-like and was edible then I would be calling it a personal success.

But first, let's talk about the actual book - Easy Homemade Bread: 150 Recipes for the Beginner Baker by Beverly Hudson. Sometimes when a book claims to be for beginners it still assumes a basic level of know-how, this book, thankfully, covers all the basics including how to prove and how to knead dough.

The information and recipes are set out cleanly and clearly along with delicious photographs of baked bread goods.

My favourite sections are the No-Knead Breads and Quick Breads. One of my main barriers to baking is finding the time and I found these two sections extremely useful as they made it possible for me to bake a loaf of bread whilst juggling kids and homeschooling.

So, how did I do? Let's just say I'm calling myself a baker now. I can't express the strange joy that I felt having made my own bread from scratch. I was so proud of how my first loaf turned out, especially when my fussy 8 year old said that they really liked it too.

Do I recommend this book? Absolutely!

This book is perfect for the beginner baker and those with limited free time who want to learn to bake bread.

Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review an advanced reader's copy of this book.

A well-written book covering many aspects of, mostly, leavened baking - bread, doughnuts, bagels, muffins etc.. Clear instructions although only in US cup units but there is a useful conversion to Metric at the end. Many recipes use the US "all purpose" flour whereas in the UK we would tend to use "strong" flour, white or wholemeal, for breads as they contain greater amounts of the gluten needed to hold a rise. A few recipes did use an American equivalent. My main grouse has to be the author's comments abut the oils used in bread making - just bizarre. She claims plant oils - sunflower, olive, canola (rapeseed) are bad for you and that she always uses coconut, peanut oils, butter or grass fattened hog lard, acknowledging that the coconut and peanut have strong flavours. The saturated fats in animal derived fats are not good for you, there is plenty of good scientific evidence for this whilst the non-saturated vegetable oils/fats are far healthier! A minor point, where on earth do you get said grass-fattened hog lard outside the US? We have lard in the UK and, better still, vegetable lard - a solid white fat which works like traditional animal lards. Still, most recipes use rather little fat so what you use probably has very little real difference to any health issues associated with them. A good basic book with good illustrations for many of the recipes - 3.5 stars rounded up to 4. Thanks to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing for an advance copy in exchange for my honest review.

This is a beautiful book that contains a wide range of recipes for novice bakers. From popular recipes such as sourdough, to sweet treats like doughnuts, this book walks you through the ingredients and methods to produce beautiful home made products. There are useful tips and photographs to help with your confidence too.

The use of bleached and unbleached flour is discussed, along with the benefits of using coconut oil, lard, peanut oil, lard and sesame oil instead of unhealthy vegetable oil.
You will learn how to produce yeast breads and no - rise artisan breads in this book. There are recipes for sandwich bread, Greek bread, wheat bread, bread that is braided, bread with onions and herbs, and bread that contains fruit, oatmeal, and pumpkin.
There are also recipes for sourdough bread, sourdough bread has to begin with a starter dough of flour and water that has been allowed to ferment for a couple of days to rise. This dough then has other ingredients added to it to make its unique texture and flavor. Sourdough bread can be made with unbleached flour, oatmeal, or wheat flour to make either bread or buns.
You can make your own hamburger or hot dog buns, dinner rolls, cinnamon rolls, pumpkin bread, and flatbread using these recipes, instead of paying high prices at the store !
You will be able to make gluten - free breads, rolls, and treats with these easy to use recipes too!

A great collection of all sorts of breads and flour-based baking. There are easier and a bit harder recipes, but starting with the yeast and moving on to sourdough makes life interesting. I am eager to try out several recipes immediately, for example the rustic wheat bread with savory herbs and onions, the no-knead sourdough breads, the sourdough blueberry muffins, flatbreads, and bagels. Yummy times ahead! Recommended to anyone who likes to bake!

Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book. A great resource for a beginner baker with a good selection of recipes.

I loved all the recipes in this book. It contains multiple recipes from bread to muffins and doughnuts. The recipes are clear and simple so it's easy to follow them and make homemade bread or focaccia or muffins.

The easy homemade bread does exactly what it says. 150 easy to follow recipe's with clear instructions. The only let down was the ingredient lists are only in Cups etc with conversion tables at the back of the book.
I received this book from Quattro publishing group via Netgalley for a review.

This is definitely the “idiots guide to making bread, (So perfect for me!)
Everything is written in the right order in steps, so
first-what tools
Second ingredients
Third method
Fourth cook.
This really makes baking much easier.
There is a wonderful range of breads including French Bread-which my daughter and I have always wanted to make. and hot cross buns, just in time for Easter 😊
I love this book, and, particularly in these economic times in Britain a must have recipe book.

Mmm....bread! This is a fantastic cookbook for all types of bread!

Clear, easy to follow instructions with awesome color photos of the finished products. And it's not just bread - it also has recipes for crackers, scones, muffins, hushpuppies and more. I am making the baguette bread now!

Thank you to NetGalley, the author and publisher for a temporary, digital ARC in return for my review.

A great resource if you are a beginning baker. Clear and concise instructions are given for making a variety of breads, buns, quick breads and even crackers.

I’ve been baking bread for the past 14 years. My youngest has severe food allergies to an ingredient commonly seen in many breads, and the risk cross contamination can present has seen the need for Benadryl with the Epi-Pen at the ready (we didn’t need it, thank goodness) and I started baking bread so we could all have bread in our lives again. While we may have started home baking as the only safe option, we’ve kept with it because it’s what we all prefer and I’ve more or less relied on one recipe (Jim Lahey’s no-knead) and generally bake a loaf or two every week and over time I’ve tweaked that no-knead recipe and cooking method to something that works perfectly for us.

But… every so often I want ciabatta bread, or French bread, or sourdough, etc., etc., etc., and I’ll admit that I tend to feel uncomfortable when thinking of veering out of my carbohydrate comfort zone so when I saw this cookbook I immediately wanted to read it because I absolutely still consider myself a beginning baker and the recipes here are amazingly appealing and still manages to seem pretty stress-free.

There’s so much in here and the cookbook is cleanly set up - black font on crisp white with homey photos of seriously appealing loaves, rolls, biscuits, quick breads, crackers, Yorkshire pudding and popovers, pizza crust, muffins and scones, bagels, pretzels, dumplings, ending with the gift of doughnuts and other fried treats. There’s even a section for gluten-free. Like I said, a lot. And, bonus, the vast majority of these are already vegan or easily veganized.

This one is an absolute winner and we’re planning on getting a physical copy of it. I can easily see this becoming a very well loved cookbook in our home and I’m thinking of a few friends who I’d order this title for as well. My final word on this comes straight from my 15 year old who was perusing this with me - “this has so much potential, we need to make a lot of these”. 🙂

If you like bread, donuts, muffins, no knead and many more bread items then this book is for you. I will be purchasing this book as soon as it is published because there are so many great easy recipes that I can't wait to try for myself and my family. There are beautiful pictures that accompany many of the recipes as well that I think just adds to the book.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I received a copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This is a nice book on baking!

With gluten-free and gluten-filled options there's a lot of different recipes in this book. It covers breads, crackers, scones, and more. There's sweet and savory ideas throughout the book and so many varieties! The recipes feel approachable and are thorough without being overwhelming.

This is a helpful book for those interested in baking more.

Yes! I am all about Easy Homemade Bread by Beverly Hudson! This is a absolutely stunning book with clear concise instructions and recipes that even a "bread baking dummy" like me can follow! 👩‍🍳👍

Beverly Hudson, is a well-known bread baking connoisseur. She understands the struggle of learning to make award-winning bakery items that actually taste great. In her new cookbook, she teaches readers the basics of picking the right ingredients and kneading. She even includes no-knead and gluten-free recipes. When you accomplish the basics, Beverly includes advanced tried-and-true recipes from her kitchen.

The book has a 150 recipes that had my mouth watering including classic breads, sourdough, buns, rolls, quick breads, crackers, flatbread, scones, biscuits, cornbread, bagels, pretzels, dumplings, and donuts. Don't E-V-E-N get me started on the muffin recipes in this book. (I spent over an hour drooling over the muffin and donut sections! 🍩)

Easy Homemade Bread will be published April 12th. I can't wait to add this book to my cookbook collection.

Thank you #NetGalley and #QuartoPublishingGroup, for allowing me to review this outstanding cookbook! It's a true baking treasure.