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The Bread Table

Yuly Belov

A gentle kitchen conversation that teaches bread from the very first dough.

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Contents

The Bread Table
Before We Begin
How to Use This Book
Part 1: Before Breakfast
1. Start With Something That Cannot Go Wrong
2. Yesterday's Bread Toasts Better
3. Listen to the Rice Before You Cook It
4. Nearly Two Thirds of a Date Is Sugar
5. Melt It Slowly, Like Snow on a Roof
6. Give the Bread Time to Drink
7. Turn Them When the Bubbles Stay Open
8. The First Pancake Is Always a Lump
9. Flour, Water, Fat and Salt, Nothing More
10. Even Thickness Is the Whole Secret
Part 2: Mid-Morning
11. Two Things in a Bowl, and Bread by Ten
12. Hot Water, Oil and a Coil
13. Cold Butter, Quick Fingers, and Leave It Alone
14. Knock on the Bottom Like a Door
15. The Blacker the Banana, the Better the Bread
16. The Pan Goes Into the Oven Before the Batter
17. Leave Room for Them to Spread
18. Twelve Strokes, Then Stop
19. One, Two, Three, and Nothing Else
20. Pour the Hot Milk Over and Stir Fast
Part 3: Noon
21. Yeast Is Alive, and It Is Hungry
22. A Hot Oven Is Half the Pizza
23. Push Your Fingers All the Way Down
24. Roll Them as Thin as a Pencil
25. Tuck the Edges Under, Like Making a Bed
26. Listen for the Hollow Knock
27. Low Heat and a Little Patience
28. Let It Blister, the Blisters Are the Flavour
29. Twist Once, Then Fold Them Down
30. A Bagel Is Boiled Before It Is Baked
Part 4: Afternoon
31. Tight as a Snail Shell
32. A Patient Paste Is Silk
33. Add the Butter a Little at a Time
34. Right Over the Middle, Left Over the Middle
35. No Pineapple in It at All
36. Wrap It Twice Around Two Fingers
37. The Best Part Is at the Bottom of the Tin
38. Squeeze Until It Feels Heavy
39. Spice Slows the Yeast, So Give It Time
40. Cut It Open and Show the Stripes
Part 5: Evening
41. Steam Can Bake a Bun as Well as Fire Can
42. Twelve Pleats Is a Beginning
43. Cabbage Is Sweeter Than People Think
44. Roll the Sides Up Tight, Like a Little Boat
45. One for You, One for Me, One for the Neighbour
46. Nobody Needs a Knife for This One
47. Roll It Up Like a Snail and Cut It into Wheels
48. Dip It in the Sweet Water, Then in the Seeds
49. Tie It Loosely, Because the Dough Is Still Growing
50. Hold the Scissors Almost Flat
Part 6: Night
51. Time Does the Kneading While We Sleep
52. The Oats Need the Night More Than I Do
53. A Jar That Needs Feeding Like a Pet
54. A Flat Loaf Still Feeds a Hungry Man
55. Nothing from the Jar Is Ever Wasted
56. Bake It Today, Cut It Tomorrow
57. Dried More Than Baked
58. Nobody Slams a Door While It Bakes
59. A Coat of Butter and a Coat of Sugar
60. Butter and Dough Must Be Equally Soft
61. A Ring Has No End and No Beginning
A Note from the Author

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