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"What's the main ingredient of bread? Flour! Find out how it is made, then use it to bake 17 sensational recipes from around the world. You don't need to travel to enjoy the variety of bread the world has to offer. Bring classic recipes to life from the comfort of your own home. From the humble loaf and classic baguette, to perfect pretzels, springy scones, and scrumptious cinnamon buns, follow simple step-by-step recipes and learn how to bake delicious bread for every occasion. Once you've mastered the basics of bread-making, you'll be ready to show off your new skills and wow your friends and family with some show-stopping variations of your own. But this isn't just a beautiful recipe book. From farm and flour mill to bakery, this book will take you on a fascinating journey of discovery. Find out how flour is farmed and milled, discover the different grain flours and legume flours, as well as the spectacular science behind the springy loaf. Would you have guessed that flour is explosive? Do you know what makes bread rise? Turn the pages of this book and discover that there's so much more to bread than meets the eye ..."--Goodreads