Italian Breads

Description

Enjoy baking the rustic home-made breads of Italy in your own kitchen. Here you'll find authentic recipes for everything from large loaves and flatbreads for sharing to savoury snacks and fruited breakfast breads. Perfect with soup or for mopping up sauces, simple recipes for Loaves and Rolls include Parmesan Soda Bread and Tuscan Fresh Sage and Olive Oil Bread. A chapter devoted to delicious Focaccia and Flatbreads features fool-proof recipes for one of the easiest-to-prepare breads. Bake a batch of Deep-pan Focaccia, Potato and Olive Focaccia or Chickpea and Rosemary Flatbread. Bread is the perfect vehicle for stronger flavours such as Italian cheeses and cured meats. Try delicious Small Bites such as Little Fried Neapolitan Pizzas or Pancetta and Fennel Puffs. The perfect accompaniment to a glass of wine and a dish of olives, Grissini and Crisp Breads include Peppered Breadsticks, Anchovy Twists and Crispy Pizza Sheets. Finally, try a slice of one of the moreish Sweet Breads. Mouth-watering recipes include Black Grape Schiacciata and Fig and Hazelnut Breakfast Bread.

Maxine Clark is a leading food writer and food stylist who also teaches at Alastair Little's Tasting Places in Sicily and Tuscany. Her work appears regularly in magazines and newspapers such as BBC Good Food, Food and Travel and Good Housekeeping. Her many books for Ryland Peters & Small include Tarts and Chocolate.