Flour Water Salt Yeast

This book provides a thorough yet accessible explanation of the tools and techniques that set artisan bread apart.

It features a tutorial on baker’s percentages, advice for manipulating ingredients ratios to create custom doughs, tips for adapting bread baking schedules to fit your day-to-day life, and an entire chapter that demystifies the levain-making process.

Ken Forkish translates his obsessively honed craft into scores of recipes for rustic boules and Neapolitan-style pizzas, all suited for the home baker.