-Professional Bread Baking is not only a cookbook providing an array of recipes and formulas for finished loaves. The title dives deeper into the discussion about bread, providing a detailed reference that will be indispensible for a baker. - Professional Bread Baking provides the tools needed to mix, ferment, shape, proof, and bake exceptional artisanal bread. - Information on the regional shapes of prominent bread baking countries like France, Italy, Germany, and more. Includes discussion of the historical significance of some of these products, to formulas that accurately produce artisan regional bread and rolls.