Beth Hensperger is the author of 22 cookbooks, about half books on bread and baking and half books on how to cook with popular countertop appliances. They include The Bread Bible, winner of a James Beard Cookbook Award, and several volumes in the best-selling Not Your Mother’s series, including Not Your Mother’s Slow Cooker Recipes for Two,Not Your Mother’s Microwave Cookbook, and the blockbuster first volume, Not Your Mother’s Slow Cooker Cookbook. She has twice been nominated for the Julia Child/IACP Cookbook Award. Hensperger previously wrote a San Jose Mercury News food column for twelve years, Baking with the Seasons, and has contributed to dozens of cooking and lifestyle magazines, such as Food & Wine, Every Day with Rachael Ray, Veggie Life, Cooking Light, Working Woman, Victoria, Prevention, and Family Circle.

• America’s New Bread Box ORIENTATION Batterie de Cuisine: Know Your Bread Machine Making Bread DAILY BREADS:White Breads and Egg Breads White Breads One-Pound Loaves Egg Breads EARTH’S BOUNTY:Whole Wheat, Whole-Grain, and Specialty Flour Breads Whole Wheat Breads Rye Breads Specialty Flour Breads Gluten-Free Breads and Low-Gluten Breads Multigrain Breads TRADITIONAL LOAVES:Country Breads and Sourdough Breads Country Breads Sourdough Breads ALL KINDS OF FLAVORS:Breads Made with the Produce of the Garden, Orchard, and Creamery Herb, Nut, Seed, and Spice Breads Mixes and Some Special Breads Created from Them Savory Vegetable and Fruit Breads Stuffing Breads Cheese Breads CIRCLE, SQUARES, AND CRESCENTS:Pizzas and Other Flatbreads SWEET L OAVES:Chocolate, Fruit, and Other Sweet Breads Breakfast Breads Coffee Cakes and Sweet Rolls Chocolate Breads Holiday Breads EXPRESS LANE BREAD:No-Yeast Quick Breads JAMS, PRESERVES, AND CHUTNEYSin Your Bread Machine APPENDIX 1Bits and Pieces: Crumbs, Croutons, Crostini, and Toasted Appetizers APPENDIX 2To Eat with Your Bread: Spreads, Butters, Cheeses, and Vegetables Index

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