With close to 400,000 copies of their books in print, the authors have proven that people want to bake their own bread, provided they can do it easily and quickly. They show readers how to use their groundbreaking techniques for fast breads to make pizzas, flatbreads and sweet and savory tarts from stored, no-knead dough. 336 pp. 125,000 print.

Reviews

Praise for "Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day "and "Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day"

"Soon the bread will be making itself... The crusty, full-flavored loaf that results may be the world's easiest yeast bread." --The New York Times

"If man cannot live by bread alone, it may be because Jeff Hertzberg and Zoe Francois didn't publish their book sooner... [They've] developed a method that makes any home into a mini artisan bake shop... Hertzberg and Francois' practical, common-sense method... is, quite simply, genius." --Robin Mathers Jenkins, Chicago Tribune

..". even people who've spent their lives avoiding the kitchen can whip up a loaf of bread in five minutes..." --The Today Show

..". a book that has eliminated that marathon of prep and angst... the aroma's wonderful, and there's a slightly sour tang... ooh, that's dynamite! This is fabulous..." --Lynne Rossetto Kasper, on The Splendid Table radio show, 12/15/2007

..". whenever we need bread, I just dip into the con