This is the ideal bread cookbook for the newbie... the first timer... the future baker... because I will show you how to make bread in a glass bowl with a spoon... without dusting the counter with flour or touching the dough with your hands. It's called the "hands-free technique." It uses the principles of a bread machine... without the bread machine. (This cookbook is also available in B&W for $12.95.) There are three basic methods for making bread... -Knead by hand... the most common method. -Bread machine... very popular, but your loaf will have a silly little paddle in the bottom....