The Tassajara Bread Book

Foreword by Sarah Owens
$24.95 US
Shambhala
24 per carton
On sale Oct 07, 2025 | 9781645471493
Sales rights: World

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“The bible for bread baking”—a favorite among renowned chefs and novice bakers alike—now updated for a new generation (The Washington Post)

Beloved by professional and at-home bakers for decades, this indispensable bread making guide is the perfect book for new bakers building their skills or for those looking to expand their repertoire. In this deluxe edition, the same gentle, clear instructions and wonderful recipes created by the then-head cook at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center in California are now presented in a new paperback format with an updated interior design. 

Edward Espe Brown’s easy-to-follow instructions for a variety of yeasted breads, sourdough breads, quick breads, pastries, and desserts will teach you about the baking process and turn you into a bread making expert. 

“A baking Zen priest after [our] own heart!” O, The Oprah Magazine
“The bible for bread baking.”
Washington Post

“Rarely has such a book of such simplicity underscored so well the joy of culinary discovery.”
Bon Appetit

“This was the first cookbook I ever bought for myself, back when it was first published. To this day, I consider The Tassajara Bread Book to have been a major influence not just on my cooking and baking, but on my attitude and philosophy about food in general. Thank you, Ed Brown, for this lasting gift.”
Mollie Katzen, author of The Moosewood Cookbook and The Enchanted Broccoli Forest

“This book continues to be a significant resource, offering a timeless path toward enlightenment and reminding us of the resilience and hope that can be found in the act of baking.”
—from the foreword by Sarah Owens

This little book has long been a guide for those who want to bake but don’t know where to begin, as well as for those who want to go beyond and discover not just recipes but bread making itself.”
Deborah Madison, author of Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone

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“The bible for bread baking”—a favorite among renowned chefs and novice bakers alike—now updated for a new generation (The Washington Post)

Beloved by professional and at-home bakers for decades, this indispensable bread making guide is the perfect book for new bakers building their skills or for those looking to expand their repertoire. In this deluxe edition, the same gentle, clear instructions and wonderful recipes created by the then-head cook at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center in California are now presented in a new paperback format with an updated interior design. 

Edward Espe Brown’s easy-to-follow instructions for a variety of yeasted breads, sourdough breads, quick breads, pastries, and desserts will teach you about the baking process and turn you into a bread making expert. 

“A baking Zen priest after [our] own heart!” O, The Oprah Magazine

Praise

“The bible for bread baking.”
Washington Post

“Rarely has such a book of such simplicity underscored so well the joy of culinary discovery.”
Bon Appetit

“This was the first cookbook I ever bought for myself, back when it was first published. To this day, I consider The Tassajara Bread Book to have been a major influence not just on my cooking and baking, but on my attitude and philosophy about food in general. Thank you, Ed Brown, for this lasting gift.”
Mollie Katzen, author of The Moosewood Cookbook and The Enchanted Broccoli Forest

“This book continues to be a significant resource, offering a timeless path toward enlightenment and reminding us of the resilience and hope that can be found in the act of baking.”
—from the foreword by Sarah Owens

This little book has long been a guide for those who want to bake but don’t know where to begin, as well as for those who want to go beyond and discover not just recipes but bread making itself.”
Deborah Madison, author of Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone