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In many ways, the good bread we have now in the United States exists thanks to Poilane. The Poilane bakery and the Poilane family have revolutionized the way we think about bread, making it deeply important to preserve and learn from their legacy. According to Alice Waters, from the foreword, a trip to Paris is not complete without a visit to Poilane. Ina Garten raves about the bread’s “extraordinary quality,” and Martha Stewart says the P in Poilane stands for “perfect.”

For the first time, Poilane provides detailed instructions so bakers can reproduce its unique “hug-sized” sourdough loaves at home, as well as the bakery’s other much-loved breads and pastries. It narrates the story of Apollonia Poilane, the third-generation baker and owner, who took over the global business at age eighteen and steered it into the future as a Harvard University freshman after her parents were killed in a helicopter crash.

Beyond bread, Apollonia includes recipes for pastries such as the bakery’s exquisite but unfussy tarts and butter cookies. In recipes that utilize bread as an ingredient, she shows how to make the most from a loaf, from crust to crumb. Additionally, she explores the world of grains: rice, corn, barley, oats, and millet.

From sunup to sundown, Poilane traces the hours in a baker’s day, blending narrative, recipes, and Apollonia’s philosophy of bread.