About this item
Panini are little sandwiches that are put through a press that warms up the filling and gives the bread a delicious grilled flavor. Ten years ago, you would have had to get on a plane and gone to Italy to enjoy one, but today you can find panini everywhere--in Italian restaurants, restaurant chains like Panera, even higher-end supermarkets are selling panini in their take-out foods sections. Because its popularity, the panini press (think a small George Foreman Grill) has become the hottest selling small appliance on the market. Everyone is selling them. Williams-Sonoma and Sur La Table carry brands like LeCreuset, All-Clad, and Krups, while Target sells a Hamilton Beach model for less than $50 and Wal-Mart a Breadman version for $39.95."Panini Express" contains easy recipes for 70 deliciously different sandwiches you can make using your panini press.
About the Author
Daniel Leader was one of the first champions of artisanal bread baking in this country; he founded Bread Alone Bakery in New York's Hudson Valley in the early 1980s. Now a classic, Leader's "Bread Alone", won the IACP award for best baking book in 1994. In 2008, Leader won his second IACP award for Local Breads. Dan has published 2 more books Simply Great Breads and Panini Express. Dan continues to run his bakery Bread Alone and Bread Alone products are sold across 4 state and found in Farmers markets and fine grocers.
