Great texture and flavor.

These come together quickly and taste terrific. They stay crisp and go with just about anything - sweet or savory. I may like this recipe better than Peter Reinhart's Flaky, Buttery Crackers. I did brush these with melted butter and returned them to the oven for a few minutes as P. R. does in his recipe.

I love this book - it has yet to let me down. These are simple, delicious recipes and the Perfect White Bread is no exception. Perfect indeed! This makes a wonderful loaf of bread - for sandwiches, french toast etc. It's light with a creamy crumb. I made this in a pullman loaf pan and halved the recipe.

Great flakey biscuit! Tasty biscuit and a good way to use up sourdough discard. They didn't have the lift of my usual biscuits but I'm sure if I had given them a bit more time to rest/rise (or used recently fed starter) they would have been beautiful.
4/7/15 Made these again with a starter that was fed 24 hours before and they are incredible! Moist, flakey and they rose beautifully. This time I did use 1/2 butter and 1/2 shortening. I let the cut biscuits rest 30 minutes before baking 25 minutes.

This is the first less than excellent loaf I have made from this book. That said I am not sure if I possibly over proofed the dough? It is quite wet with the potato water plus the two cups and I had a hard time getting any gluten structure to develop. There is also a lot of yeast in this one (about 2 T.). I did like the flavor and it did come out of the oven with a nice crisp crust but it was a bit crumbly. I also feel like this recipe is a little more vague than others in the book. I may try it again with less water and less rise time.