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Uri Scheft

Biography

Uri Scheft

Uri Scheft is the creative force and co-owner of Breads Bakery in New York City, which gained an immediate cult following when it opened in 2014. Scheft also owns Tel Aviv's Lehamim Bakery, which has been in operation since 2001. Born in Israel to Danish parents, Scheft grew up in both Israel and Denmark and now divides his time between Israel and the United States.

Uri Scheft

Books by Uri Scheft

by Uri Scheft - Cookbooks, Cooking, Food, Nonfiction
In BREAKING BREADS, famous Breads Bakery owner Uri Scheft takes the combined influences of his Scandinavian heritage, his European pastry training, and his Israeli and New York City homes to provide sweet and savory baking recipes that cover European, Israeli, and Middle Eastern favorites. He sheds new light on classics like challah, babka, and ciabatta --- and provides his creative twists on them as well, showing how bakers can do the same at home --- and introduces his take on Middle Eastern daily breads like kubaneh and jachnun.