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Best Pastry Baking

Martha Stewart's Baking Handbook
Covering a delectable array of topics from simple to sophisticated, including biscuits, muffins, scones, cookies, layer cakes, specialty cakes, sweet and savory pies and tarts, and pastries and breads, she provides a dazzlingly delicious yet crystal-clear, vividly illustrated repertoire of recipes. There are cakes that are elegant enough for formal occasions, such as showers, weddings, and dinner parties, and basic favorites meant to be enjoyed every day and then passed down through the generations. “Here, you will find the recipes and how-tos for the popovers you dream about, and for the simple crumb cake that you always want to whip up on Sunday morning, and for the double-chocolate brownie cookies that will make you a bigger hero with the after-school crowd, and for the citrus bars that you could only find in that little bakery that’s no longer under the same management. Martha Stewart's Baking Handbook presents the doyenne of the Better Way in tip-top form.
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"I love Martha's cook books, this is no exception."
"Perfection."
"What can you say about Martha."
"This is a good book for any baker."
"Arrived promptly, but the book was not as helpful as it might have been."
"Great Baking Book, I have a couple of different baking books but this one tops the it's full of a lot good recipes I really like it."
"This book has many great ideas."
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The Pie and Pastry Bible
-Easy-to-follow recipes for fruit pies, chiffon pies, custard pies, ice-cream pies, meringue pies, chocolate pies, tarts and tartlets, turnovers, dumplings, biscuits, scones, crostadas, galettes, strudel, fillo, puff pastry, croissants (chocolate, too), Danish, brioche, sticky buns, cream puffs, and profiteroles. Here are a few: Flaky Cream Cheese Pie Crust, Flaky Cheddar Cheese Pie Crust, Miracle Flaky Lard Pie Crust, and Flaky Goose Fat Pie Crust; Bittersweet Chocolate, Coconut, Ginger, and Sweet Nut Cookie Crusts; and Vanilla, Gingersnap, Chocolate, and Graham Cracker Crumb Crusts. The Pie and Pastry Bible begins with the crust. In a book that stretches to about 700 pages long, her favorite pie crust is the first recipe: Perfect Flaky and Tender Cream Cheese Pie Crust. After 70 pages of pie crusts, tart crusts, and crumb pie crusts of every imaginable make and combination, Beranbaum starts with fruit pies.
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"I'm a home cook, but pies and tarts are my favorite: I'm always the one who brings the showstopper pie or tart wherever I go. Her recipes are creative: for example, her Blueberry Tart, which is one of my "blue-ribbon" standbys, has a genius method of ensuring that the blueberry filling is not just blueberry "jam," but actually has whole, beautiful blueberries. I've done this for the recipes I make over and over ("Open-faced fresh blueberry pie," "Pecan pie," and "Fresh strawberry and rhubarb tart," all of which I make as tarts, I finally wrote this review because I just wrote a 2-star for another pie book, in which I mentioned PPB."
"Rose Levy Beranbaum is my all time favorite cookbook author for the clarity she brings to measurements & techniques."
"It's a very good source for baking pies or tarts!"
"The lemon meringue recipe is spot on."
"I loved Roses cafe in Portland and one of my first cookbooks was her first."
"From the history to the clarity and comprehensiveness of explanations this is the book for pastry practitioners and beginners."
"Another exhaustive compendium that should ( with the same author's Cake Bible ) be on any cook's bookshelf ."
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French Patisserie: Master Recipes and Techniques from the Ferrandi School of Culinary Arts
Written by the school’s experienced teaching team of master pâtissiers and adapted for the home chef, this fully illustrated cookbook provides all of the fundamental techniques and recipes that form the building blocks of the illustrious French dessert tradition, explained step by step in text and images. The past few years have seen wonderful books by authors like Felder, Pfeiffer, and the Curleys. If you scan this book, you will be thinking about flying to Paris and enrolling. The book has 235 recipes plus a discussion, again with photos, of 1,500 skills and techniques. Level 2 offer more sophisticated interpretations — still a lemon tart but now with a more artistic top. You will surely salivate at Level 3 and, over time as your confidence builds, you will not be able to resist. "…the ultimate pastry bible for those who worship at the altar of croissants and tarts. This is an amazing work of art, a coffee-table volume of practical information written by the school’s experienced teaching team of master pâtissiers and adapted for the home chef. This impressive achievement in the culinary art of pâtisserie is the perfect gift for those who love to bake !"
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"I can’t comment on the recipes but the book itself is amazing."
"Easy to read text and beautifully done stunning clear large pictures. Warm Congratulations Ferrandi keeping book price in range. Such a massive production under very reasonable price alone deserve 10 stars. Book is amazingly beautiful mixture of all time famous essential techniques and recipes will gradually take its reader at the peak of artisan level of production with exotic and complex flavors & colors of modern croissants, entremets, and infusion cakes."
"Each recipe includes equipment needed, timing (prep, cooking, chilling all listed separately), storage durations and yields."
"I cannot say enough good things about this book."
"I bought many of these books as gifts for the holidays, one to a baker who really loved it and uses it as the go-to baking bible in the kitchen."
"A big gorgeous book , more like an encyclopedia."
"This book is absolutely beautiful, the picture's are so vivid."
"definitely a must have!great recipes, step by step, very well explained!one of the best books!"
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Best Dessert Baking

Sweetness: Southern Recipes to Celebrate the Warmth, the Love, and the Blessings of a Full Life
Or ending dinner on the high note of a Chocolate Chess Pie, because you always need a little something sweet to finish it off, whether a meal or a day. In Sweetness , Christy Jordan shares 197 recipes for sweet things to eat and drink—recipes that are deeply delicious, rich with tradition, often reaching through generations, and designed with today’s hectic schedules in mind. “Like a warm hug from Grandma, the recipes in Sweetness will bring comfort and joy, making it the perfect addition to any baker’s bookshelf.” — Booklist.
Reviews
"This is one of if not the best recipe books on southern sweets that I "have ever" read. They take me back to when I was a little girl growing up in Kentucky in my grandmother kitchen. Meme, was the one that taught me all about good southern country cookin. Christy, thank you for reminding me of my grandmothers kitchen and the love that put into her baking and the love that she showed to me every day that she was here with us."
"It is a beautifully written memoir of what it means to sit around the table with family and friends, enjoying those recipes that have been handed down and shared from generation to generation."
"I'm looking forward to trying each of the recipes and reminiscing about days gone by while I share all the delicious goodies and memories with family and friends."
"Love, love, love Christy's new cookbook Sweetness."
"It will make a wonderful Christmas present for friends and family."
"Reading his work by Christy Jordan put me right back in my Grandma's kitchen, at the big red table, waiting for the magic to unfold and wrap me up in that comfy blanket of love."
"I like reading her books, but I haven't made any of the recipes."
"I had checked this book out of the library and tried several of the recipes all of which came out fantastic!"
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Best Confectionary Desserts

Sally's Cookie Addiction: Irresistible Cookies, Cookie Bars, Shortbread, and More from the Creator of Sally's Baking Addiction
Featuring a mouthwatering selection of cookies , cookie bars , cookie dough dips , slice-and-bakes , no-bakes , and more, Sally's Cookie Addiction features dozens of exciting flavors, including chocolate, butterscotch, peanut butter, sugar, coconut, lemon, s’more, and oatmeal, oh my! Complete with tips on how to bake the perfect cookie and gorgeous photography , Sally's Cookie Addiction is the only cookie book you need on your shelf. No one knows sweet like Sally!
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"Our family has been very happy trying out the recipes and we have had great results so far."
"I love love the cookie book-she gives great cookies receipes-what supplys you need-make ahead tips-lots of bookmarks on cookies I want to bake."
"The pictures are just beautiful and every recipe is a tried and true recipe!"
"I especially recommend the gingerbread, buttery shortbread, shortbread bars, and the oatmeal raisin cookies."
"Sally's recipes are always a hit."
"This book has the best recipes for baking cookies!"
"Love the photos for each cookie!"
"I count down the days til the weekend when I can try another great recipe from this cookbook."
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Best Pie Baking

Art of the Pie: A Practical Guide to Homemade Crusts, Fillings, and Life
One of 2016’s. BEST COOKBOOKS. *, THE Pie-Baking Bible. **, an. INSTANT CLASSIC. ***, with raves from NPR, Oprah.com, USA Today, Bon Appetit, Cosmopolitan, Outlander Kitchen, and more. With pioneer spirit she throws the textbook out the window and comes up with absolutely perfect crust filled with fruit that actually sings to you, telling you when it’s ready to be removed from the oven.”. - Ruth Reichl, Former editor of Gourmet, Author of Tender at the Bone and Comfort Me with Apples among other titles. Kate’s recipes are logical and easy to follow, her hints and tricks helpful to even the most experienced pie baker. What really blew our mind was her recipe for a gluten-free nutty no-bake crust that we want to eat with a gooey chocolate filling at the next pie opportunity. More importantly, however, she exudes the passion and joy we all hope to see in our mentors―the obvious reason that her pie camps and workshops regularly sell out. “McDermott, a self-taught baker whose workshops have taught hundreds how to make a proper pie, shares that knowledge in one of the best books written on the topic. Those expecting a quick preamble followed by hundreds of pie recipes will be sorely disappointed―basic instructions take up a third of the book―but readers interested in the hows and whys of pie-making will find McDermott’s tutelage invaluable…McDermott excels, giving readers an informative guide they will be referring to for years to come.”. - Publisher’s Weekly, *STARRED REVIEW*.
Reviews
"I made her all-butter crust and topped it with her recipe for lemon meringue."
"Possibly my favorite cookbook of all time."
"This book is now my pie Bible!"
"The Triple Berry pie is our favorite fruit pie recipe."
"I've purchased 4 of these; one for myself, the others are Christmas gifts for daughters and grand daughters."
"The crust recipes and directions are easy to follow and the results are superb."
"An excellent book for those persons who are in to baking pies."
"I love to bake and needed a few hints since many of my recipe books give little info on pies."
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Best Pizza Baking

Flour Water Salt Yeast: The Fundamentals of Artisan Bread and Pizza
Whether you’re a total beginner or a serious baker, Flour Water Salt Yeas t has a recipe that suits your skill level and time constraints: Start with a straight dough and have fresh bread ready by supper time, or explore pre-ferments with a bread that uses biga or poolish. Featuring a tutorial on baker’s percentages, advice for manipulating ingredients ratios to create custom doughs, tips for adapting bread baking schedules to fit your day-to-day life, and an entire chapter that demystifies the levain-making process, Flour Water Salt Yeast is an indispensable resource for bakers who want to make their daily bread exceptional bread. Winner, IACP Awards 2013 - Baking: Savory or Sweet. Winner, James Beard Foundation Award 2013 - Baking and Dessert “If books full of stunning bread porn — all craggy crusts, yeasty bubbles and floured work surfaces — are your thing, here's Flour Water Salt Yeast by Ken Forkish.” —Eater National. "Legendary Portland baker Ken Forkish (of the watershed Ken's Artisan Bakery and much-loved Ken's Artisan Pizza) has joined the ranks of the lauded letterers with his mammoth new cookbook Water Flour Salt Yeast: The Fundamentals of Artisan Bread and Pizza. "Divided into four sections (“The Principles of Artisan Bread,” “Basic Bread Recipes,” “Levain Bread Recipes,” and “Pizza Recipes”), with recipes broken down by breads made with store-bought yeast, breads made with long-fermented simple doughs, and doughs made with pre-ferments, the book presents recipes accessible to novices, while providing a different approach for making dough to experienced bakers. The man abandoned his past, courageously stepped off the cliff and followed his passion, and the result has been a gift to all of us: great breads, fabulous pizzas, and now this beautiful book— Flour Water Salt Yeast —in which he reveals all.” —Peter Reinhart, author of Artisan Breads Every Day and The Joy of Gluten-Free, Sugar-Free Baking “Ken nails it, end of story, when it comes to the best levain bread or the thinnest, most perfect pizza crust you’ve ever had.
Reviews
"First off, if you are looking for a book of great, simple recipes that you can throw in the breadmaker real quick once you get home, this is NOT the book for you. You will learn how to literally use temperature and times as ingredients and how these can make bread made with the very same ingredients VERY different. The recipes are for lean dough, non-enriched breads, made straight, with delayed fermentation, and finally as pure sourdough. This book is a fantastic stepping stone for more varied texts (Bread Bible, Bread Baker's Apprentice, and the all but sacred bread text "The Taste of Bread" by Raymond Calvel)."
"But what Ken Forkish has done here is not simply to give you recipes, but to teach you to think with the flexibility that bread baking demands, and to also demand creativity out of you to go past what's in the book. There's a fantastic section on how to make recipes your own, whether it be about flour choices (and the different hydration requirements that some flours require), rearranging schedules to make your bread revolve around your life, the various options you have with levains, how to document your experimentation so that you can reproduce the results the next time."
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Best Cake Baking

Mary Berry's Baking Bible: Over 250 Classic Recipes
Full-color photographs and illustrations that detail trickier steps are accompanied by easy-to-follow instructions and handy tips, making this an ideal resource for kitchen novices and more experienced cooks alike. Mary Berry is the author of more than 30 cookbooks, including Cook Now, Eat Later ; Mary Berry’s Complete Cookbook ; Mary Berry's Stress-Free Kitchen ; Mary Berry’s Ultimate Cake Book ; and Real Food—Fast .
Reviews
"Here is a list of the recipes included in this book (from Sooz on Amazon UK site)."
"Wonderful recipes, but a bit of a challenge from the US side of the pond."
"Great recipes, great tips!"
"Perfect for my Grand daughter - who loves baking and Mary Berry !"
"Exactly what I wanted."
"Present arrived on time while recipient was overseas."
"I love to bake and now I have found the most fabulous book in Mary Berry's Baking Bible."
"Great service - love this book!"
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Best Bread Baking

Flour Water Salt Yeast: The Fundamentals of Artisan Bread and Pizza
Whether you’re a total beginner or a serious baker, Flour Water Salt Yeas t has a recipe that suits your skill level and time constraints: Start with a straight dough and have fresh bread ready by supper time, or explore pre-ferments with a bread that uses biga or poolish. Featuring a tutorial on baker’s percentages, advice for manipulating ingredients ratios to create custom doughs, tips for adapting bread baking schedules to fit your day-to-day life, and an entire chapter that demystifies the levain-making process, Flour Water Salt Yeast is an indispensable resource for bakers who want to make their daily bread exceptional bread. Winner, IACP Awards 2013 - Baking: Savory or Sweet. Winner, James Beard Foundation Award 2013 - Baking and Dessert “If books full of stunning bread porn — all craggy crusts, yeasty bubbles and floured work surfaces — are your thing, here's Flour Water Salt Yeast by Ken Forkish.” —Eater National. "Legendary Portland baker Ken Forkish (of the watershed Ken's Artisan Bakery and much-loved Ken's Artisan Pizza) has joined the ranks of the lauded letterers with his mammoth new cookbook Water Flour Salt Yeast: The Fundamentals of Artisan Bread and Pizza. "Divided into four sections (“The Principles of Artisan Bread,” “Basic Bread Recipes,” “Levain Bread Recipes,” and “Pizza Recipes”), with recipes broken down by breads made with store-bought yeast, breads made with long-fermented simple doughs, and doughs made with pre-ferments, the book presents recipes accessible to novices, while providing a different approach for making dough to experienced bakers. The man abandoned his past, courageously stepped off the cliff and followed his passion, and the result has been a gift to all of us: great breads, fabulous pizzas, and now this beautiful book— Flour Water Salt Yeast —in which he reveals all.” —Peter Reinhart, author of Artisan Breads Every Day and The Joy of Gluten-Free, Sugar-Free Baking “Ken nails it, end of story, when it comes to the best levain bread or the thinnest, most perfect pizza crust you’ve ever had.
Reviews
"First off, if you are looking for a book of great, simple recipes that you can throw in the breadmaker real quick once you get home, this is NOT the book for you. You will learn how to literally use temperature and times as ingredients and how these can make bread made with the very same ingredients VERY different. The recipes are for lean dough, non-enriched breads, made straight, with delayed fermentation, and finally as pure sourdough. This book is a fantastic stepping stone for more varied texts (Bread Bible, Bread Baker's Apprentice, and the all but sacred bread text "The Taste of Bread" by Raymond Calvel)."
"But what Ken Forkish has done here is not simply to give you recipes, but to teach you to think with the flexibility that bread baking demands, and to also demand creativity out of you to go past what's in the book. There's a fantastic section on how to make recipes your own, whether it be about flour choices (and the different hydration requirements that some flours require), rearranging schedules to make your bread revolve around your life, the various options you have with levains, how to document your experimentation so that you can reproduce the results the next time."
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Best Cookie Baking

Betty Crocker's Cooky Book
Here's the classic treasury of cookie baking that so many people grew up with: the beloved 1963 edition of Betty Crocker's Cooky Book, now in a brand-new, authentic facsimile of the original book. If you grew up baking with Betty Crocker, then you probably had this book, filled with all your favorites-from Chewy Molasses Cookies to Chocolate Crinkles to Toffee Squares and many more! Turn to Betty Crocker's Cooky Book to find: * An authentic facsimile of the classic 1963 edition packed with all your favorite cookie recipes. * Over 450 recipes, dozens of nostalgic color photographs and charming how-to sketches. * Scrumptious recipes for Holiday Cookies (dozens of Christmas specialties), Family Favorites (for lunchtime, snacktime, anytime), Company Best Cookies (fancy enough for company) and much more.
Reviews
"I LOVE the peanut butter cookie recipe."
"This is a great cookbook which has really stood the test of time."
"SO many lost recipes in here!"
"Cute cute cute vintage cookie book with all the old favorites."
"This is a pretty comprehensive collection of classic cookie recipes--they even have Danish and German cookie recipes thrown in there. I was most thrilled to find several cookie recipes I can use with my cookie press."
"Biggest downside: The binding makes it hard to turn the pages because it is bound so tightly."
"The peanut butter cookies and the Snickerdoodles were my kids very favorite and they are all grown and have families of their own now, but those unforgettable recipes continue on."
"I made sure all the cookies were included before we got rid of the batter splattered, page splitting, old copy."
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Best Biscuit, Muffin & Scone Baking

The Bread Lover's Bread Machine Cookbook: A Master Baker's 300 Favorite Recipes for Perfect-Every-Time Bread-From Every Kind of Machine
-Whole Wheat Bread. -Gluten Free Bread. -Sourdough Bread. -Nut Bread. -Cheese Bread. -Pizza and Focaccia. -Coffee Cakes and Sweet Roll. -Chocolate Bread. However, the newer generation of machines turns out excellent bread, and after being bombarded with know-how by this James Beard Award-winning writer, even the most reluctant may be inspired to give it a go. There are recipes for pizza and flatbreads, as well as selections from a variety of traditions, from Alsatian kugelhopf to Zuni Indian bread. (Aug.). Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Reviews
"I have had his bread machine cook book for years."
"I have never made homemade bread before."
"I highly recommend this to any bake at home person, especially ones with a bread machine that came with a limited recipe book."
"I was reading up on the sourdough recipes and it explains in detail how to make the starter also gives a brief history of its origins."
"Unfortunately, medical issues have removed bread from my diet, but I still cook for family, and this is my long-time favorite collection of bread recipes."
"What is awesome about this book it is it does not include just recipes, but HOW they differ, what works, what doesn't, history, tips, etc."
"I've tried multiple recipes from this book with tasty results and look forward to trying more of them."
"Lots of good recipes in this book but if you don't want recipes with "complicated" ingredients then don't buy it."
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