Taste of Home Ultimate Baking Cookbook - (Taste of Home Baking) (Spiral Bound)

About the Book

A baking cookbook with more than five hundred recipes including chapters for yeast breads, quick breads, cookies, pies, cakes, pastries, and more.

Book Synopsis

Now more than ever, home cooks are flexing their baking muscle by preparing from-scratch breads, golden biscuits, wow-worthy cakes, snackable cookies and other sensational sweets. Whether you're a novice baker or a pro, this book has all the recipes, hints, tips and tricks you need to bake up an impressive specialty.

With Taste of Home Ultimate Baking Cookbook, you'll uncover the secrets today's home bakers rely on most. Want to bake crescent rolls like Grandma? Follow the how-to photos for the perfect result. Wondering how to make the perfect pie crust? See the step-by-step directions for sweet success. Want to learn how to master sourdough bread? We'll show you how, from sourdough starter to the perfect rise to the best bake. Entire chapters walk you through the basics of yeast and quick breads, cheesecakes, pies, bagels, brownies, coffee cakes, cobblers, cookies, cakes for every occasion and so many other favorites!

CHAPTERS

Baking 101 (Everything you need to know before you begin)

Yeast Breads

• Loaf Breads
• Egg Breads: Brioche & Challah
• Foccacia
• Dinner Rolls
• Sweet Breads & Rolls
• Sourdough Breads
• Pizza Crusts & More (Bagels, Pretzels & Breadsticks)

Quick Breads

• Quick Breads
• Muffins
• Soda Bread & Scones
• Biscuits & Corn Bread

Cookies

• Drop
• Bar
• Cutout
• Sliced/Icebox
• Shaped/molded
• Biscotti

Brownies & Bars

Pies & Tarts

• Pie crusts
• Fruit Pies
• Custard & Meringue Pies
• Tarts & Galettes
• Nut Pies & More

Cobblers, Crisps & Crumbles

Cakes

• Layer Cakes
• Sheet Cakes & Cake Rolls
• Bundt Cakes/Pound cakes
• Upside-Down Cakes & Skillet cakes
• Chiffon
• Cupcakes
• Assorted Cakes (includes classic tortes)

Pastries & More

• Breakfast Rolls & Pastries
• Puff Pastry & Phyllo Dough
• Coffee Cakes
• Assorted Pastries

Icings, Glazes, Sauces & More

Baking Reference Guide

• Cake-Pan Conversions
• Ingredient Substitutions
• Weights for common baking ingredients
• How to cut down recipes

About the Author

Taste of Home is America's #1 food/lifestyle brand, inspiring togetherness through cooking, baking and entertaining. Featuring recipes shared by today's home cooks, Taste of Home magazine has hundreds of thousands of subscribers throughout North America and publishes best-selling cookbooks and newsstand specials. The brand's web site is a top destination, featuring kitchen-tested recipes, how-to techniques, cooking videos and more. Taste of Home has more than 6.3 million fans on Facebook, 2 million followers on Instagram, 2.6 million Pinterest followers and receives more than 28 million unique monthly visitors. Visit Taste of Home on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest to learn more.