Professional Baking

Gisslen's 6th edition of Professional Baking continues to educate hundreds of thousands of readers with clear, detailed instructions in the theory and techniques necessary to meet the demands of the professional kitchen.  The text continues to comprehensively cover baking basics while also offering enhanced coverage of higher-level techniques such as pastry, chocolate, and sugar work. Balancing theory and practice, Professional Baking provides both the understanding and performance abilities needed to progress and develop in a successful baking career.

Scandinavian Classic Baking

From coffee breads and cakes to cookies and tarts, this gorgeous cookbook offers forty-three recipes, along with photographs, history, musings, and stories. These classic Scandinavian baking recipes are knockouts for the eye and the taste buds.

Elizabeth Alston's Best Baking: 80 Recipes for Angel Food Cakes, Chiffon Cakes, Coffee Cakes, Pound Cakes, Tea Breads, and Their Accompaniments

Indulge your sweet tooth with eighty of Elizabeth Alston's most beloved and delicious baking recipes. A compilation of her popular Tea Breads and Coffeecakes and Simply Cakes, Best Baking features such delectable delights as Brown Sugar--Brown Butter--Hazelnut Pound Cake, Tennessee Whiskey Cake, Plum-Walnut Kuchen, and Chocolate Orange Crumb Cake, as well as tempting toppings and sauces to accompany these treats. Alston's helpful tips will guide every baker, from the novice to the professional, and make home baking fun and easy. You'll be getting rave reviews in no time! So whether it's for breakfast, afternoon tea, dessert, or a midnight snack, you'll find the perfect recipe in Elizabeth Alston's Best Baking.

Italian Baking Secrets

Italian Baking Secrets is Father Orsini’s sixth cookbook, and once again the reader gets not only wonderful recipes from the great tasting cuisine of Italy, but the “retired” priest’s entertaining comments.  Father Orsini knows how to make good food great, and his directions come with the bonus of his wide knowledge.
The book begins with what to most of us is an amazing story: how the use of grain developed as long ago as---or possibly even prior to---the Neolithic period. Orsini tells us about the grains that were raised---and eaten---more than eight thousand years ago. Through  charming and fascinating anecdotes, he lets us see the way bread has evolved, from flat loaves baked on hot stones to the myriad breads that have evolved in Italy alone---making our mouths water to hear about them.
 But don’t let the author’s charming storytelling keep you from his recipes; if you do, you will miss some delicious and easy-to-make dishes you might otherwise never taste---and once tasted, you will want to make them again and again.

Land O'Lakes Recipe Collection: Baking and More

The Land O Lakes Recipe Collection: Baking and More, presented in a 5-ring binder and numbering 512 pages, includes recipes for delightful cakes, buttery cookies and bars, luscious desserts, and satisfying snacks, all made with Land O Lakes food products. You also will find recipes for hearty breakfasts, tasty lunches, and appetizing dinners appropriate for every occasion.

The cookbook offers more than 400 recipes developed and tested in the Land O Lakes kitchen that are sorted into 21 chapters, including sections on appetizer and salad recipes, sandwiches, one-dish meals, vegetable and side dish recipes, special-occasion cakes, cookies, and pies and tarts. Divider tabs and a helpful index make it easy to find a specific recipe. Land O Lakes also presents tips on cooking with butter. Here is a sampling of the recipes in the cookbook:
Lemon Poppy Seed Bread
Cheddar Pita Crisps
Teriyaki Chicken Kabobs
Old-Fashioned Molasses Cookies
Easy Fruit Cobbler

The Land O Lakes Recipe Collection: Baking and More lies flat when open for convenient use, and the pages can easily be removed and returned. Beautiful color pictures of the completed dish accompany many of the recipes.

The Art and Soul of Baking

2009 IACP Cookbook Awards Winner!

Nominated for a 2009 James Beard Foundation Award.

Sur La Table teamed with pastry chef and baking teacher Cindy Mushet to bring you the ultimate guide to baking. Beautiful photographs and more than 250 easy-to-follow recipes lead you into a world of alluring aromas and light, flaky pastries. Illustrated asides take you step by step through important techniques, from carmelizing sugar to working with croissant dough. Plus, you'll find invaluable information on over 100 ingredients and 50 baker's tools. A true pleasure for anyone who loves to bake.

Each selection of the Gourmet Cookbook Club is handpicked and road-tested by the editors of Gourmet magazine, so readers can cook with confidence, knowing the recipes really do deliver. Online at Gourmet Book Club you can find videos of the authors demonstrating recipes, share your thoughts on the cookbooks in the forums, and learn more about each book's topic.

BENEFITS:

* The ultimate book for bakers.

* Professional tips and tricks are made easy for the home baker.

* Step-by-step techniques of baking.

* 100 photographs, 250 foolproof recipes and variations, and information on over 100 popular baking ingredients and over 50 pieces of baking equipment.

Praise for The Art and Soul of Baking

"...when a baking book in which the recipes perform as flawlessly as they do in The Art and Soul of Baking comes out, we're particularly impressed." --Gourmet magazine, October 2008, Cookbook Club selection

"If you buy just one new baking book this season, make it this one. ...covers everything from essential equipment...and pantry staples to chapters on savory breads, quick breads, tarts, pies, cookies and cakes.... The recipes are exceedingly detailed and include do-ahead tips, notes on equipment needed, advice on storing the finished treats and suggestions for variations." --Associated Press, September 2008

"Mushet's invaluable lessons in ensuring oven accuracy, incorporating butter into dough for layered pastries...and the causes of falling souffles will get novices up to speed.... Those already comfortable with baking will get the most out of the book's 250 recipes, but there are plenty of dishes well within the reach of those new to creme brulee and lemon bar construction, making this a great volume to learn and grow with." --Publishers Weekly, August 2008

"Many elements combine to make a great cookbook, all of which are in The Art and Soul of Baking. ...the book possesses the singular quality that lifts a cookbook above the rest, and that is the ability to inspire. The Art and Soul of Baking inspires." —inmamaskitchen.com

About Professional Baking: The Essentials (Trade Version)

About Professional Baking provides a unique presentation of the principles of baking for the culinary enthusiast. Each of the 14 chapters covers one or a group of related concepts and contains introductory narrative and background information; an exemplary recipe; and a series of culinary lessons. Additional recipes are presented in each chapter, and a step-by-step, full-color series of photos accompanies each culinary lesson. The special features of this text include discussions of science-related topics; pastry history; Professional Profiles that highlight important culinary figures; and numerous tables, charts, and photographs designed to explain the principles in recipes. The unique presentation of material, the authorÂ's accessible writing style, and the numerous recipes provided makes this the most appropriate baking book on the market.

Celia Lee's Centennial Baking Book

Baking With Stevia: Recipes for the Sweet Leaf

Fifty-two tested recipes using an extract of the herb, Stevia rebaudiana. Stevia is a non-caloric, naturally sweet herb from Paraguay. Contains a full range of dessert and beverage recipes including muffins, quick breads, cakes, cookies, bars, puddings, pies, toppings, sauces and more. The book also contains a glossary, baking tips section, food substitution chart, directions for making stevia extract at home, and a resources section.

Baking with Sourdough

Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.

Baking Soda Bonanza, 2nd Edition

Learn how to soothe sunburns, dry-clean your dog, and perform other household miracles with baking soda

Want to relieve your stuffy nose? Make your musty old books smell better? Kill roaches without pesticide? You can do it all with baking soda, and this updated edition of Baking Soda Bonanza shows you how! Cheap, ecologically sound, and more effective than most household cleaners, baking soda can be used to fix all sorts of household problems, from baking the perfect muffins to soothing bee stings to clearing out clogged drains. With a history of baking soda and many popular recipes for baking included, this is a book every household should have.

Heirloom Baking with the Brass Sisters: More than 100 Years of Recipes Discovered from Family Cookbooks, Original Journals, Scraps of Paper, and Grandmother's Kitchen

FINALIST FOR A JAMES BEARD AWARD IN THE BAKING/DESSERT CATEGORY

We all have fond memories of a favorite dessert our grandmother or mother used to bake. It’s these dishes that give us comfort in times of stress, help us celebrate special occasions, and remind us of the person who used to bake for us those many years ago.

In Heirloom Baking, Marilynn Brass and Sheila Brass preserve and update 150 of these beloved desserts. The recipes are taken from their vast collection of antique manuscript cookbooks, handwritten recipes passed down through the generations that they’ve amassed over twenty years. The recipes range from the late 1800s to today, and come from a variety of ethnicities and regions. The book features such down-home and delicious recipes as Brandied Raisin Teacakes, Cuban Flan, Cranberry-Orange Cream Scones, Chattanooga Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars, and many more. Accompanying the recipes are stories from the lives of the families from which they came.

The Brass Sisters have taken care to update every recipe for today’s modern kitchens. More than 150 photographs showcase the scrumptious food in full-color detail. Finally, the Brass sisters encourage each reader to begin collecting his or her own family recipes in the lined pages and envelope at the back of the book.

Betty Crocker's Best of Baking: More Than 350 of America's Favorite Recipes

Is there anything more delightful than the smell of fresh bread or muffins wafting from the kitchen? Remember the pleasure of freshly baked pies and cakes, the fun of making cookies? Then you'll want Betty Crocker's Best of Baking, which showcases everyone's favorite recipes, as well as great new ideas.

Complete with chapters on breads -- including bread machine recipes; cookies; desserts, cakes, pies and more; main and side dishes; baking for kids; and holiday baking -- the book is bursting with delicious recipes that cover every occasion. Also included are tips, techniques, and hints to turn anyone into a baking pro. Whether you are a new baker or an old hand, you'll find this book indispensable, as well as irresistible!

Study Guide for On Baking: A Textbook of Baking and Pastry Fundamentals

Sugar-Free Gluten-Free Baking and Desserts: Recipes for Healthy and Delicious Cookies, Cakes, Muffins, Scones, Pies, Puddings, Breads and Pizzas

HAVE YOUR CAKE AND EAT HEALTHY TOO

Standard baked goods come with a hefty price on your health—weight gain, cholesterol and diabetes, as well as allergies for many people. Sugar-Free Gluten-Free Baking and Desserts shows how to bring taboo treats back to the baking sheet with mouth-watering recipes that transform diet-busting favorites into guilt-free wonders.

Following a wholesome approach that avoids quick-metabolizing ingredients,
this book presents recipes for delicious desserts and breads that are as satisfying as they are good for the body. Discover the easy and tasty way to bake with healthy alternatives:

• Replace wheat

with arrowroot, buckwheat or quinoa flour

• Eliminate sugar

by sweetening with agave, yacon or stevia

Sugar-Free Gluten-Free Baking and Desserts offers over 90 delicious and nutritious recipes for:

• Cinnamon Rolls
• Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Old-Fashioned Raspberry Thumbprints
• Almond Joy Truffles
• Carob Chip Scones
• Mexican Wedding Cakes
• Corn Bread
• Peanut Butter Waffles
• Zucchini Bread
• Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie
• Fudge Brownies

Betty Crocker's Baking Classics

A celebration of one hundred years of baking success, here are more than 120 oven-warm, time-honored favorites, including Chocolate Brownie Pie, Sour Cream Chocolate Cake, and Peach-Almond Shortcake, plus fool-proof instructions on essential baking basics. 100 full-color photographs.

High Altitude Baking: 200 Delicious Recipes & Tips for Great Cookies, Cakes, Breads & More

Put an end to your high altitude frustrations today! With over two hundred recipes and proven tips developed by high altitude baking experts, this book will ensure your baking success. A cake recipe adjustment guide for bakers living at an elevation of 3,500 and 10,000 feet is included in this essential cookbook, High Altitude Baking includes recipes for cookies, cakes, muffins, coffee cakes, scones, biscuits, pancakes, yeast breads, sourdough breads, and more.