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Nothing evokes the comforts of home better than freshly baked treats straight from the oven. But too many home cooks believe they don't have the time to bake except for the occasional special dessert. If you are one of them, this comprehensive baking collection, with nearly 400 recipes for everything from homespun favorites and bake-shop sweets to popular restaurant-style desserts, is guaranteed to change your mind. In this inspired book, you will find recipes that both fit into your busy schedule and suit nearly every occasion, from quick dessert for weeknight suppers to fancy cakes for holiday tables. Whether you are dreaming of buttery shortbread for an afternoon snack, a luscious berry pie for a midsummer get-together, a buche de Noel for a Christmas Day buffet, or a batch of rolls for Sunday supper, you will discover how to make it in these pages. The recipes are organized into eight comprehensive chapters: Cookies and Bars; Muffins and Quick Breads; Coffee Cakes, Scones, and Biscuits; Cakes and Tortes; Pies and Tarts; Yeasted Breads; Fruit Desserts; and Custards and Egg Dishes. Each chapter provides an array of flavor options to match the seasons and to accommodate a variety of tastes. Every recipe includes a photograph of the finished dish, so you can see how it will look, as well as photographs illustrating key baking task, ingredients, and/or equipment. Classics enjoyed by adults and kids alike are here, such as lemon bars, chocolate-studded cookies, blueberry muffins with brown-sugar topping, buttermilk biscuits, birthday cake with fudge frosting, pumpkin pie, and country-style cinnamon rolls. Detailed directions for baking chocolate cupcakes, bagels, and madeleines make these typical bakery specialties easy to prepare at home. A large selection of recipes for special occasions, such as almond-flecked chocolate cake with caramel sauce, pear torte with fresh ginger, and cherry cheesecake with a biscotti crust, provides plenty of ideas for holiday and dinner-party tables. Rounding out the book are dozens of recipes for savory baked items, from Roquefort-laced popovers and goat cheese muffins to olive bread and mushroom quiche. An extensive reference section at the end of the book includes basic recipes, such as pie and tart doughs, dessert sauces and glazes, and cake frostings and fillings. Also included is a tips-and-techniques primer, with photographed step-by-step instructions on everything from rolling out pie dough, making decorative crusts, and frosting a cake to kneading bread dough in a stand mixer. Cooking and ingredient charts and a comprehensive glossary complete the section. With The Williams-Sonoma Baking Book on your kitchen shelf, you will find yourself baking more often, with results that are always both delicious and rewarding.
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The first Williams-Sonoma store opened in 1956. Since then, the brand has expanded to hundreds of products from around the world, more than 250 stores nationwide, a direct-mail business that distributes millions of catalogs a year, and a highly successful e-commerce site.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Better than expected !,
This review is from: WILLIAMS - SONOMA BAKING BOOK : ESSENTIAL RECIPES FOR TODAYS HOME BAKER (Hardcover)
This recipe book is fantastic !! The recipes, the illustrations, the instructions.... they are all wonderfully easy to follow and make your baking experience that much more enjoyable. I have heard allot of good things but its even better then expected !Enjoy your copy !
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Great Book But Don't Buy if You Already Own the Other "Williams-Sonoma Collection:" Books,
By cblossoms - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: WILLIAMS - SONOMA BAKING BOOK : ESSENTIAL RECIPES FOR TODAYS HOME BAKER (Hardcover)
I was really excited to get this book because I love the Williams-Sonoma cookbooks. Unfortunately, if you have already purchased some of the other cookbooks from the "Collection" series, you'll end up getting the same recipes again. I know for certain that the The Williams-Sonoma Collection: Cookies and The Williams-Sonoma Collection: Dessert are repeated in this book and from the looks of it, it seems that the The Williams-Sonoma Collection: Muffins, fruit dessert, and possibly the pie and tart one are in here, too. I'm not certain because I don't own those three.Anyways, if you do not own any of those cookbooks already, you should definitely invest the $25 in this collection, it's great! 9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best cookbooks I have,
By K. Klett - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: WILLIAMS - SONOMA BAKING BOOK : ESSENTIAL RECIPES FOR TODAYS HOME BAKER (Hardcover)
I stumbled accross this cookbook at Borders this weekend and upon flipping through it decided I needed to have it. I already had the William Sonoma Dessert book, but this has SO MANY more recipes. And the beautiful thing about it is that I want to make most of them!!! I can't tell you how many cookbooks I have that waste space on my shelf for a recipe or 2. I've already made 3 recipes out of this in 3 days. I've never been disappointed in any of their recipes. I love that many of the ingredients are listed in both volume (cups) and weight (oz) measurements and there is a ton of reference material included as well. Definately worth the investment for a home baker and a beautiful book with great pictures too!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great recipes!,
By frank yapelli - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: WILLIAMS - SONOMA BAKING BOOK : ESSENTIAL RECIPES FOR TODAYS HOME BAKER (Hardcover)
I first picked up this book at the local library. Wow... beautiful color pictures accompanied many of the recipes, plus a sprinkling of helpful cooking tips throughout the book. The recipes are very well-explained and don't require you be a trained chef with culinary skills. I tried several of the recipes and loved them so I went ahead and ordered the book for myself plus I bought an extra copy for my grown daughter.from (Frank's wife) Karen |
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