New Baking Book

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Summary: Typical Baking book
Review: It is your average baking book. While it has a lot of recipes it is just sort of run of the mill.

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Summary: A must own for bakers
Review: This baking book has it all.. Great, delicious (and easy) recipes.. And knowledge! Ever wonder how brownies got their start? Or where cookies come from?? It's in here! I highly recommend this for anyone that has a love of baking.

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Summary: A must for your cookbook shelf!
Review: This will be one of the most used cookbooks in your kitchen.

The recipes are easy to follow, and they all WORK! I haven't had a dud yet from this book, and my husband and I have made almost everything in it.

We got the loudest raves for the Double Chocolate Orange Torte, the Italian Cream Cake, and the Cafe Au Lait Cheesecake.

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Summary: Typical Baking book
Review: This would be the perfect cookbook for a young cook who is ready to move beyond chocolate chip cookies and on to more diverse baking. The editors have provided a solid review of the fundamentals about techiniques and ingredients, some of which are demonstrated in photographs. The recipes are well organized. Each section - cakes, pastry, pies, cookies, etc. - progresses from basic recipes to more complex offerings. A particularly nice feature is a nutritional analysis for each recipe, even though you may not want to know the calorie count for some of the more decadent desserts. There are some relatively more sophisticated recipes, but experienced bakers with a good cooking library may not find this book particularly enlightening. However, the sections on cooking with and for kids are very original and look like lots of fun. I can hardly wait to bake the castle birthday cake for my niece's next birthday!

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Summary: Excellent book on the basics of baking
Review: This would be the perfect cookbook for a young cook who is ready to move beyond chocolate chip cookies and on to more diverse baking. The editors have provided a solid review of the fundamentals about techiniques and ingredients, some of which are demonstrated in photographs. The recipes are well organized. Each section - cakes, pastry, pies, cookies, etc. - progresses from basic recipes to more complex offerings. A particularly nice feature is a nutritional analysis for each recipe, even though you may not want to know the calorie count for some of the more decadent desserts. There are some relatively more sophisticated recipes, but experienced bakers with a good cooking library may not find this book particularly enlightening. However, the sections on cooking with and for kids are very original and look like lots of fun. I can hardly wait to bake the castle birthday cake for my niece's next birthday!