Baking Illustrated: A Best Recipe Classic

from technodiabla

This is my husband's favorite baking book-- he uses it all the time and I love the results. He has found a few likely errors and has corrected them in the margins. I wish there were more pictures. He likes that the reasons for certain ingredients and techniques are explained (and alterative, less...

from WordsinProgress

I love this book! My wife may be the cook, but I my friends am the baker, largely in part to the simplicity and user-friendliness of this book. The recipes are wide and varied with everything from bread, to croissants, to sweets, there is something for everyone. Plus, the pictures help too. I con...

from technodiabla

This is my husband's favorite baking book-- he uses it all the time and I love the results. He has found a few likely errors and has corrected them in the margins. I wish there were more pictures. He likes that the reasons for certain ingredients and techniques are explained (and alterative, less...

from thicket

everything I have made from this book is unbelievable!!!

from beau.p.laurence

Another brilliant book by the editors of Cook's Illustrated magazine. I recommend any book in this series, because the authors set out to create a perfect this-or-that, and they detail what worked & what didn't -- invaluable if you are the sort of cook who wants to fiddle with recipes you already...