The Grand Central Baking Book: Breakfast Pastries, Cookies, Pies, and Satisfying Savories from the Pacific Northwest's Celebrated Bakery

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Pacific Northwesterners flock to the Grand Central Bakery for their favorite baked goods: gooey jam-filled buttermilk biscuits and hand-formed rustic breads baked in a hearth style oven, insanely flaky croissants, and flavor-packed whole wheat cinnamon rolls. Now these much-loved recipes are available to home bakers for the first time, accompanied by easy-to-follow pointers on baking for breakfast and brunch, cookies, fruit desserts, cakes, pies, and more. Piper Davis, the daughter of Grand Central's founder who grew up in Grand Central Bakeries, generously lets home bakers in on all the family secrets that have made Grand Central the first morning stop for locals for more than three decades.

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At last, we have a long overdue glimpse into one of the Pacific Northwests best bakeries. This book is comprehensive, fun, and enticing!
Cory Schreiber, founder of Wildwood and coauthor of Rustic Fruit Desserts

The recipes in this book are just like Grand Central Bakery: brilliant but not flashy, tasty but not self-absorbed, and full of homey charm. You will be smitten!
Tom Douglas, chef-owner of Dahlia Lounge, Lola, and Serious Pie, and author of Tom Douglas Seattle Kitchen

There is a familial quality to good baking, a no-nonsense wholesomeness with the scent of freshly baked muffins. Piper and Ellen have captured this, as well as the wonderful style and character of Grand Central Bakery favorites. This is a practical and functional book that is bound to become lovingly tattered on your shelf.
Greg Higgins, chef-owner of Higgins Restaurant and Bar and recipient of the James Beard Award Best Chef: Northwest

Author Bio

PIPER DA VIS is the co-owner and cuisine manager of the Grand Central Baking Company, which has been credited with reviving artisan bread and was called one of the top-10 bakeries in the country by Bon Appetit. She lives in Portland, Oregon. ELLEN JACKSON is an award-winning pastry chef, food writer, stylist, and judge for the James Beard Awards. She lives in Portland, Oregon. Visit www.grandcentralbakery.com