Martha Stewart's Baking Handbook

(Hardback)

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Nobody does the domestic arts better in the USA than Martha Stewart and her unparalleled team at Martha Stewart Living. Martha's new simple suppers book is comprehensive, providing over 250 time-tested, foolproof recipes. Each chapter begins with the basics, detailing the tools, gadgets, and ingredients together with general troubleshooting. "Simple Suppers" offers: icons that signal whether the recipe is best for beginners, intermediate cooks, or more advanced bakers; step-by-step photographs of techniques; tips specially designed to help readers make the best-looking desserts possible; and make-ahead information, storage techniques, freezing instructions, and troubleshooting tips. It includes the following recipe categories: Simple Baked Goods including biscuits and shortcakes, muffins, scones; Cookies that cover everything from biscotti and drop cookies; Basic Cakes such as Carrot-Ginger Cake; Speciality Cakes like Buche de Noel, Paviovas with Currants and Berries, and Chiffon Cake with Lemon Curd; Pastries that include Apple Strudel with Cheese, and Profiteroles; Fruit Desserts such as Apricot Cobbler and Plum Crisp; and Yeast Baking that offers everything from Sugar Buns and Cinnamon Rolls to Breakfast Brioche with Creme Fraiche, Focaccia and Pizza Dough.

Author Bio

MARTHA STEWART is the chairman and CEO of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, which includes Martha Stewart Living magazine; a TV program of the same name; the "Ask Martha" radio show; appearances on CBS's This Morning; two syndicated newspaper columns and a mail-order catalog, Martha by Mail.