The America's Test Kitchen Family Baking Book (2008) - Plot & Excerpts
There's a great variety of recipes here, with a lot of helpful pictures. Measurements are given for both volume and weight. Like all the America's Test Kitchen stuff, there are helpful tips and warnings about common problems that people run into.My biggest quibble is that the recipe instructions geared towards stand mixers. They give timings and mixer speeds for various dough recipes, but no similar guidance for bakers who will be doing the recipes without one. In a way this makes sense, because America's Test Kitchen recipes are about consistently producing the same results, and that's probably easier with a mixer. But those of us who have either budgets or kitchens that are too small for a stand mixer are left to work through the recipes without specific tips or instructions.Those with either a little baking experience or the confidence to dive right in and try things will still get a lot of use out of this book. But I wouldn't recommend it for hesitant beginners who don't own a stand mixer. Fully illustrated and tabbed, this cookbook hearkens back to the original Betty Crocker cookbook, only resplendent with color photos throughout and updated to include newfangled accessories like food processors and microwaves. This book covers all the homey basics, from biscuits to baklava, flatbread to phyllo, sourdough to souffle. Indeed, just as itsEisehower-administration ancestor, the Test Kitchen cookbook includes charts of measurements and substitutions, plus an equipment guide of gadgets in the cheap to moderately cheap price range.
What do You think about The America's Test Kitchen Family Baking Book (2008)?
I love this book. My go to for most all my baking needs. Best chocolate chip cookies by far.
—farzeen
In the past couple of days I have made the Spice Cake and the Zucchini Bread...delicious!
—montana
liked it, but not as much as the cookbook.
—Cloud007
