The Williams Sonoma Baking Book

Nothing evokes the comforts of home better than freshly baked treats straight from the oven. But too many home cooks believe they don't have the time to bake except for the occasional special dessert. If you are one of them, this comprehensive baking collection, with nearly 400 recipes for everything from homespun favorites and bake-shop sweets to popular restaurant-style desserts, is guaranteed to change your mind. In this inspired book, you will find recipes that both fit into your busy schedule and suit nearly every occasion, from quick dessert for weeknight suppers to fancy cakes for holiday tables. Whether you are dreaming of buttery shortbread for an afternoon snack, a luscious berry pie for a midsummer get-together, a buche de Noel for a Christmas Day buffet, or a batch of rolls for Sunday supper, you will discover how to make it in these pages. The recipes are organized into eight comprehensive chapters: Cookies and Bars; Muffins and Quick Breads; Coffee Cakes, Scones, and Biscuits; Cakes and Tortes; Pies and Tarts; Yeasted Breads; Fruit Desserts; and Custards and Egg Dishes. Each chapter provides an array of flavor options to match the seasons and to accommodate a variety of tastes. Every recipe includes a photograph of the finished dish, so you can see how it will look, as well as photographs illustrating key baking task, ingredients, and/or equipment. Classics enjoyed by adults and kids alike are here, such as lemon bars, chocolate-studded cookies, blueberry muffins with brown-sugar topping, buttermilk biscuits, birthday cake with fudge frosting, pumpkin pie, and country-style cinnamon rolls. Detailed directions for baking chocolate cupcakes, bagels, and madeleines make these typical bakery specialties easy to prepare at home. A large selection of recipes for special occasions, such as almond-flecked chocolate cake with caramel sauce, pear torte with fresh ginger, and cherry cheesecake with a biscotti crust, provides plenty of ideas for holiday and dinner-party tables. Rounding out the book are dozens of recipes for savory baked items, from Roquefort-laced popovers and goat cheese muffins to olive bread and mushroom quiche. An extensive reference section at the end of the book includes basic recipes, such as pie and tart doughs, dessert sauces and glazes, and cake frostings and fillings. Also included is a tips-and-techniques primer, with photographed step-by-step instructions on everything from rolling out pie dough, making decorative crusts, and frosting a cake to kneading bread dough in a stand mixer. Cooking and ingredient charts and a comprehensive glossary complete the section. With The Williams-Sonoma Baking Book on your kitchen shelf, you will find yourself baking more often, with results that are always both delicious and rewarding.

Drool-worthy baked goods for any meal and occasion throughout the year—from fluffy cinnamon rolls to vegetable potpies to gingerbread cookies. Be a hero at home or the next group gathering when you serve one of the over 120 delicious recipes in Williams Sonoma Baking Favorites, the essential collection of go-to recipes for homemade treats. From holiday classics like Bûche de Noël and Popovers, to kid-friendly treats such as Cinnamon Monkey Bread and Snickerdoodles, to contemporary desserts including Bourbon Pumpkin Cheesecake and Champagne and Raspberry Mini Layer Cakes, the easy-to-follow recipes, expert tips, and beautiful photography will inspire home cooks to expand their baking repertoire and create delicious goodies for any occasion throughout the year.

A collection of decadent, crave-worthy baked goods featuring beloved classics and new flavor pairings. Includes favorite recipes from top bakeries and bloggers from across the country. In this book you’ll discover just how fun it is to transform the simplest ingredients—flour, sugar, eggs, butter—into irresistible baked foods. With over 100 recipes, starring family favorites and tempting creations from seasoned bakers and popular baking bloggers, this enticing book will become your go-to source for the baked treats you crave. Whether you are new to baking or a pro, or lean toward sweet or savory, there’s something inside for everyone. Sample recipes include: -Bite-size bacon and cheese scones -Lemon-blueberry drizzle bread -Whoopie pies -Cherry pot pies -Savory goat cheese soufflés

The IBPA Awards winner that’s packed with more than forty delicious, easy-to-follow recipes fit for any occasion—and perfect for every baker-in-progress. It’s easy to understand why baking is so much fun. There’s nothing quite as satisfying as measuring and mixing ingredients, putting dough or batter into a hot oven, watching—and smelling!—the transformation during baking, and finally removing delicious sweets from the oven. But the best part is sharing the treats you made with love with your friends and family. American Girl Baking provides decadent and delightfully simple recipes that everyone will love. Cookies: From cookie flower pops and cinnamon-sugar snickerdoodles to pinwheel icebox cookies to ice cream sandwiches—find something for every craving. Cupcakes: With kid-favorites flavors like PB & J, s’mores and snowball, and more adult flavors like carrot cake, red velvet, and white chocolate and raspberry, there’s something for every family member. Madeleines: Honey or orange, chocolate or vanilla, no matter what flavor they are—madeleines are a delicious and dainty treat! Baking: A wide range of sweets as diverse as chocolate truffles, rocky road fudge, fruity turnovers, caramel-glazed blondies, and everything in between. Whether you follow each recipe step-by-step or add your own unique twist, baking is a great opportunity to let your personality shine and to create mouthwatering goodies. The American Girl Baking book goes with the exclusive line of bakeware products from Williams-Sonoma and American Girl, but these delicious recipes can be made with the utensils you already have in your home.

Like its cousin, Essentials of Grilling, Williams-Sonoma Essentials of Baking is the ultimate sourcebook for the modern home baker.Whether creating easy muffins and quickbreads, artisan-style yeast loaves, or special occasion cakes and pastries, the reader will find what they need within the pages of the book.Over 130 recipes for contemporary baked goods will be supplemented with thorough discussions of basic baking equipment, ingredients, fundamental baking techniques, and instructions for preparing dessert sauces, fillings, frostings, glazes and other adornments.

A collection of bread recipes for both the novice and experienced baker.

Easy-to-bake treats and desserts that let kids develop their kitchen skills! Featuring step-by-step instructions and full-color photos for over thirty sweet and savory recipes, this easy-to-follow book helps teach young people the baking basics and lets them create tantalizing treats. Beginning with a quick primer on pan prep and necessary ingredients, Junior Baker offers easy recipes that make baking a cinch. Junior Baker will inspire kids to have fun in the kitchen while providing simple instructions on how to bake up a scrumptious collection of sweet and savory favorites. Recipe highlights include: Lemon Poppy Seed Loaf Bread, Cinnamon Monkey Bread, Chocolate Tart, Lemon and Vanilla Cheesecake, Confetti Birthday Cake, Raspberry-Swirled Meringues, Cookies and Cream Cupcakes, Pumpkin Whoopie Pies, Brown Butter Rice Krispy Treats, Garlic and Herb Focaccia, Soft Pretzels and much more! This companion title to Junior Chef will be a staple for your young connoisseur!

Provides recipes for a variety of muffins, including fruit muffins, vegetable muffins, coffee cakes, and loaf breads.