Taste of Home Ultimate Baking Cookbook

Now more than ever, home cooks are flexing their baking muscle by preparing from-scratch breads, golden biscuits, wow-worthy cakes, snackable cookies and other sensational sweets. Whether you’re a novice baker or a pro, this book has all the recipes, hints, tips and tricks you need to bake up an impressive specialty.

With the Taste of Home Ultimate Baking Cookbook, you’ll uncover the secrets today’s home bakers rely on most. Want to bake crescent rolls like Grandma? Follow the how-to photos for the perfect result. Wondering how to make the perfect pie? See the step-by-step directions for sweet success. Want to learn how to master sourdough bread? We’ll show you how, from sourdough starter to the perfect rise to the best bake. Entire chapters walk you through the basics of yeast and quick breads, cheesecakes, pies, bagels, brownies, coffee cakes, cobblers, cookies, cakes for every occasion and so many other favorites!  
CHAPTERS
Baking 101 (Everything you need to know before you begin)
Yeast Breads

• Loaf Breads
• Egg Breads: Brioche & Challah
• Foccacia 
• Dinner Rolls
• Sweet Breads & Rolls
• Sourdough Breads
• Pizza Crusts & More (Bagels, Pretzels & Breadsticks)

• Quick Breads
• Muffins
• Soda Bread & Scones
• Biscuits & Corn Bread

• Drop
• Bar
• Cutout
• Sliced/Icebox
• Shaped/molded
• Biscotti

• Pie crusts
• Fruit Pies
• Custard & Meringue Pies
• Tarts & Galettes
• Nut Pies & More

• Layer Cakes
• Sheet Cakes & Cake Rolls
• Bundt Cakes/Pound cakes
• Upside-Down Cakes & Skillet cakes
• Chiffon          
• Cupcakes
• Assorted Cakes (includes classic tortes)

• Breakfast Rolls & Pastries
• Puff Pastry & Phyllo Dough
• Coffee Cakes
• Assorted Pastries

• Cake-Pan Conversions
• Ingredient Substitutions
• Weights for common baking ingredients
• How to cut down recipes

• Hundreds of Kitchen-Tested Recipes. Every delight in this remarkably thorough collection was tested and approved at the Taste of Home Test Kitchen. Bake with confidence, knowing everything you prepare will turn out every time.  
• All-Encompassing Reference. This truly is this ultimate baking book. From apple pie to zucchini bread, you’ll find recipes, baking hints and step-by-step directions for anything you want to learn to bake.   
• How-To/Intro Sections. Every chapter begins with a how-to section, reviewing basic ingredients, kitchen utensils, hacks, hints and other tidbits, helping turn you into the home baker you always knew you could be.
• “Baking 101” Icon. Ideal for those just starting to bake, an at-a-glance icon spotlights quick, easy recipes that anyone can prepare.
• Nutrition Facts. A complete set of Nutrition Facts accompany every recipe, so you can bake up custards, cakes, pudding, and other surprises—even if someone is on a restricted diet.