![]() ![]() A section on savory baking features cabbage strudel and corn-filled chicken chile cobbler. This tour through the world of baking doesn't skimp it has 15 pages on pancakes alone, charts showing ways to dress up cookies, and 10 varieties of fritters. The marvels of eggs and every genre of pastry dough, especially puff pastry, are celebrated. Flowcharts, lexicons defining baking terminology, and recommendations for tools and core items to stock in a baker's pantry are also included. There's the lowdown on gluten, 18 flour types, sweeteners, fats and oils, dairy options, and types of chocolate. Sidebars contain advice on topics such as the advantages of milling nut flours at home and the importance of cooking with kids. Bittman is big on improvisational embellishments, adaptability, and recipe flexibility for every diet, and he creates useful "mix-and-match" charts for substitute ingredients, innovative variations, and add-ins. He explains its fundamentals, simple techniques, and foundation recipes that serve as springboards for "a number of easy twists" on from-the-oven homemade treats. ![]() ![]() "Prolific author and food writer Bittman (How to Cook Everything) brings the joy of baking to life in this comprehensive collection of 2,000 recipes demystifying the baking process. ![]()
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