The King Arthur Baking Company's All-Purpose Baker's Companion (Revised and Updated) [Hardcover]

Comprehensive in scope, authoritative in style, and offering clear, practical, and encouraging instruction, The King Arthur Baking Companys cookbooks excel at blending art and science to teach a rock-solid understanding of baking ingredients and principles. Their latest book, the revised [T]ips and lessons are beautifully distilled throughout these fine-tuned recipes and extensive overviews covering the essential ingredients and techniques for whatever baking project youre contemplating. The book is full of advice about the ins and outs of baking, from gathering ingredients and equipment to final assembly, and it explains, sometimes in great detail, how butter and flour and sugar and yeast all combine into glorious baked goods. Bang the Bundt pans and make a joyful clatter with the cake tins, Time to get busy, bakers. Apple slab pie! Toaster corncakes! Banana bread French toast! Speaking with the folks at King Arthur Baking Company is like visiting with a neighborthey listen, and they care. King Arthur has always been a go-to source for all things baking, but in particular for solid explanations of baking science and reliable recipes that I turn to again and again. This book is packed to the brim with both: it offers everything a brand-new baker will need to get started but will also surely be on every seasoned bakers bookshelfwell-loved and flour-dustedfor years to come. In this updated version of the classic text, the bakers at King Arthur aim to help everyone become a top-notch baker by respecting tradition and embracing new concepts, such as gluten-free baking. You'll learn to bake breads, cakes, and cookies that are delicious and consistent each timeplus, you'll build a solid foundation of baking knowledge that can help you make foods beyond the ones included here.