“This is a must-have book for all bakers.”
--Associated Press

“One of the top 10 cookbooks of 2008.”
--Chicago Tribune

The America’s Test Kitchen Family Baking Book is a practical and comprehensive baking book for every home baker with more than 700 foolproof recipes and hundreds of color step-by-step photographs. The recipes range from the easy and approachable, like simple bowl cakes and quick breads, no-knead bread, no-bake cookies, to the more ambitious and demanding, like artisan breads, fancy layer cakes, and even elegant wedding cakes!

Similar in format to The America’s Test Kitchen Family Cookbook, this comprehensive ring-bound cookbook demystifies for all home bakers the many pitfalls that can plague beginning and even experienced pie makers, bread bakers, and cake creators. The America’s Test Kitchen Family Baking Book delivers the foolproof recipes, step-by-step instructions, and troubleshooting guides that have become the hallmark of America’s most trusted test kitchen. For anyone who has made pie dough that seems impossible to roll out, bread that doesn’t rise, or a birthday cake they were less than proud to serve, this book will be a lifesaver as well as a life-long and trusty baking companion.

So whether you are an accomplished baker looking for a great collection of new recipes or a beginning baker looking for a practical step-by-step guide and easy recipes to bake for your family -- you’ll find it all inside.

EASY-TO-NAVIGATE FORMAT
16 chapters that make it easy to find exactly what you’re looking for:

• Baking Basics • Bakeware and More • Quick Breads and Muffins • Breakfast and Brunch • Rolls and Loaves • Rustic Breads • Flatbreads and Pizzas • Drop Cookies • Icebox and Cookie Cutter Cookies • Fancy Cookies • Brownies and Bar Cookies • Snack Cakes, Sheet Cakes, and Cupcakes • Bundt, Tube, and Pound Cakes • Layer Cakes • Special Occasion Cakes • Wedding Cakes • Fruit Desserts • Pies • Tarts • Pastries • Custards, Puddings, and Soufflés • Light Baking
• Frostings, Toppings, and Sauces •

In addition to the recipes, the book is full of test kitchen tips that explain how or why a recipe works (and where you could go wrong), and illustrated troubleshooting guides (where we highlight the most common baking problems and their solutions). The America’s Test Kitchen Baking Book will help anyone tackle baking favorites with confidence with:

• Troubleshooting Pages: Illustrated solutions to and explanations of common baking obstacles.
• Recipes At a Glance: Mini tutorials on key recipes with step-by-step photos of how they each come together.
• Don’t Make This Mistake: We show you what happens when you use both the right and wrong techniques.
• Great for Beginners: Highlighted recipes which are perfect for new bakers.
• Cross-Referenced Equipment Chart: Easily find our up-to-date ratings for equipment needed for the recipe you’re making.
• Baking Basics: Illustrated primers on basic baking essentials, including “All About Flour,” “All About Butter”, “All About Eggs,” and “All About Chocolate”.
• Bakeware and More: The test kitchen’s cookware recommendations and reviews of all necessary baking equipement, from rolling pins to muffin tins.

The America's Test Kitchen Family Baking Book
700 recipes
552 pages
1,200 step-by-step and finished photographs
Hardcover Ring-bound