King Arthur Flour Baker's Companion: The All-Purpose Baking Cookbook
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From Christmas cookies and pancakes to chocolate cake and sandwich bread, The King Arthur Flour Baker's Companion will be there to guide home bakers every step of the way. Library Journal To anyone who bakes, The King Arthur Flour Baker's Catalogue is a great source of high-quality ingredients and equipment that also features favorite recipes from the company's test kitchens. Now the King Arthur bakers have put together a wide-ranging, hugely informative cookbook/ baking reference, with more than 350 delicious recipes for both sweet and savory baked goods. In addition to chapters on ingredients and equipment-as well as a long introductory note on the specifics of proper measuring (essential when baking)-there are trouble-shooting guides, boxes on topics like "Why Do Popovers Pop?," and miniessays on the history and provenance of various baked goods. The King Arthur Company is located in Vermont, and all the classic New England desserts, like slumps and grunts, and other all-American favorites are here, but so are many recipes from other traditions-e.g., Sardinian Parchment Bread, Indian Roti, Curry and Ginger Crackers, and Lavash. The text and headnotes are highly readable, with an easy, approachable style, and there are dozens of line drawings of equipment and methods, many of them step-by-step illustrations of important techniques. Essential. [Good Cook Book Club main selection.] Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.
IntroductionviiiA Note on MeasuringxHigh-Altitude BakingxviiiBreakfasts1Fried Doughs37Quick Breads61Buckles, Cobblers, and Crisps127Crackers and Flatbreads157Yeast Breads187Sourdough271Cookies and Bars291Cakes337Pies, Tarts, and Quiches403Pastry and Viennoiserie475Ingredients509Tools583Index610
