James Beard Foundation: List of Essential Baking Books
James Beard Foundation: List of Essential Baking Books
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James Beard Foundation: List of Essential Baking Books
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Post #1 - April 12th, 2010, 11:42 amBaker's Dozen wrote:1. Baking: From My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2006)
2. Beard on Bread by James Beard (originally published 1973; reprinted by Knopf 1995).
3. The Book of Great Desserts by Maida Heatter (Andrews McMeel, 1999)
4. The Bread Baker’s Apprentice by Peter Reinhart (Ten Speed, 2001)
5. The Cake Bible by Rose Levy Beranbaum (William Morrow, 1988)
6. Classic Home Desserts by Richard Sax (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2000)
7. Cocolat by Alice Medrich (Warner Books, 1990)
8. The Fannie Farmer Baking Book by Marion Cunningham (Gramercy, 1996)
9. Great Pies and Tarts by Carole Walter (Clarkson Potter, 1998)
10. The Italian Baker by Carol Field (William Morrow, 1985)
11. Martha Stewart’s Cookies by Martha Stewart (Clarkson Potter, 2008)
12. My Bread by Jim Lahey (W.W. Norton, 2009)
13. The Simple Art of Perfect Baking by Flo Braker (Chronicle, 2003)
I have 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11.
I never heard of 7, 10 or 12. I'm sure I won't be alone keeping an eye out.
Regards,Cathy2
"You'll be remembered long after you're dead if you make good gravy, mashed potatoes and biscuits." -- Nathalie Dupree
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Post #2 - April 12th, 2010, 11:46 am1,4,5,8,10,11i used to milk cows
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Post #3 - April 12th, 2010, 12:01 pmLahey's book is 6 months old. Perhaps they are giving a nod to the new found popularity of no-kneed bread.
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Post #4 - April 12th, 2010, 1:20 pmHi,
I looked over at e-Bay to find Cocolat is quite expensive. You can hope with this exposure, it will go to reprint. The Italian Baker wasn't quite as dear, though not cheap, either.
Regards,Cathy2
"You'll be remembered long after you're dead if you make good gravy, mashed potatoes and biscuits." -- Nathalie Dupree
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Post #5 - April 12th, 2010, 1:53 pmCocolat is available used on Amazon for $14
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/ ... ition=used
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Post #6 - April 12th, 2010, 2:06 pmturkob wrote:Cocolat is available used on Amazon for $14
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/ ... ition=used
Very reasonable, thanks!Cathy2
"You'll be remembered long after you're dead if you make good gravy, mashed potatoes and biscuits." -- Nathalie Dupree
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Post #7 - April 12th, 2010, 2:37 pmThe Italian Baker is an excellent resource for various types of regional Italian breads. It also covers cookies and tarts as well. Not sure about cakes.
Some of the bread baking techniques may be outdated by today's standards, but I assume they are authentic.
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Post #8 - April 12th, 2010, 4:00 pmI have several of these, including Martha Stewart's Cookies. Martha and I are not friends. I often have trouble with her recipes. I bake often and don't have much trouble with other recipes. Anyone have something they especially like from this book?
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Post #9 - April 12th, 2010, 4:04 pmI have several of these, including Martha Stewart's Cookies. Martha and I are not friends. I often have trouble with her recipes. I bake often and don't have much trouble with other recipes. Anyone have something they especially like from this book?
I haven't had a lot of luck with this book either, and I used to bake a lot too (now mostly bread).
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Post #10 - April 12th, 2010, 4:51 pmrickster wrote:I have several of these, including Martha Stewart's Cookies. Martha and I are not friends. I often have trouble with her recipes. I bake often and don't have much trouble with other recipes. Anyone have something they especially like from this book?
I haven't had a lot of luck with this book either, and I used to bake a lot too (now mostly bread).
Can't speak to this book but the Martha Stewart Hors D'Oeuvres Handbook is one of my favorite cookbooks of all time.
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Post #11 - April 12th, 2010, 5:44 pmronnie_suburban wrote:rickster wrote:I have several of these, including Martha Stewart's Cookies. Martha and I are not friends. I often have trouble with her recipes. I bake often and don't have much trouble with other recipes. Anyone have something they especially like from this book?
I haven't had a lot of luck with this book either, and I used to bake a lot too (now mostly bread).
Can't speak to this book but the Martha Stewart Hors D'Oeuvres Handbook is one of my favorite cookbooks of all time.
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I like that one too, although I'm not sure I've actually made much from it.
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Post #12 - April 18th, 2010, 7:47 amBernard Clayton's books on bread are also quite good. They can also be found on Amazon.Toria
"I like this place and willingly could waste my time in it" - As You Like It,
W. Shakespeare
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Post #13 - April 18th, 2010, 7:54 amSecond on Clayton. I've had his bread book for decades and have never had a recipe of his give any trouble. They have always turned out exactly right (or as right as they could considering I was the baker). In fact, I just bought his massive updated, new version. While I have others, when I want anything in the nature of bread, I go to Clayton.Gypsy Boy
"I am not a glutton--I am an explorer of food." (Erma Bombeck)
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