Taste of Home Ultimate Baking Cookbook

Now more than ever, home cooks are flexing their baking muscle by preparing from-scratch breads, golden biscuits, wow-worthy cakes, snackable cookies and other sensational sweets. Whether you're a novice baker or a pro, this book has all the recipes, hints, tips and tricks you need to bake up an impressive specialty. With Taste of Home Ultimate Baking, you'll uncover the secrets today's home bakers rely on most. Want to bake an apple pie like Grandma? Follow the how-to photos for the perfect result. Wondering how to make bakery-worthy doughnuts? See the step-by-step directions for sweet success. Entire chapters walk you through the basics of yeast and quick breads, cheesecakes, cream puffs, bagels, brownies, cobblers, cookies and so many other favorites CHAPTERS Baking 101 (Everything you need to know before you begin) Yeast Breads

• Loaf Breads
• Egg Breads: Brioche & Challah
• Foccacia & Ciabatta
• Dinner Rolls
• Sweet Breads & Breakfast Rolls
• Sourdough Breads
• Pizza Crusts

Quick Breads

• Quick Breads
• Muffins
• Soda Bread
• Scones
• Biscuits
• Corn Bread

Cookies

• Drop
• Bar
• Cutout
• Sliced/Icebox
• Shaped/molded
• Biscotti

Brownies & Bars Pies & Tarts

• Pie crusts
• Pies (fruit, custard, sugar, nut)
• Tarts
• Galettes

Cobblers, Crisps & Crumbles Cheesecakes & Custards

• Layer Cakes
• Sheet Cakes
• Bundt Cakes/Pound cakes
• Upside-Down Cakes & Skillet cakes
• Chiffon
• Cupcakes
• Coffee Cakes

Doughnuts & Pastries Icings, Glazes, Sauces & More Baking Reference Guide

• Cake-Pan Conversions
• Substitutions

RECIPES Classic Carrot Cake Red Velvet Cake Mom's Pineapple Upside Down Cake Peanut-Butter Chocolate Cupcakes Cranberry-Pumpkin Bread Cheesecake Squares Key Lime Cheesecake Monster Cookies Grandma's Oatmeal Cookies Ginger Bites Caramel Brownies Banana Split Bars Pecan Pie Scones Cape Cod Blueberry Pie Brandied Apricot Tart Blueberry Crisp Apple Brown Betty Chocolate Eclairs Peach Cream Puffs