How to Bake: The Complete Guide To Perfect Cakes, Cookies, Pies, Tarts, Breads, Pizzas, Muffins, Sweet and Savory - Hardcover

Malgieri, Nick

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0486829189 ISBN 13: 9780486829180

Publisher: Dover Publications, 2018

Synopsis

Learn from an expert! Nick Malgieri's recipes will help you create deliciously indulgent treats that look and taste like they've come from a professional bakery.

One of America's preeminent bakers and baking teachers reveals the secrets behind creating professional-quality confections in this winner of the James Beard Foundation Award for Best Baking Book. Nick Malgieri shares scores of mouthwatering recipes for plain and fancy cakes; breads, biscuits, muffins, and scones; sweet and savory pies and tarts; brownies, macaroons, rugelach, and all manner of cookies.
In addition to his clear, detailed instructions, Malgieri offers helpful tips for variations on classic recipes as well as suggestions for everything from making a pastry bag to mastering cake and pie toppings. Presented in order from the simplest to most complex, these recipes from the collection of a great pastry chef will add a whole new level of sophistication to your kitchen repertoire.
 

• "How to Bake is not just a compendium of recipes for delicious things to eat, but also a handbook of the ideal processes for baking just about anything." —Nick Malgieri
• Learn the secrets to baking and get step-by-step instructions on creating plain and fancy cakes, cookies, pies, tarts, breads, pizzas and muffins.
• Discover how easy it can be to master the art of baking with helpful tips for variations and suggestions for everything from making a pastry bag to mastering cake and pie toppings.
• Dazzle yourself and your friends with mouthwatering recipes for sweet and savory treats including brownies, macaroons, rugelach and all manner of cookies. Get inspired by Malgieri’s collection of over 150 tested and perfected recipes!
• Start with basic recipes then move on to more complex ones as you gain confidence in the kitchen. With How To Bake you’ll soon be producing professional quality confections!
• A fantastic cookbook, it's the perfect gift for amateur and experienced bakers alike!

About this title

About the Author

Nick Malgieri is Director of the Baking Program at the Institute of Culinary Education and a frequent guest teacher at schools across the United States. His recipes and articles have appeared in The New York Times, Gourmet, Chocolatier, Food & Wine, and many other periodicals, and he is the American correspondent for the Italian magazine La Pasticceria Internazionale.

From the Back Cover

"How to Bake makes me want to head for the kitchen and bake something new right now!  Nick is a generous teacher. Sweet or savory, his recipes are enticing, smartly written, and accessible. Practical, no-nonsense tips and advice are confidence inspiring — the book is a gift to new and seasoned bakers alike." — Alice Medrich, IACP and James Beard Award-winning author of Chewy Gooey Crispy Crunchy Melt- in-Your-Mouth Cookies and Gluten-Free Flavor Flours
 
"Everything you want to know about baking is in this comprehensive, and classic, book by Nick Malgieri. With never-fail recipes and masterful instructions, How to Bake has always had a prominent place on my bookshelf — and in my kitchen. From scones to pizza, and quiche to cookies, everything you want to bake is in this book!" — David Lebovitz, author of My Paris Kitchen and The Perfect Scoop

"You are in the best hands with Nick Malgieri. Nick is the greatest baking teacher I know and How to Bake is one of my most treasured baking resources. Brimming with expert advice, foolproof recipes, and Nick's charming voice, this truly iconic book will help you master any baking project you set your mind to." — Cenk Sönmezsoy, author of The Artful Baker 

"This comprehensive baking book is a must for all bakers, amateur and professional. It’s well written with easy to follow recipes. I love that Nick explores American as well as European classics. You will want to make his Viennese “Saddle of Venison" cake as soon as humanly possible and have it with an afternoon cup of tea, as I have done.” — Miro Uskokovic, Pastry Chef

"What a wonderful gift, to have Nick Malgieri's landmark cookbook on the counter and the bookshelf in this handsome new form. In How To Bake, Nick shares his encyclopedic knowledge of the world of baking, from techniques and ingredients to utensils and traditions. A world-class professional pastry chef with the heart of a teacher, Nick has written the definitive work on baking, essential for both beginning bakers and highly accomplished cooks. I keep it near the oven and learn from Nick all year long." — Nancie McDermott, author of Southern Cakes: Sweet and Irresistible Recipes for Everyday Celebrations 

From the Inside Flap

How to Bake makes me want to head for the kitchen and bake something new right now! Nick is a generous teacher. Sweet or savory, his recipes are enticing, smartly written, and accessible. Practical, no-nonsense tips and advice are confidence inspiring -- the book is a gift to new and seasoned bakers alike. -- Alice Medrich, IACP and James Beard Award-winning author of Chewy Gooey Crispy Crunchy Melt- in-Your-Mouth Cookies and Gluten-Free Flavor Flours

Everything you want to know about baking is in this comprehensive, and classic, book by Nick Malgieri. With never-fail recipes and masterful instructions, How to Bake has always had a prominent place on my bookshelf -- and in my kitchen. From scones to pizza, and quiche to cookies, everything you want to bake is in this book! -- David Lebovitz, author of My Paris Kitchen and The Perfect Scoop

You are in the best hands with Nick Malgieri. Nick is the greatest baking teacher I know and How to Bake is one of my most treasured baking resources. Brimming with expert advice, foolproof recipes, and Nick's charming voice, this truly iconic book will help you master any baking project you set your mind to. -- Cenk Sönmezsoy, author of The Artful Baker

This comprehensive baking book is a must for all bakers, amateur and professional. It's well written with easy to follow recipes. I love that Nick explores American as well as European classics. You will want to make his Viennese "Saddle of Venison cake as soon as humanly possible and have it with an afternoon cup of tea, as I have done." -- Miro Uskokovic, Pastry Chef

What a wonderful gift, to have Nick Malgieri's landmark cookbook on the counter and the bookshelf in this handsome new form. In How To Bake, Nick shares his encyclopedic knowledge of the world of baking, from techniques and ingredients to utensils and traditions. A world-class professional pastry chef with the heart of a teacher, Nick has written the definitive work on baking, essential for both beginning bakers and highly accomplished cooks. I keep it near the oven and learn from Nick all year long. -- Nancie McDermott, author of Southern Cakes: Sweet and Irresistible Recipes for Everyday Celebrations

Edition details

• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0486829189
• ISBN 13: 9780486829180
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Hartman Maestro Laura
• Number of pages: 480