The Fearless Baker: Simple Secrets for Baking Like a Pro

The Fearless Baker: Simple Secrets for Baking Like a ProTop food stylist and Food52's popular baking columnist shares her baking secrets. When people see Erin McDowell frost a perfect layer cake, weave a lattice pie crust, or pull a rich loaf of brioche from the oven, they often act as though she's performed culinary magic. "I'm not a baker," they tell her. But in fact, expert baking is not at all unattainable, nor is it as inflexible as most people assume. The key to freedom is to understand the

Top food stylist and Food52's popular baking columnist shares her baking secrets.

When people see Erin McDowell frost a perfect layer cake, weave a lattice pie crust, or pull a rich loaf of brioche from the oven, they often act as though she's performed culinary magic. "I'm not a baker," they tell her. But in fact, expert baking is not at all unattainable, nor is it as inflexible as most people assume. The key to freedom is to understand the principles behind how ingredients interact and how classic methods work. Once these concepts are mastered, favorite recipes can be altered and personalized almost endlessly.

With the assurance born out of years of experience, McDowell shares insider tips and techniques that make desserts taste as good as they look. With recipes from flourless cocoa cookies and strawberry-filled popovers (easy), through apple cider pie and black-bottom cr me br l e (medium), to a statuesque layer cake crowned with caramelized popcorn (difficult), and "Why It Works," "Pro Tip," and make-ahead sidebars with each recipe, this exciting, carefully curated collection will appeal to beginning and experienced bakers alike.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Rux Martin/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 10/24/2017
ISBN: 9780544791435
Pages: 384
Weight: 2.77lbs
Size: 8.80h x 8.80w x 1.00d

Review Citations: Booklist 09/01/2017 pg. 24
Library Journal 09/15/2017
Publishers Weekly 10/02/2017