Staff Pick
Rose Levy Beranbaum is well recognized as a premier American baker and cookbook author. Her cookbooks aren’t just a collection of recipes — they are an entire classroom in a book. As a bookseller, I always feel confident in handselling her cookbooks because they are so deeply reliable: the recipes will be good, the photography will be helpful, and there is something for everybody to learn. Rose’s Baking Basics is a welcome addition to my growing Beranbaum collection. Recommended By Tracey T., Powells.com
Synopses & Reviews
The ultimate baking book for everyone from best-selling author and "diva of desserts" Rose Levy Beranbaum
In this book of no-fuss recipes everyone should know, trusted baking expert Rose Levy Beranbaum guides you through every recipe for can't-fail results — with a streamlined, simplified approach and more than 600 mouthwatering and instructive photos. Whether you're a baking enthusiast or just want to whip up the occasional treat, you will be able to easily make perfect brownies, banana bread, holiday pies, birthday cakes, homemade bread, and more, with recipes including: Chocolate Sheet Cake with Ganache Frosting, Peanut Butter and Jelly Thumbprints, Beer Bread, Apple Walnut Muffins, Peach Cobbler, Milk Chocolate Caramel Tart, and more. Throughout, Rose shares her unique tips and methods for unlocking the secrets to the best flavors and foolproof results, for a treasury of essential recipes you'll use forever.
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"Similar to her previous works, Beranbaum's latest is destined to be popular among home bakers of all skill levels." Library Journal
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"With bolstering instructions and heavily tested, highly appealing recipes, this is sure to be a new favorite." Booklist
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"Beranbaum (The Cake Bible) offers solid baking guidance in the form of step-by-step photos and detailed written instructions....Beranbaum's hand-holding is invaluable, especially for those apprehensive about baking." Publishers Weekly
About the Author
Rose Levy Beranbaum is the award-winning author of 11 cookbooks, including The Cake Bible, which was inducted into the International Association of Culinary Professionals Culinary Classics Awards, and The Baking Bible, IACP Best Baking Book for 2015. She also won a James Beard Foundation Award in 1998 for Rose's Christmas Cookies, and her 2003 book, The Bread Bible, was an IACP and James Beard Foundation nominee and was listed as one of the Top Ten Books of the year by Publishers Weekly and Food & Wine. Her popular blog, realbakingwithrose.com, has created an international community of bakers.