Baking for Beginners

Anyone can bake! Just start with the basics--easy recipes, essential information and practical tips and techniques. Baking for Beginners contains all of those ingredients, so you can whip up dozens of delicious cakes, cookies, brownies, bars, pies, tarts, muffins and more from scratch. Packed with easy-to-bake recipes ranging from classics such as Basic Oatmeal Cookies, Lemon Squares, Irish Soda Bread and Cheddar Biscuits, to twists on old favorites like Pumpkin Streusel Coffeecake, Chocolate Chess Pie and Strawberries 'n' Cream Cobbler. A helpful introduction includes guides that explain baking ingredients and basic tools, as well as valuable tips and techniques to ensure your success in the kitchen. Chapters include: Cookies, Brownies & Bars, Quick Breads & Muffins, Biscuits & Scones, Cakes & Cupcakes, Pies & Tarts, and Cobblers & CrispsMore than 85 recipes, each with a beautiful photo. Hardcover, 192 pages.