Celebrities such as Courteney Cox and Laura Dern love Blackbird Bakery for its famously scrumptious gluten-free desserts. Now these same sweets can be yours too, thanks to this beautiful cookbook that collects 75 delicious recipes for classic desserts and gorgeous French pastries, all made without gluten. Celiac disease is on the rise (more than 3 million Americans and an equal number of Europeans have been diagnosed), and millions more seek gluten-free products to supplement a healthy lifestyle. With this cookbook, gluten-conscious gluttons can dish up all sorts of delectable dessertsanytime the craving strikes!
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Karen Morgan is the "Big Bird" at Blackbird Bakery and the blogger behind http://blackbird-bakery.com/. She lives in Austin, Texas.
Knoxy is a food and lifestyle photographer based in Austin, Texas.
Knoxy is a food and lifestyle photographer based in Austin, Texas.
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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
By jenn
Format:Hardcover
My mom bought this book for me a week ago. I've tried 3 recipes from it. All of them have come out so well. I tried the onion tart, Apricot Clafoutis (couldn't find apricots, so I used cherries), and lemon bars. Another review mentioned all of the ingredients. Most of the ingredients should be staples of a gf kitchen. To really bake gf from scratch you do need a quite a few ingredients. It does use dairy and I didn't try any substitutions. Once I've tried the recipe a few times I will try to tweak it. If you're looking for gf, dairy free and sugar free try The Spunky Coconut. So far I'm thrilled with the book and highly recommend it. Give it a go if you enjoy baking.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
By ScottS986
Format:Hardcover
The recipes are organized and clear. The photos and layout make it a joy to read. Most importantly, the recipes are delicious! My favorites are the Lemon Rosemary cookies, the Apple Pie, and the Sunday Morning Pancakes. A bonus tip is that if you are looking for a Classic Vanilla cupcake recipe, just use the cupcake base in the Caramel Cupcake recipe. The author was super nice and even answered some questions I had emailed about a recipe. I highly recommend this book!
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By C. Vincent
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Gluten free foods and pastries that taste like the things I hated giving up. It is easy to stay away from gluten in meat and vegetable dishes...but pastries and breads ?!?! And so much of the bread you buy at the store goes into the trash after one slice. But these recipes put joy back into eating desserts and pastries.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By nlr
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I love this book! The gorgeous photos speak for themselves, and make you want to try it all! So far, I've made the mandarin crepes, the blueberry cobbler, and the creme brulee.
All were fantastic. The cobbler in particular all but disappeared when my family got ahold of it. I absolutely loved it. I can't wait to try more!
All were fantastic. The cobbler in particular all but disappeared when my family got ahold of it. I absolutely loved it. I can't wait to try more!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By GFtexas
Format:Hardcover
This is a book that is lovely to look at, and every recipe I've tasted so far was great! I really enjoy the pictures on each page. Sure people's tastes vary, but that is what makes cooking cooking! I have enjoyed all I've tried. Her crusts and cream puffs are particularly outstanding! Some of the recipes are too advanced for me, but this gives the cookbook range if you appreciate that. There are some that are simple and some more complicated to suit the wide variety of cooks out there. I have substituted palm sugar in my recipes for cane sugar, and so far, everything has worked!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By FoxyRoxy
Format:Hardcover
I found the book to be easy to use and follow. It was well thought out and gave easy techniques/directions. The recipes I have made so far are amazingly delicious, words that are not often associated with gluten free!
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By T. Hanson
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I've tried several recipes from this book, and not one has come out well. I really like the banana bread, but it often comes out too wet, so I've had to tweak the recipe. The ginger gingerbread was very strong and very starchy. The chocolate chip cookies were gummy. And the sugar cookies were downright rubbery. I was so disappointed, I just threw them out. I really want to like this book, but am losing faith.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By Becca
Format:Hardcover
I was diagnosed with a wheat allergy (not celiacs) about 4 years-so needless to say, I am no expert in discovering delicious wheat free products. I found this book at a Borders and bought it purely on the fact that there were beautiful pictures for every recipe, my "wheat-free" frame of reference goes from "I can swallow this down" to "Oh my god, I think that was cat litter." My boyfriend, who has been outstanding and encouraging (to the point where he has willfully chosen to not even purchase wheat containing ingredients into the house) has watched me horribly "fake" my approval for some truly heinous products.
So I gave up. Until Blackbird. I was so used to being disappointed after every trial, that after the first batch of chocolate chip cookies, I literally went back to the book, back to all of my ingredients-just to make sure they really were wheat free! Every recipe I've tried has been a delight!
The only substitution that I have made is that I use Xantham Gum (it's easier to get for me) instead of Guar Gum. HOWEVER! If you do this, use HALF the amount or the food will get a weird tacky consistency (which is not pleasant).
I've read negative reviews about the extraordinary number of ingredients-I sigh. If you can't eat wheat/gluten, you kind of have to deal, and this book makes it soooo much easier. The recipes are also fairly simple-they just take some time-once again, if you don't want to die from something you REALLY want to eat, suck it up and there will be no regrets! Blackbirdbakery.com is also a great resource for recipes she develops (there's a recipe for fried chicken people!!)
So I gave up. Until Blackbird. I was so used to being disappointed after every trial, that after the first batch of chocolate chip cookies, I literally went back to the book, back to all of my ingredients-just to make sure they really were wheat free! Every recipe I've tried has been a delight!
The only substitution that I have made is that I use Xantham Gum (it's easier to get for me) instead of Guar Gum. HOWEVER! If you do this, use HALF the amount or the food will get a weird tacky consistency (which is not pleasant).
I've read negative reviews about the extraordinary number of ingredients-I sigh. If you can't eat wheat/gluten, you kind of have to deal, and this book makes it soooo much easier. The recipes are also fairly simple-they just take some time-once again, if you don't want to die from something you REALLY want to eat, suck it up and there will be no regrets! Blackbirdbakery.com is also a great resource for recipes she develops (there's a recipe for fried chicken people!!)
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
The best GF Book on Baking
This book has the best recipe for GF chocolate chip cookies I've ever had. That recipe alone is worth the investment! Read more
Published 2 days ago by M. Noble
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic gives hope to all GF bakers and consumers!
The book bakers have been looking for if you must be gluten free.You can fake most everything else in GF cooking but not the baked goods. Read more
Published 22 days ago by deb hobgood
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Resource
I first discovered Blackbird Bakery Gluten-Free at our local library shortly after I was diagnosed with Coeliac Disease (about 2 months ago). Read more
Published 1 month ago by Lady J
5.0 out of 5 stars
Love Love Love this book!!
Many of my favorites done better!! Recommend the Brownies!!! They are magical!! Hope you enjoy as much as I did.
Published 4 months ago by DEBORAH CYPERT
4.0 out of 5 stars
Blackbird Bakery Recipes
I purchased this cook book because a "health nut" friend talked about gluten free recipes, & they sounded fabulous! The book is fabulous! Read more
Published 4 months ago by K. Samenow
5.0 out of 5 stars
This book made me feel warm and cozy reading it
I don't know much about gluten-free cooking so I was pleasantly surprised how much I liked this book. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Harvey Morris
4.0 out of 5 stars
good book
good book for Gluten Free cooking and prep styles, the cooking and prep instruction in this book is much better than anything out there
Published 5 months ago by Wayne
4.0 out of 5 stars
Well written
Easy to understand and find ingredients in a normal grocery store. Beautiful photography that inspires me to get in the kitchen and try every one of these recipes!
Published 5 months ago by Amanda15
3.0 out of 5 stars
Blackbird baking
The recipes are well presented but I have been a bit disappointed at some of the results. The biscuits do not rise like flour biscuits but I don't know if I have done something... Read more
Published 5 months ago by JJaguar
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great ebook, very good recipes
Love this cookbook! Great recipes for some things I wouldn't have tried to develop my own recipes or or tried otherwise. Also very informative.
Published 5 months ago by yolanda l. mccollin
