The Complete Baking Cookbook: 350 Recipes from Cookies and Cakes to Muffins and Pies [Paperback]

George Geary (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 12, 2007

The definitive book on baking for home cooks.

Nothing says comfort food like freshly baked cookies, a cake, muffins or homemade bread cooling in the kitchen. Creating those mouthwatering baked treats to share with family and friends is one of life's great pleasures.

The Complete Baking Cookbook provides the inspiration to explore the wonderful world of baking. And of course it includes the tested recipes to make it easy and tasty. Written by baker and pastry chef extraordinare George Geary, this collection of 350 easy-to-follow recipes offers a tantalizing variety of goodies from pies, tarts, cobblers and crisps, to cookies, cheesecakes and holiday pastries.

Here's just a small sampling:

• Blue ribbon double chocolate cookies; gingersnaps; maple sugar cookies
• Honey apple spice muffins; orange macadamia rolls; jumbo cinnamon rolls
• Sweet potato pie; apple cherry cobbler; Passover honey cheesecake
• Holiday English trifle; Christmas cherry cake; spring Easter Lemon torte.

What really sets this baking book apart from others is that there is a special section with comprehensive material for each category of baked good. For example, the cookies chapter includes instructions and line drawings on effective techniques (scooping, using a pastry bag), troubleshooting and tips, choosing the right pan, and comparison charts.

With hundreds of recipes and an abundance of luscious photographs, this book will be cherished by home bakers everywhere.

Editorial Reviews

Review

[This] new cookbook...serves up easy-to-follow recipes of baked goods for almost every imaginable occasion. (Larry Cox Tucson Citizen )

Serve[s] up a variety of baking products from buns, biscuits and breads to caked, cobblers and cookies. (Peter D. Franklin News Leader (Fernandina Beach FL) )

About the Author

George Geary teaches baking classes in more than 100 cooking schools across North America every year. The author of 125 Best Cheesecake Recipes and 125 Best Biscuit Mix Recipes, he lives in Los Angeles.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Robert Rose (October 12, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0778801659
• ISBN-13: 978-0778801658
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 7.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #600,246 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

George Geary CCP teaches in over 120 schools world wide. A regular contributing editor to several magazines and newsletters, he has also been the pastry chef and production manager for the Wait Disney Corporation and the Marriott Corporation.
Currently George conducts food tours of Europe (www.georgegeary.com) and you can also find him aboard Holland America Lines teach in the Food and Wine Kitchen

Customer Reviews

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Hands-On Cookbook For Old And New Chefs Alike!, November 29, 2007

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Livin' La Vida Low-Carb Man "Jimmy Moore" (Spartanburg, SC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Complete Baking Cookbook: 350 Recipes from Cookies and Cakes to Muffins and Pies (Hardcover)

A very practical cookbook with an easy-to-read format that clearly show the serving size for each recipe, a brief explanation of the origins of the recipes, precise listing of all the ingredients involved, detailed listing of the instructions about how to make it and some tips you can use to make the recipe as good as it can possibly be. If you like to be held by the hand as you cook, then this is the book for you. There's even an extremely educational look at some common cooking ingredients at the beginning of the book that will make anyone a better cook.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent recipes!@, July 2, 2008

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This review is from: The Complete Baking Cookbook: 350 Recipes from Cookies and Cakes to Muffins and Pies (Hardcover)

I baked a few pieces from this cookbook and it's excellent!! I love the pictures (I'm quite visual person) and it's rather comprehensive. The only thing is....it's probably not for the health conscious, but then most dessert recipes aren't exactly the most healthy foods, are they? Easy to follow instructions too.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Directions from a Master, April 24, 2008

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Pat Sinclair "Cookbook author" - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Complete Baking Cookbook: 350 Recipes from Cookies and Cakes to Muffins and Pies (Paperback)

The Complete Baking Cookbook has 350 recipes, from basics to updated classics. To be a good baker you must know about ingredients and equipment and the first chapter is this book has detailed information. Clearly drawn illustrations make it easy to learn techniques, such as how to roll out a pie crust. Although not every recipe has a tip, when they are included they provide helpful information. If you're a cheesecake lover be sure to try the Blue Ribbon Cheesecake. As the author of Baking Basics and Beyond, I recommend this cookbook because of the wide range of recipes and clearly written directions. Pat Sinclair