A Passion for Baking: Bake to celebrate, Bake to nourish, Bake for fun [Hardcover]

Marcy Goldman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 15, 2007

The smells, the tactile involvement, the delicious results - there`s nothing quite like fresh-baked bread, and no other cookbook elevates the art of baking bread and sweets to such grand style as Marcy Goldman`s A Passion for Baking. Goldman`s enthusiasm and individuality come through loud and clear as readers explore her friendly, modern interpretations of traditional baking techniques.
She shares baking secrets and funky trick of the trade, so that in no time at all, you`ll be producing cheesy loaves, mammoth muffins, jumbo cookies, and more with your signature touch.
Goldman`s extensive baking experience and fun, friendly writing style make this book as much a pleasure to read as it is to use. With more than 200 original recipes and over 160 bold colour photos so temptingly real you can almost smell the aroma right off the page.
Rise to occasion, reignite your own passion, and experience baking at a whole new level.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

HI, aside from my cookbooks, you can visit me at my website, Betterbaking, an online baking and lifestyle magazine I launched in 1997. That's where you'll find more of my original recipes as well as features, book and product reviews and I answer your questions on baking. You can also follow me on Twitter to get my free bonus Twitter Recipe of the Week. Check out my cake blurbs (along with other fine baking colleagues) at the New York Times Cake Blog, or you can hear me on Martha Stewart Sirius, often on the holidays (whatever time of year it is) taking - what else? baking!

My cookbooks include The 10th Anniversary Edition of A Treasury of Jewish Holiday Baking (Whitecap Books, 2009) and The New Best of BetterBaking.Com (Whitecap Books 2009),

A Passion for Baking, (Oxmoor House, 2007) and the coming The Baker's Four Seasons with Harper Collins (2011).

Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Oxmoor House; 1 edition (September 15, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0848731794
• ISBN-13: 978-0848731793
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 0.9 x 10.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (61 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #413,606 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

In addition to my cookbooks, you can visit me at my website, www.Betterbaking.com, an online baking and lifestyle magazine I launched in 1997. That's where you'll find more of my original recipes as well as features, book and product reviews and I answer your questions on baking. You can also follow me on Twitter to get my free bonus Twitter Recipe of the Week. Check out my cake blurbs (along with other fine baking colleagues) at the New York Times Cake Blog, or you can hear me on Martha Stewart Sirius, often on the holidays (whatever time of year it is) taking - what else? baking!

My cookbooks include The 10th Anniversary Edition of A Treasury of Jewish Holiday Baking (Whitecap Books, 2009) and The New Best of BetterBaking.Com (Whitecap Books 2009), Passion for Baking, (Oxmoor House, 2007) and the upcoming The Baker's Four Seasons and When Bakers Cook, two new cookbooks for 2013.

My online life:

www.BetterBaking.com
www.BetterBakingBlog.com
www.MistressofScents.com
www.TangoConfidential.com

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

56 of 56 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A Passion For Baking- Worth it's Weight in Gold! September 23, 2007

By TheDessertDiva

Format:Hardcover

I have Marcy Goldman's two previous books and I can only say she gets better with each effort. This one is truly magnificent- filled to the rooftops with glorious photos that you want to devour themselves! But the recipes? This is a totally awesome, instant classic baking book. Each recipe features that trademark Goldman creative baking style she showcases at her site (www.BetterBaking.com) and yet each one as easy as pie. This is NOT your average baking book (it also lies flat on the counter- Yea!) but it certainly is for all levels of bakers. Where else could you find grainy/healthy/decadent/holiday (she has one definitive recipe for each holiday) and even a quick baking chapter. This book is worth its weight in gold for the biscotti and cheesecake chapters alone. I know- I have already mailed out by-request biscotti from coast to coast and made her Chocolate Eruption Cheesecake, not once, but twice. Wherever I go- I am, thanks to this book, the most-requested guest. Recipes are worth every extra mile around the running track! Marcy- you've outdone yourself this time!

26 of 27 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A Baking Treat December 1, 2007

By SweetHappyLife-com

Format:Hardcover

"A Passion for Baking" is the latest book from master baker Marcy Goldman and is a treat in every sense of the word. With a tempting collection of over 200 recipes that range from muffins & cookies to pizza & savory breads, I had a hard time knowing where to start. Should I begin with the Toronto Blueberry Buns or the Vanilla-Apple-Cranberry Muffins? The French Country Bread or the Cinnamon Toast Bread? As with her previous books, Marcy's instructions are conversational and easy to follow, with helpful kitchen tips written in the sidebar. In addition to learning how to make some truly scrumptious treats you'll also learn, for instance, about different methods of making rye bread, what baker's caramel is, and when to slash your dough for a perfect loaf of bread. Chapters are prefaced by useful explanatory sections, which explain things like the various methods of cooking pizza (oven, pizza oven, cast-iron skillet, pizza pans) or how to bake muffins that truly puff. Most recipes are accompanied by eye-catching photos, which is always a plus, but what really sold me on this book was the inclusion of unique, creative recipes such as Hot Buttered Popcorn Bread, Sticky Cashmere Muffins and Cinn-a-Bun Cheesecake. I own many, many baking books so I appreciate it when authors make an effort to surpass the ye baking standbys by creating recipes that make you think, "Hmmm, I wonder what that tastes like? Let's find out!"

Chapters include: An introduction; Baking Secrets; Loaves, Large & Small; Rolls, Baby Breads & Buns; Pizza & Other Flatbreads; Scones & Biscuits; The Muffin Shoppe; The Cookie Jar; The Biscotti Bakery; Bars & Squares; Quick Breads & Coffee Cakes; Pies, Tarts & Pastries; Sweet Yeast Baking; Cake Creations; Say Cheesecake; Holiday Baking; Grainy Goodness; and Baker in a Hurry.

29 of 31 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Take a Bite Out of This Book! October 3, 2007

By A. L. W.

Format:Hardcover

I have been looking for a recipe for Doughnuts w/o yeast that taste good and don't need to be fried. Goldman did it! Her French Cruller Doughnuts were a huge hit with friends and family. I made it even easier and instead of using a pastry bag, i used an ice cream scoop. This recipe is worth the book alone. The other recipes are unique enough so that your not board but not so exotic that you're overwhelmed. Recipes like Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cheesecake, Cheesecake Truffle Bombs are examples of just that.