125 Best Quick Bread Recipes [Paperback]

Donna Washburn (Author), Heather Butt (Author)

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Can help you create your own baking traditions and solve your time conflicts. -- Healthy Cooking 12/2002

Product Description

Among life's simple pleasures, nothing compares with the aroma and flavor of freshly baked bread. But in the course of a busy day, it's hard to find the many hours needed to prepare traditional yeast breads.

Now, with 125 Best Quick Bread Recipes, bestselling baking experts Donna Washburn and Heather Butt provide the perfect solution for anyone who wants to enjoy homemade bread in a hurry. Unlike conventional breads, which require yeast to rise before baking, quick breads get their lightness and texture from baking soda and baking powder. As a result, there's no waiting -- just mix the dough, pour it into a pan and bake!

With the recipes in this book, you can prepare a tantalizing range of breads, biscuits, loaves and snacking cakes using only a few simple steps. Baking times range from 10 minutes to just over an hour. There's no easier or faster way to enjoy savory treats such as Broccoli Cheddar Cornbread or Rosemary Scones Topped with Carmelized Vidalias, or decadent dessert loaves like Macadamia White Chocolate Chip Bread. Here you'll also find classic comfort foods such as Golden Raisin Bread and Gingerbread with Warm Lemon Sauce, as well as hearty favorites like Country Harvest Loaf.

For people with special dietary needs, there are chapters devoted to gluten-free and low-fat quick breads. And if you have a bread machine with a "quick bread," "cake" or "batter bread" cycle, you'll find recipes that are designed to take advantage of this feature.

As you'd expect from Donna and Heather, the recipes in this book are as imaginative and delicious as they are quick and easy to make. It's the perfect collection for anyone -- novice or expert -- who loves to bake.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Robert Rose; illustrated edition edition (March 2, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 077880044X
• ISBN-13: 978-0778800446
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 7.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #863,657 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Yummie, February 4, 2005

By	ZsaZsa "ZsaZsa" (The Netherlands) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 125 Best Quick Bread Recipes (Paperback)

I'm a 33 year old Dutch lady how likes to bake. Quick breads or not common/known in Holland. I started once with a chocolate/bananabread which the family loves (my 7 year old nephew claimes that he gets better pronto after eating the bread)!! So started to find more on the www, and purchased some books. This is the best, because it gives you background info and easy to follow recipes. Family & Friends love the Zucchinni/cranberry loaf and the apple upside down cake (my brother in law, who is an pro cycleracer, ate 1/2 of the cake within 15 minutes, forgot his dieet.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great gift - Buy One For Yourself Too!, July 21, 2003

By	Maxwell (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 125 Best Quick Bread Recipes (Paperback)

I bought this as a birthday gift but after trying some of the recipes I had to buy myself one too. The appetizing photos were the inspiration to immediately try "Rosemary Scones Topped With Caramelized Vidalias" and "Glazed lemon Coconut Bread". My family's rave reviews prompted me to try many more of these imaginative recipes. The clear, straight-forward instructions and tips (curdling of lemon juice-evaporated milk mixture is normal-don't worry!) resulted in successes every time. Besides the tried-and-true recipes Grandma used to make, I found many new creative ones such as Low-Fat Triple Apple Oat and Banana Flaxseed. What a treasure!