The Good Housekeeping Baking: More Than 600 Recipes for Homemade Treats (Hardcover)

~ Good Housekeeping (Editor)

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Nothing makes the mouth water like the wonderful smell of something baking in the oven. 400 sweet and savory recipes, all shown in beautiful color photos, will have everyone rushing to the table--and you will refer to this cookbook again and again. Make appetizing breads, delectable pies, awesome cakes, delicious cookies, scrumptious soufflés and more!

From the Inside Flap

Baking: The word itself conjures up images of warmth and festivity. What better way to celebrate a special occasion than with a home-baked cake or pie? But you don't have to wait for an occasion: You can make even the most humdrum day sparkle with a fresh-from-the-oven batch of brownies, savory herb focaccia, or the surprise of after-school coffee cake or muffins.

Whether you grew up with homemade treats like these or relied on buying favorites from a bakery, you'll find that these triple-tested recipes--more than 600 in all--will bring back delicious memories--and help you create new ones for family and friends.

In Good Housekeeping Baking you'll find old-time delights as well as specials that may be new to you--from crowd-pleasing bar cookies and neighborly quick breads to silky custard pies and big-city cheesecakes--along with some appealing specialties you might not have thought of baking, such as crackers and souffls. Try some of our internationally inspired recipes, too, including sturdy Italian and Greek breads, elegant French fruit tarts, spicy German cookies, and buttery Danish pastries. You'll learn how to decorate party cakes and form fancy crusts for pies. And it's not all sweets: We give you recipes for pizzas, focaccias, quiches, and other savory pastries as well. How-to photos and helpful hints ensure that you'll get it right the first time and every time.

There's no time like the present! Choose from any of our hundreds of irresistible treats: Good Housekeeping Baking is filled with can't-miss recipes that will create--or re-create--many happy memories.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 384 pages
• Publisher: Hearst (December 31, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0688166164
• ISBN-13: 978-0688166168
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #517,929 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars help for college, March 20, 2001

By	Nicole White (Whitefield NH USA) - See all my reviews

I recieved this book last Christmas and have been using it ever since. I am a senior in high school and am planning a career in the baking and pastry arts field. I have taken my book to school to use as a reference tool. Only to find out that my teacher loves it so much he doesn't want me to take it with me when I graduate. I have actually used this book to come up with many products for our many functions and compitions. I can not wait to take this book with me to college.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book, April 10, 2002

By A Customer

Lots of great recipes. Well illustrated.

5.0 out of 5 stars Best cookbook ever!, August 24, 2009

By	Janet L. Reinhart "Awesomest person that will... (U S A!!!) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is an amazing cookbook. In the last week I've tried three recipes and every one has been amazing. The illustrations are so gorgeous, the hungry could use them as porn. It has recipes for bagels and large pretzels which I've never seen. AWESOME! I'm already planning about ten other things to bake. This totally beats the crap out of Betty Crocker.