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The Craft of Baking: Cakes, Cookies, and Other Sweets with Ideas for Inventing Your Own

Karen DeMasco, Mindy Fox
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
Edition: 2009
172
Recipes
21
Recipe reviews
4.4
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This 2009 baking guide by Karen DeMasco and Mindy Fox contains 172 recipes covering cakes, cookies, and other sweets, with guidance on developing custom recipes. The 21 member reviews average 4.4 out of 5 stars, with the Back-to-School Raspberry Granola Bars, Spiced Caramel Sauce, and Yellow Cake with Milk Chocolate Buttercream receiving the most attention. One member gave the book an overall rating of 5 out of 5

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  1. Back-to-School Raspberry Granola Bars
    ⭐ 5.0 · 2 reviews · Page 84
  2. Brown Butter Pecan Pie
    ⭐ 5.0 · 1 review · Page 122
  3. Coffee Cake Muffins with Pecan Streusel
    ⭐ 5.0 · 1 review · Page 30
  4. Cornmeal Shortbread Cookies
    ⭐ 5.0 · 1 review · Page 62
  5. Cornmeal Tart Dough
    ⭐ 5.0 · 1 review · Page 107
  6. Key Lime Meringue Pie
    ⭐ 5.0 · 1 review · Page 111
  7. Milk Chocolate Hazelnut Panna Cotta
    ⭐ 5.0 · 1 review · Page 182
  8. Pumpkin Spice Bread
    ⭐ 5.0 · 1 review · Page 33
  9. Rustic Blueberry Cornmeal Tart
    ⭐ 5.0 · 1 review · Page 114
  10. Spiced Caramel Sauce
    ⭐ 5.0 · 1 review · Page 246
  11. Spicy Caramel Popcorn
    ⭐ 5.0 · 1 review · Page 103
  12. Apple Cider Muffins
    ⭐ 4.0 · 1 review · Page 29
  13. Basic Pie Dough
    ⭐ 4.0 · 1 review · Page 106
  14. Grandma Rankin's Cashew Brittle
    ⭐ 4.0 · 1 review · Page 100
  15. Pumpkin Ice Cream
    ⭐ 4.0 · 1 review · Page 209

Recent Recipe Reviews

Key Lime Meringue Pie
aj12754
5/5
15 years ago
I actually made a lime meringue pie since I had lime curd on hand. I used the basic pie dough recipe on p. 106 of this book and found it li... Read review
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Basic Pie Dough
aj12754
4/5
15 years ago
Light, flaky and easy. Uses both butter and Crisco and makes enough for a 9-10 in. single crust pie. I am no baker (although this cold wind... Read review
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