The Best of BetterBaking.com: 175 Classic Recipes from the Beloved Baker's Website

by Marcy Goldman, Yvan Huneault

Marcy Goldman has always been a bit of a maverick, whether making her wildy popular “Lawsuit” Buttermilk Muffins (a story—and a recipe—you don’t want to miss) or leading the online charge with her Web site, betterbaking.com, cohosted with Webmaster Yvan Huneault. An underground favorite when it was launched four years ago, BetterBaking quickly blossomed into a resource praised by the New York Times for its superior design, fail-safe recipes, and entertaining, informative essays. With over 150 recipes and a bounty of the kind of practical baking advice that has earned the site its devout following, THE BEST OF BETTERBAKING.COM captures all the flavor and charm that make BetterBaking such an engaging, dynamic depot for bakers. Country-loaf classicists and exotic cheese-and-sundried-tomato-bread enthusiasts alike will find recipes to add to their repertoire, along with Marcy’s expert, and cheerfully opinionated, insight into ingredients, equipment, and techniques.

Genres: Cookbooks

278 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2002

About the author

Marcy Goldman, IACP Julia Child Cookbook Award nominee is a master baker and host of www.Betterbaking.com. Goldman has been a contributor to Martha Stewart, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Bon Appetit, Epicurious and Costco Connection. Her newest cookbook is The Newish Jewish Cookbook and her other best-selling cookbooks including When Bakers Cook, A Passion for Baking, A Treasury of Jewish Holiday Baking, Best Bagels, Best Biscotti, Best Holiday Cookies and The Best of Betterbaking.com. Her newest non-cookbook offering is a memoir called Tango Confidential, in print and ebook. It's a collision of Jane Austen and Nora Ephron and for anyone with two left feet and a penchant for romance.

Reviews

[Theeng · Rating 5 out of 5]

Every recipe I've tried has been a success. The book includes some more unusual recipes, such as the St. Louis Gooey Butter Cake. I highly recommend the buttermilk muffins (aka as lawsuit muffins), which is saying a lot because I don't like muffins in general, and the orange tea bead. I would eventually like to try out the various chocolate cakes since she thought them interesting enough to include in the one book.

[Jackie · Rating 5 out of 5]

betterbaking.com is a great web site, and their cookbook is definitely a keeper!