The Mountain Baker: 100 High-Altitude Recipes for Every Occasion

by Mimi Council, Kimmy Fasani

From sweet and savory to fluffy and flaky―tried-and-tested recipes made for the 21st-century outdoor adventurer. Most recipes are developed and employed at or close to sea level, so what is a baker to do if they live 5,000 feet higher? In The Mountain Baker , longtime mountain dwellers Mimi Council and Kimmy Fasani share their recipes for successful cakes, cookies, muffins, breads, and beyond. With their firsthand experience, Council and Fasani are just the women to talk about the science behind high-altitude baking and cooking. From hearty eats and apres snacks to decadent desserts, these recipes include conversions for sea-level kitchens, so home bakers can enjoy these treats wherever they Double Black Diamond Brownies, Honey Graham Pancakes, Rosemary Parmesan Biscotti, Pizza Bread, Snow Day Cake, and more. With tips on why your alpine cakes are sinking or why your cookies are burning, this is the go-to resource to help readers fearlessly face their high-altitude kitchen or simply get in the outdoor spirit.   100 color photographs

Genres: Cookbooks

240 pages, Hardcover

Published October 13, 2020

Reviews

[B.P. · Rating 1 out of 5]

How the hell did this book make it through the writing, then editing, then publishing process without someone saying: this is ridiculous!? First of all, the title is: The Mountain *Baker,* so you would have an expectation that the recipes would be all about baking. Then, the subtitle says this is a book about *high-altitude* recipes — so why does this book include recipes for things like drinks, sandwiches, trail mix, and guacamole?! You don’t need a special cookbook to figure out how to mash avocados at a high altitude...

[Suzanne · Rating 3 out of 5]

This cookbook has gorgeous photos and I had high hopes that it would be the tool I need to successfully bake at altitude. Unfortunately it is more of a mountain lifestyle book than a technical guide to high altitude baking. Pumpkin pancake recipe is delicious and the book may be useful if you are looking for ideas about high protein flours and non-dairy milks. Ditto high protein breakfast ideas. However, it is not a guide to high altitude baking with wheat flour and much of the cookbook is dedicated to non-baked goods and those recipes are for straightforward meals (ham and cheese omelette) that I don’t need a recipe for.

[Tracy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is beautiful to look at. I am looking forward to trying the recipes in it. I saw some reviews that were annoyed that this wasn't a handbook for high altitude baking and that it included recipes that weren't "baking". The title didn't say it was all baking. It said that it was high-altitude recipes for all occasions.

[Pinky · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice to have a recipe book that I don't have to adjust the recipes for high altitude. I'll be trying out the Cookies and Cream Biscotti, Chocolate PB Pecan Galette, and the Maple Brown Sugar Snack Tarts recipes.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked flipping through this for ideas, I may check it out from the library again in the future. The chapters with baked goods are the ones I was mostly drawn to. It gives me a lot of winter vibes ❄️