The Baking Answer Book: Solutions to Every Problem You'll Ever Face; Answers to Every Question You'll Ever Ask

by Lauren Chattman

Master flaky pie crusts, watch your biscuits rise to new heights, and present golden-brown cookies every time. Filled with hundreds of insights and techniques, The Baking Answer Book has you covered. Pastry chef Lauren Chattman provides answers to all of your baking questions and creative ways out of every sticky mess you might find yourself in. Her tips, tricks, and secrets will take your baking to the next level.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Nonfiction, Reference

384 pages, Paperback

First published October 28, 2009

Reviews

[Elsa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Full of great information. I read it straight through, but there's too munch information to remember. It is definitely more of a reference book. I could see pulling this book out before trying any new recipe and reading the pertinent section - or any time I was working on improving my technique of a particular method. It also includes a few well-placed example recipes to see the science and techniques in action.

[Marjanne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Overall worth the read, though I'm not quite convinced that I need to have this book in my cooking library. I learned a couple of tricks and why you can replace certain things with another. There were also a couple of really interesting recipes. I'm not sure I'll retain much info, but it's a good resource.

[Innastholiel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Of course it doesn’t answer every question you can possibly come up with, but it is an incredibly useful book, especially for me, as I am just getting into baking theory. The only real criticism I have is that it’s fairly US-centric in terms of equipment and ingredients. I know I don’t have (easy) access to all of the resources mentioned in the book.

[Joseph · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great resource for bakers! It seems like it might be difficult to find an answer to a specific question, but it is quite comprehensive.

[Alice · Rating 4 out of 5]

The baking book I've been looking for!!! Framed as Q&A, this book explains the hows and whys of baking in simple, easy-to-understand language: what role ingredients play, what's the chemistry behind baking, how to fix common problems. There are a few recipes in here as well though I didn't try any of them.

[Barbel Stockhaus · Rating 2 out of 5]

Far too American for me.

[Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fascinating, especially since I never had chemistry in school. I've read this multiple times because it's packed with handy tips. Will continually go back to this!

[Jay · Rating 2 out of 5]

i really used the knitting and the crochet answer book, in this same line, but i was kind of disappointed in this baking one. there was definitely some good information and i like the q/a style, but i actually felt like it could have used more pictures. weird, since i didn't think that about the knitting or crochet ones at all! oh well.

[Jacki · Rating 4 out of 5]

Clearly written, interesting, and helpful! More of a reference book than a sit-and-read, of course.