Baking


Flour Water Salt Yeast: The Fundamentals of Artisan Bread and Pizza
The Bread Baker's Apprentice: Mastering the Art of Extraordinary Bread
Tartine Bread
Baking: From My Home to Yours
The Cake Bible
Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: The Discovery That Revolutionizes Home Baking
The King Arthur Flour Baker's Companion: The All-Purpose Baking Cookbook
The Bread Bible
How to Be a Domestic Goddess: Baking and the Art of Comfort Cooking
100 Cookies: The Baking Book for Every Kitchen, with Classic Cookies, Novel Treats, Brownies, Bars, and More
The Baking Bible: The Most Comprehensive Baking Book You'll Ever Need
Momofuku Milk Bar: A Cookbook
Martha Stewart's Cookies: The Very Best Treats to Bake and to Share
BraveTart: Iconic American Desserts
A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking
Mooncakes and Milk Bread by Kristina ChoThe Way of the Cocktail by Julia MomoséGirly Drinks by Mallory O'MearaEveryone's Table by Gregory GourdetIn Bibi's Kitchen by Hawa Hassan
2022 James Beard Award Winners
13 books — 2 voters
Baking Yesteryear by B. Dylan HollisTexture Over Taste by Joshua WeissmanSnacking Bakes by Yossy ArefiMy Vermont Table by Gesine Bullock-PradoThe Art of Extract Making by Paul   Fulton
Cookbooks of 2023 (NON-FICTION)
190 books — 7 voters

Six California Kitchens by Sally SchmittThe Perfect Loaf by Maurizio LeoArabiyya by Reem Assil(Serious) New Cook by Leah Su QuirogaOn the Himalayan Trail by Romy Gill
2023 IACP Award Winners
18 books — 1 voter
So Easy So Good by Kylie SakaidaSuper-Italian by Giada De LaurentiisBuns by Louise HurstThere’s Always Room at the Table by Kaleb WyseShred Happens by Arash Hashemi
Cookbooks of 2025 (NON-FICTION)
63 books — 3 voters

The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee BenderThe Secret to Hummingbird Cake by Celeste Fletcher McHaleThe Coincidence of Coconut Cake by Amy E. ReichertParis Daillencourt Is About to Crumble by Alexis  HallCheat Day by Liv Stratman
Cake
285 books — 67 voters
Like Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussChocolat by Joanne HarrisThe Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Culinary Fiction
166 books — 112 voters

Valerie Loyer
Some stories, like sourdough starters and second chances, were only just beginning.
Valerie Loyer, Cupcake Crime at Maplewood Bakery: Where the Cupcakes Are Sweet and the Motives Are Sticky

Sarah Addison Allen
It looked like the world was covered in a cobbler crust of brown sugar and cinnamon.
Sarah Addison Allen, First Frost

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