Baked goodness

  Oh my!  Where is my kitchen and how quickly can I get there?  This book of delicious baked goods recipes exceeded my expectations.  So many cookbooks have recipes with ingredients that I simply don't keep in my pantry nor do I want to go out and purchase an item for a specific recipe that I may never make again nor have any other need for the leftover ingredient.  Such is not the case with this book.  Most items, but not all, can be found in my pantry 24/7 and they are all ingredients I am familiar with and can pronounce!  How refreshing!

Another thing that I like about this cookbook is that there are a number of "how to" hints such as melting chocolate, separating an egg, assembling and frosting a cake, making brown sugar at home, deal with sticky cookie dough, keep brown sugar soft......and the list goes on.  The only downfall I see in the how-to's is that there isn't a listing of them in the Table of Contents so it makes them more difficult to come back to but they are included in the index.  Lest you think from my list of how-to's that all the baked goods are desserts, think again.  Also included are breakfast baked good and savory baked good recipes along with the cookies, cakes, puddings, and fruit desserts.  Each recipe includes a photo of a goal for what your finished product should look like.  Also included in the back of the volume is a great listing of suggested recipes for occasions like when you want to ship the item, things that you can make ahead of time, items for the hot summer days, and suggestions for the fall when the weather is a bit crisp and you longs for things made with a fall harvest.

Like all recipe books, I wish this one was spiral bound so it would lay open on my kitchen counter when using it.  The pages are a matte finish as well so no wiping them off to look like new when you get something splattered on them.  Other than those two things, very little fault can be found with Food52 Baking:  60 Sensational Treats You Can Pull Off In a Snap.

I did receive this book free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review and am in no way obligated to write a positive one.