Baker Bettie's Better Baking Book: Classic Baking Techniques and Recipes for Building Baking Confidence

by Kristin Hoffman

Overview

Learn Pastry Recipes from Professional Cook Baker Bettie

“I wish I had this book when I started baking! It’s not only a collection of amazing recipes, but it answers the ‘why’ to your baking questions.”―Gemma Stafford, chef, author, and host of Bigger Bolder Baking

#1 Bestseller in Professional Cooking, Pastry Baking, Cake Baking, Pies, Desserts, and Cookies

Do you find baking difficult, or are you just not sure how it works? This cookbook is your new go-to baking book full of pastry recipes and more. 

Baking from scratch can be hard. The science of baking is a particular science that requires precise measurements and steps. But with professional cook Kristin Hoffman, aka Baker Bettie, the science behind baking becomes second nature! Baker Bettie’s Better Baking Book is like a lifetime’s worth of baking classes. This baking book lays a foundation of basic baking skills and tools for mastering cake, cookie, pie, and pastry recipes that are sure to boost your baking confidence.

Learn top tips from a professional cook. Consider Baker Bettie’s Better Baking Book your at-home culinary and baking classes guide. This baking book goes beyond the recipe by teaching the science behind baking, from measurements, techniques, and step-by-step processes, to directions on how to use base recipes to create endless drool-worthy baked goods. This book ensures that you are able to tackle any baking task, such as pastry recipes, making cakes, baking pies, making cookies, and cake decorating with confidence!

In this baking book, learn more about:

• The science of baking from a professional cook
• Foundational baking techniques and mixing methods
• How to bake from scratch 
• How master formulas are used to bake a ton of delicious and easy recipes!

If you enjoyed books like Beginner's Baking Bible, Small Batch Baking, or Nadiya Bakes, you’ll love Baker Bettie’s Better Baking Book!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781642506594
Publisher:	Mango Media
Publication date:	11/30/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	396
Sales rank:	297,658
File size:	75 MB
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About the Author

Kristin Hoffman, also known as "Baker Bettie," is a trained chef, baking science geek, and the baking instructor at BakerBettie.com. Kristin's approach to baking is to teach foundational recipes, baking techniques, and approachable baking science. Her belief is that gaining an understanding of the processes and the "whys" in baking helps foster confidence in the kitchen. She teaches workshops in Chicago & surrounding areas along with private classes and corporate events. The BakerBettie.com website is where she shares her recipes, classic baking techniques & approachable baking science tips.

Sally is a mother, baker, blogger, author, and food photographer. She started Sally’s Baking Addiction in 2011 as a personal blog. Her small hobby blog quickly ignited a passion for food photography as well as a desire to teach others…not just what to bake, but how to bake.

Just a year and a half after launching the blog, Sally quit her full-time job to build Sally’s Baking Addiction into the business it is today. She has written, photographed, and published more than a thousand from-scratch recipes and written three cookbooks.

Read an Excerpt

How this Book Works

For the past few years, I have toyed with the idea of writing this book. I wanted to translate the approach culinary school had for the home baker. I felt confident that if I could guide bakers through mixing methods, techniques, and approachable baking science, they would feel more confident with baking and love it as much as I do.

I have been teaching baking online for the last 10 years and it's a wonderful medium to connect with people from all over the world. But it is more difficult to guide bakers through a wide range of topics sequentially, which is why I’m ecstatic about sharing this book with you!

While you can dip in and out of this book for recipes, I’m going to encourage you to go through this book sequentially from start to finish. It is laid out in a way to guide you through lessons that continue building on each other so that as you go through each one, Property of Kristin Hoffman you will finish this book with a great deal of baking confidence. This is the book that I wish I had when I was first learning to bake.

Part one lays out some important groundwork for everything that will follow. We cover basic ingredient functions, essential baking equipment, and important baking science that will apply to the chapters that follow.

In part two, we dive into mixing methods, techniques, and master recipes. In this section, you learn specific mixing methods and the master recipes that utilize these methods. You will see how versatile these master recipes can be to create a wide variety of baked goods.

Each chapter also covers key baking science that will help you identify what may have gone wrong if you ever have a baking mishap. Each of these chapters could be written into a book all by themselves. My goal for you is to lay the groundwork for understanding the fundamentals of each topic so you feel confident to venture beyond this book into more advanced techniques and recipes.

Thank you for trusting me to teach you. Let’s dive in!

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“I wish I had this book when I started baking! It’s not only a collection of amazing recipes, but it answers the ‘why’ to your baking questions.”
—Gemma Stafford, chef, author, and host of Bigger Bolder Baking

“Kristin has given bakers of any skill level the essential baking handbook with this collection of tested recipes, thorough instructions, and detailed kitchen lessons.”
—Sally McKenney, author of Sally's Baking Addiction

“Kristin is so knowledgeable about baking and makes it incredibly fun to learn the science behind it all. I would have loved this book when I was learning to bake because it breaks down so much about how baking works and how to become a better baker. A must-have on every baker's shelf!”
—Liz Marek, award-winning cake decorator, author, and host of Sugar Geek Show

“If you’re looking for a baking textbook, a master guide that explains everything you need to know about baking, Baker Bettie’s Better Baking Book is it. Kristin answers all questions that could possibly arise from a recipe, whether they concern ingredients, equipment, or techniques. She accompanies methods with delectable base recipes that invite readers to experiment and get creative, and illustrates them with stunning step-by-step photographs. A beautifully written book that will no doubt be a staple for novices and more experienced bakers alike.”
—Vedika Luthra, author of 52 Weeks, 52 Sweets