Shop the Issue: March/April 2025 - Bake from Scratch
**Cookbook Corner**
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**THE ELEMENTS OF BAKING BY KATARINA CERMELJ**
From Katarina Cermelj of The Loopy Whisk blog comes this essential guide for baking with dietary restrictions. This book is filled with easy-to-understand visual aids for modifying recipes to suit your needs and preferences, along with side-by-side images that illustrate how gluten-free, vegan, and other allergy-friendly modifications impact the final products. With tantalizing photos accompanying its 140 recipes, including Apple Crumble Cake, Double Chocolate Crinkle Cookies, and Cheesy Garlic Pull-Apart Bread, this book is an indispensable resource in your baking toolkit.
**BAKE FROM SCRATCH: VOLUME NINE**
For nearly a decade, *Bake from Scratch* has inspired bakers with both innovative and classic recipes. We are excited to present our latest annual edition, which includes every recipe from our 2024 magazine issues, plus a baker’s dozen of new recipes, along with vibrant photography and detailed tutorials.
*Image courtesy of Broma Bakery*
**SWEET TOOTH: 100 DESSERTS TO SAVE ROOM FOR BY SARAH FENNEL**
Sarah Fennel, the creator of the popular Broma Bakery blog, launches her first cookbook, brimming with desserts that will leave you wanting more. Each recipe provides clear instructions and tips to help home bakers achieve results that rival bakery products and inspire them to keep baking. With comforting classics like Oatmeal Cream Cookies and inventive desserts such as Espresso Martini Cake, her creative recipes are sure to entice you.
*Image courtesy of Georges Bakery*
**REBEL BAKES: 80+ DELICIOUSLY CREATIVE CAKES, BAKES AND TREATS FOR EVERY OCCASION BY GEORGE HEPHER**
George Hepher, founder of the renowned UK mail-order bakery George’s Bakery, presents his debut cookbook filled with over 80 unique interpretations of familiar treats that will leave you wanting more. Featuring staples like Lemon Meringue Pie, candy-infused Rocky Road Mania, and a sophisticated Strawberry + Champagne Roll, this book is a must-have for anyone looking to infuse creativity and fun into their baking.
**FAST-FIX BAKING**
These quick recipes are simple, fulfilling, and can be measured, mixed, and baked in two hours or less.
**IT’S TIME TO BAKE PASTRIES**
This book explores the core types of French pastry dough, each with unique traits and diverse uses, serving as the foundation for a variety of delectable treats. With over 60 essential recipes, step-by-step guidance, useful tips, and full-color photographs, this book provides the knowledge and confidence to master pastry essentials and create pâtisserie-style delights at home.
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**SIFT BY NICOLA LAMB**
Nicola Lamb’s captivating debut, *SIFT*, examines the fundamental ingredients that lay the groundwork for exceptional baked goods and expertly guides readers through the techniques that connect with her delightful recipes.
**Baking Supplies**
**ANKARSRUM ORIGINAL STAND MIXER**
Knead and mix your bread, cookie, or cake batters with the Ankarsrum Original stand mixer, which features a stainless steel bowl and carbon steel base with a glossy finish.
**INSTANT-READ DIGITAL THERMOMETER**
This digital thermometer is perfect for checking the internal temperature of various baked goods and liquids in batters and frostings.
**ZWILLING ENFINIGY DIGITAL KITCHEN SCALE**
Bakers appreciate the precision offered by a kitchen scale, making it the quickest way to get exact measurements.
**POTTERY JO PEEP BOWLS**
Delicately speckled, these bowls are ideal for mixing and pouring batters, proofing bread, or simply displaying colorful citrus on your counter. Available in 5-inch or 10-inch sizes.
**NORDIC WARE CHARLOTTE CAKE PAN**
Reproduces the elegance of the famous French dessert traditionally made with individual Ladyfinger biscuits and custard—so straightforward and delicious! Capacity of 6 cups.
**NORDIC WARE PIROUETTE BUNDT PAN**
Presenting the Pirouette Bundt® Pan, a beautiful swirl design named for a dancer's graceful movement. This cast aluminum pan ensures superior baking performance and creates an elegant swirl pattern worthy of admiration.
**NORDIC WARE SWIRL BUNDT PAN**
Bake this visually striking Swirl Bundt and serve it plain or with powdered sugar or a simple glaze on top.
**CAKE LIFTER**
This is a revamped design of a beloved accessory from Nordic Ware.
*Photo courtesy of Costa Nova*
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Shop the Issue: March/April 2025 - Bake from Scratch
Cookbook Corner THE ELEMENTS OF BAKING BY KATARINA CERMELJ Fresh from Katarina Cermelj of The Loopy Whisk blog, this book will serve as your essential guide for baking amid dietary restrictions. It is packed with detailed and user-friendly visual aids for customizing recipes to suit your specific needs and preferences, along with comparative photographs illustrating gluten-free adjustments.