The King Arthur Baking School: Lessons and Recipes for Every Baker
About this product
In its first full-color cookbook, the renowned Baking School at King Arthur shares more than 100 recipes and essential techniques. A Food & Wine Best Cookbook of 2022 Baking is a craft, one that has been celebrated by King Arthur Baking Company for more than two centuries. Their Baking School, an essential part of the King Arthur community, is now a book to cherish. It reflects a curriculum that has been honed and refined over the years, with instructors who are experts not just at baking, but at teaching baking. The recipes, notes, instructive photographs, and thoughtfully organized chapters here reflect this depth of experience. From Yeast Breads to Sourdough, Laminated Pastries to Pies and Tarts, Cookies to Cake, readers gain confidence as they play in the kitchen and build new skills. King Arthur’s unique approach is friendly and accessible to all levels, focusing on the “how” and “why.” So much of the magic of baking is understanding how the ingredients interact, trusting when bread dough is proofed, appreciating how buttercream comes together. Welcome to Baking School ! 200 color photographs Read more
Editor's Take
Amazon listings and reviewers describe this as a highly rated baking book, with the store page showing a 4.8-star average across hundreds of reviews and customer comments praising it as beautiful, informative, and especially useful for beginner bakers. Reddit discussions are positive overall, with users in AskBaking and CookbookLovers recommending it as a strong choice for learning new skills, noting that the lessons are clear and that the book is more than just a recipe collection. Reviewers and forum commenters also emphasize that it works well as a teaching guide, with structured lessons, useful technique explanations, and recipes chosen to illustrate core baking concepts. A general cookbook review source likewise highlights the book’s practical instruction and detailed technique coverage.
- Amazon reviewers: high ratings, strong praise for clarity and usefulness.
- Reddit users: recommended for beginners and for bakers wanting to build skills.
- Review/blog coverage: praised for technique-focused lessons and approachable instruction.
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Specifications
| Publisher | Countryman Press |
| Publication date | October 11, 2022 |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 416 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1682686159 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1682686157 |
| Item Weight | 2.95 pounds |
| Dimensions | 8.3 x 1.3 x 10.3 inches |
| Best Sellers Rank | #19,211 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #13 in Professional Cooking (Books) #40 in Bread Baking (Books) #435 in Culinary Arts & Techniques (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (1,143) |
