Bake from Scratch

Each page of this publication features stunning photography, easy-to-follow recipes, techniques for creating beautiful, artisan baked goods, and endless inspiration for home bakers. Discover the world's best bakeries, essential bread recipes such as brioche and rye, products that should be in every baker's pantry, new cookbooks, and more.

Bake From Scratch • november | december 2020 Volume 6, Issue 6

Editors Letter

Recipe Index & Resources

Hot from the Oven

Baker Spotlight • LAURA CORTÉS IS THE ACCOMPLISHED HOME BAKER BEHIND CHUBBEE KITCHEN, A BLOG DEDICATED TO A VERY DELIBERATE BAKING CHALLENGE. LAURA BAKES THROUGH ONE COOKBOOK EVERY TWO MONTHS, ATTEMPTING TO BAKE AS MANY RECIPES AS POSSIBLE FROM EACH TOME. FROM OUR OWN BAKE FROM SCRATCH: VOLUME ONE TO JOANNE CHANG’S PASTRY LOVE, LAURA HAS BAKED THROUGH ONE SWEET LIBRARY. HERE, WE CHAT ALL THINGS HOME BAKING AND WHY COOKBOOKS ARE ONE OF HER FAVORITE WAYS TO LEARN.

Eggs • FROM THE OUTER WHITE TO RICH YOLK CENTER, WE DECONSTRUCT THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE EGG, THE FOUNDATION TO MANY A CLASSIC BAKED GOOD

Eggnog Nanaimo Bars • A BAKE FROM SCRATCH EDITOR EXPLORES HER CANADIAN ROOTS THE BEST WAY SHE KNOWS HOW—THROUGH BAKING AND BOOZE

Life from Scratch • MARIA PROVENZANO OF FROM SCRATCH WITH MARIA IS A WOMAN AFTER BAKE FROM SCRATCH’S HEART, TEACHING LEGIONS OF CREATIVES HOW TO MAKE—AND BAKE—THE MOST OUT OF LIFE

Royal Iced Cookies • LEARN HOW TO MAKE DELICIOUSLY DECORATED COOKIES WITH OUR IN-DEPTH GUIDE TO ROYAL ICING, THE EDIBLE ADORNMENT TO RULE THEM ALL

Pretty in Pearl • WITH PEARL SUGAR IN YOUR PANTRY, THE WORLD IS YOUR OYSTER. WE’RE OFFERING THREE RECIPES THAT UNLOCK THE POWER OF BELGIAN AND SWEDISH PEARL SUGAR, FROM TRADITIONAL SWEDISH KANELBULLAR TO A REVOLUTIONARY FRUITCAKE-COFFEE CAKE HYBRID.

Cue the Custard • CUSTARD, THE SIMPLE YET POWERFUL COMBINATION OF DAIRY, EGGS, AND SUGAR, OFFERS EVERYTHING YOU COULD WANT IN A HOLIDAY DESSERT: RICH FLAVOR, LUXURIOUS TEXTURE, AND VERSATILITY. WE BRING THE CUSTOMIZABLE MAGIC OF CUSTARD TO COOKIES, KUCHEN, CHEESECAKE, AND MORE—ALL WHILE MAINTAINING ITS ORIGINAL GLORY.

1-2-3-4 Holiday Cakes • IT’S THE ICONIC 1-2-3-4 CAKE, ALL DONE UP IN ITS HOLIDAY BEST. THE 1-2-3-4 CAKE IS BASED ON ONE SIMPLE RECIPE EQUATION: 1 CUP BUTTER + 2 CUPS SUGAR + 3 CUPS FLOUR + 4 EGGS = one flawless cake

Very Merry Tarts • FROM A POACHED PEAR AND BUTTERMILK WONDER TO A SPARKLING WINE AND CHOCOLATE STUNNER, OUR TRIO OF FREESTANDING TARTS OFFERS BOLD, FESTIVE FLAVORS IN ELEGANT PASTRY PACKAGES

’Twas the Night Before Christmas • …WHEN ALL THROUGH THE HOUSE, NOT A CREATURE WAS STIRRING, NOT EVEN A MOUSE. THAT INCLUDES YOU, BUSY BAKER. WHY? BECAUSE YOUR HOLIDAY BRUNCH IS ALREADY PREPPED AND WAITING IN THE REFRIGERATOR. COME THAT BRIGHT CHRISTMAS MORN, YOU CAN DEVOTE PRECIOUS TIME TO ENJOYING FAMILY AND PRESENTS, NOT MIXING DOUGH. THEN, WHEN THE MERRY REVELERS BECOME HUNGRY, PREHEAT YOUR OVEN—PULL-APART MILK BREAD, EGGNOG ROLLS, AND PEPPERMINT SCONES AWAIT.

Signed, Sealed Delivered • IN THE YEAR OF SOCIAL DISTANCING, QUARANTINES, AND TRAVEL BANS, NEVER HAS A SWEET CARE PACKAGE TO OR FROM A LOVED ONE BEEN MORE PRECIOUS. THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, EMBRACE THE POWER OF THE POSTAL SERVICE AND BAKE ONE OF THESE FOUR DESSERTS DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND THE RIGORS OF SHIPPING—WITHOUT SACRIFICING LOOKS OR FLAVOR.

Kugelhopf • THE STORY OF THE KUGELHOPF, A RICH, BRIOCHE-LIKE CAKE WITH AMARETTO-SOAKED RAISINS, HAS AS MANY CURVES AS ITS BEAUTIFUL, ICONIC PAN

Gingerbread Dutch Baby Pancake • OUR SPICED DUTCH BABY PANCAKE OFFERS ALL OF THE PLEASURE OF A PANCAKE BREAKFAST WITH HALF THE EFFORT. MADE IN A BLENDER AND BAKED OFF IN A CAST-IRON SKILLET, THIS IS THE SWEETEST, FASTEST WAY TO MAKE A FESTIVE DISH DURING THE BUSY WEEKNIGHT HOLIDAY HUSTLE.

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