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.

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Bake from Scratch • january | february 2024 Volume 10, Issue 1

Bake Happenings • Stay connected with all the ways our baking world turns.

Editors Letter

Recipe Index & Resources

Kitchen Finds for Baking Minds

The Joy of Baking • Brittany Dickson’s passion for making beautiful, thoughtful, and delicious cookies to share with her community gives her a sweet sense of fulfillment

Baker’s Pantry Basics • Every home baker needs to start somewhere, and we’re here to help with everything you need to set up your beginner’s baking pantry

A Daughter and Her Dumplings • Folded with flair and filled with love

Pearl Sugar • The delightful element of elegant crunch that your baking desires

A Swedish Sensation • My Feldt, entrepreneur and baker, shares beloved Swedish delights at her charming bakery

Spiced Just Right • These crunchy-crusted and chewy-textured breads have plenty of bold seasoning in every bite

Heavenly Hazelnut Chocolate • Indulge in these decadent desserts featuring Bonne Maman’s rich and creamy hazelnut chocolate spread

Swedish Buns • Master the art of these wonderfully spiced and distinctly shaped breads

Sweet on Sweden • Scandavanian twists on two of my favorite desserts

Valkommen to Sweden

Fanny’s Warming Winter Baking • Escape to a cozy Swedish cabin that’s full of gloriously sunny ingredients powerful enough to uplift even winter’s longest days

Crazy for Kanelbullar • A hands-on lesson in baking a Swedish classic

Strolling Through Stockholm, One Bakery at a Time

Where Baking and Art Meet • Shopping, Semlor, and classic Swedish bakes with Linda Lomelino

Semlor • A pastry so delicious, it has a day named for it

Meet the Ankarsrum Mixer • From enriched doughs to lofty loaves, this beloved Swedish mixer is made with passionate home bakers in mind

When Life Gives You Lemons, Bake This Loaf • This is the quintessential lemon loaf of our dreams: the convenience of quick bread with the crumb of cake, redolent with the floral scent of lemons, delicately enrobed in a sweetly tart citrus glaze, and moist for days after baking

This Cake is Bananas • Move over, bread—here’s your new favorite banana bake

Commonly Used Terms for Yeast Dough

Cinnamon-Cardamom Buns • One of my favorite things about baking is the freedom to make something your own, as I did with this issue’s Baking School In-Depth recipe for Swedish Buns. I hope this inspires you to break the rules of tradition and follow your creativity to make something wonderfully unexpected in your kitchen.