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.

IT’S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR . . . FOR BAKING!

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CHOCOLATE-FRANGIPANE BUNDT CAKE • A NEW YORK FOOD AFICIONADO PROVES THERE’S STILL BEAUTY (AND DELICIOUSNESS) IN EVEN THE SIMPLEST OF RECIPES. HE UPS THE ELEGANCE AND INDULGENCE WITH HIS ALMOND-RICH TAKE ON A CLASSIC CHOCOLATE BUNDT CAKE.

TATTE TAKES OVER • OVER THE COURSE OF JUST A DECADE, TATTE BAKERY & CAFÉ HAS GROWN FROM A HOME KITCHEN OPERATION INTO A FAVORITE PURVEYOR OF PÂTISSERIE IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS

NUTMEG • THE FRAGRANT SPICE THAT WARMS THE WINTRY SEASON HAS MADE AN EPIC JOURNEY FROM THE SPICE ISLANDS TO YOUR SPICE DRAWER

GRATE EXPECTATIONS

MACE: THE SECOND SPICE

WHAT A BAKER WANTS • WITH YOU, THE HOME BAKER, IN MIND, WE’RE DELIVERING THE BEST WISH LIST-WORTHY GIFTS OF THE SEASON, HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST COOKBOOKS, MUST-HAVE BAKING PANS, AND SOPHISTICATED SERVING DISHES

HOMEMADE GIFTS FROM THE BAKER • GIVE AS GOOD AS YOU GET

Haute Hazelnuts • THE SWEET, BUTTERY NUT STARS IN EVERYTHING FROM A DACQUOISE FEATURING AN ESPRESSO-LACED BUTTERCREAM TO A CRUNCHY COFFEE CAKE LOADED WITH CRANBERRIES, ORANGE ZEST, AND CRÈME FRAÎCHE

SHORT AND SWEET • WHEN IT COMES TO SHORTBREAD, THE MORE BUTTER, THE BETTER. THAT’S WHAT DEFINES THIS CRUMBLY SCOTTISH BISCUIT. HERE, WE’RE SHOWCASING SHORTBREAD IN ITS MOST FESTIVE FORMS—FROM AN EPIC EGGNOG TART TO A SAVORY SPIN BEST ENJOYED WITH YOUR FAVORITE HOLIDAY APERITIF.

PLAN AHEAD

the essential... STOLLEN • MASTER THIS SWEET GERMANIC BREAD, A HOLIDAY FAVORITE STEEPED IN HISTORY AND LADEN WITH CANDIED ZEST, BRANDY-SOAKED FRUIT, AND VANILLA BEAN-SPECKLED MARZIPAN

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Shape Your Stollen

Shape Your Stollen

Shape Your Stollen

The Best Stateside Stollen • FALL IN LOVE WITH THE TASTE OF BAKERY-FRESH STOLLEN, NO PASSPORT REQUIRED

Stollen, Part I: The Magical Mix-Ins • FROM NUTTY MARZIPAN TO BRANDY-PLUMPED DRIED FRUIT, THESE INGREDIENTS RAISE YOUR STOLLEN TO SENSATIONAL LEVELS

Dresdner Stollen: Builder of Churches

Stollen, Part II: Delve into the Dough • FROM A PRE-FERMENT SPONGE TO PATIENT KNEADING, FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO RECREATE THE YEASTED DOUGH THAT HAS CAPTIVATED SWEET TOOTHS FOR CENTURIES

Stollen, Part III: The Final Brush with Greatness • SEAL IN THE RICH FLAVORS OF YOUR STOLLEN WITH A SERIOUS LAYERING OF BUTTER AND CONFECTIONERS’ SUGAR

STIR-UP SUNDAY • ON THE LAST SUNDAY BEFORE THE SEASON OF ADVENT, BAKERS ACROSS THE UNITED KINGDOM BRING OUT THEIR MIXING BOWLS AND WOODEN SPOONS TO STIR UP CHRISTMAS PUDDING. OUR CONTRIBUTING EDITOR AND EXPERT ON ALL THINGS BRITISH BAKING, EDD KIMBER, SHARES THE ORIGIN OF THIS BAKING-CENTRIC CELEBRATION AND WHY YOU SHOULD MAKE IT A HOLIDAY TRADITION IN YOUR HOME, TOO.

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Caramelized COMEBACK • WITH A SIMPLE ROASTING, WHITE CHOCOLATE GETS A NEW AND IMPROVED LOOK. THE CHOCOLATE TAKES ON A GOLDEN HUE AND A DEEPER, TOASTED FLAVOR THAT PUMPS UP EVERYTHING FROM BLONDIES TO PÂTE À CHOUX AND GANACHE.

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Guittard AMERICA’S FIRST FAMILY OF CHOCOLATE • THIS FAMILY-OWNED CHOCOLATE COMPANY IN CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN QUIETLY MAKING SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE CHOCOLATE—FROM BEAN TO BAR—FOR 150 YEARS. THEIR OBSESSION WITH FLAVOR HAS MADE THEM LEADERS IN A GLOBAL EFFORT TO ELEVATE CHOCOLATE—AND THE LIVES OF COCOA FARMERS.

ALL ABOUT CACAO • THE LOWDOWN ON CACAO PERCENTAGE AND HOW IT APPLIES TO...