Table of Contents
Welcome to the Baking School x
Our Teaching Philosophy xiii
How to Use This Book xiv
Weight or Volume? xvi
The Bench xvii
Our ingredient Philosophy xix
Our Equipment xxii
What's a Master Class? xxiii
Acknowledgments xxiv
Chapter 1 Yeast Breads 1
Straight Doughs
Basic Bread 14
Tender Sweet Bread 21
Perfectly Pillowy Cinnamon Rolls 27
Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread 30
Multigrain Bread 34
Soft Pretzels 36
Simits 38
Bagels 40
Pre-fermented Doughs
Pizza Dough 44
Spelt Pita 48
French Bread 50
Ciabatta 62
Raisin Pecan Bread 65
Master Class: Unkneaded Six-Fold French Bread with Jeffrey Hamelman 66
Chapter 2 Sourdough 75
Discard Recipes
Sourdough Crackers 90
Whole Wheat Waffles 92
Breads
Sourdough English Muffins 94
Sourdough Sandwich Bread 97
Crusty Sourdough Bread 101
Whole Wheat Sourdough Bread 104
Deli Rye Bread 106
Master Class: Miche Pointe-à-Callière with James MacGuire 108
Chapter 3 Laminated Pastries 115
Nonyeasted Doughs
Phyllo Dough 124
Savory Strudel 127
Rose Water Baklava 129
Chocolate Phyllo Triangles 132
Blitz Puff Pastry 134
Apple Galette 139
Savory Parmesan Palmiers 140
Traditional Puff Pastry (Pâte Feuilletée) 142
Palmiers 146
Napoleons 149
Yeasted Doughs
Croissants 153
Tarte Flambée 157
Danish Pastry 158
Prune Filling 162
Cream Cheese Filling 162
Master Class: Kouign Amman with Jackie King 164
Chapter 4 Pies and Tarts 171
Crusts
Basic All-Butter Crust (One-Stage) 182
Extra-Flaky All-Butter Crust (Two-Stage) 186
Cheddar Crust 190
Tender Tart Crust 193
Cornmeal Tart Crust 194
Nut Crust 198
Fillings and Toppings
Apple Filling 203
Cherry Filling 207
Peach Blueberry Filling 211
Pastry Cream 213
Maple Cream Filling 215
Brown Butter Cranberry Filling 216
Meringue Topping 218
Oat Crumble 221
Savory Pies and Tarts
Classic Quiche Custard 224
Cornish-Style Pasties 226
Scottish Meat Pies 228
Master Class: S'mores Tart with Wilhelm Wanders 232
Chapter 5 Cookies 239
Drop Cookies
Lemon Shortbread Cookies 250
Benne Wafers 253
Oat Chocolate Chip Cookies 254
Coconut Macaroons 257
Sliced and Rolled Cookies
Sugar Cookie Cutouts 258
Classic Royal Icing 260
Brown Sugar Snaps 262
Hand-Formed Cookies
Snickerdoodles 265
Toasted Almond Crescents 267
Chocolate Hazelnut Biscotti 269
Biscotti di Prato 271
Mahmoul 272
Bars
Chocolate Coconut Blondies 275
Florentine Bars 277
Master Class: Macarons with En-Ming Hsu 278
Chapter 6 Quick Breads 287
Biscuits, Scones, Muffins
Cream Drop Biscuits 298
Buttermilk Biscuits 300
Maple Corn Drop Biscuits 301
Savory Breakfast Buttermilk Biscuits 302
Cream Scones 304
Whole Wheat Scones 306
Blueberry Muffins 309
Quick Breads and Simple Cakes
Lemon Poppy Seed Bread 310
Pumpkin Quick Bread 312
Fresh Ginger Gingerbread 313
Cocoa Streusel Coffeecake 314
Master Class: Sticky Toffee Pudding with Melanie Wanders 316
Chapter 7 Cakes 323
Simple Blended Cakes
Vanilla Cupcakes 333
Dark Chocolate Cake 335
Simple Butter Cakes
Classic Yellow Cake 339
Tender White Cake 342
Maple-Pear Upside-Down Cake 344
Lemon Bundt Cake 346
Gugelhupf 349
Foamed Cakes
Chocolate Chiffon Cake 350
Joconde 353
Basic Frostings
Vanilla Buttercream 355
American-Style Chocolate Buttercream 357
Swiss Meringue Buttercream 358
Italian Meringue Buttercream 361
Assembled Cakes
Bûche de Noël 362
Opera Torte 367
Master Class: Gâteau St. Honoré with Gesine Bullock-Prado 370
Index 381