Excellent technical info, disappointing recipes

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	• The King Arthur Flour 200th Anniversary Cookbook/Dedicated to the Pure Joy of Baking Brinna B. Sands Countryman Press, 1992 - 616 pages average customer review:based on 21 reviews view larger image
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King Arthur Flour 200th Anniversary Cookbook

I went to a large (un-named) bookstore determined to find a book on baking that would be significantly different. I have been baking for fifty years, since I was a little girl. I wanted easy recipes for my grandchildren, and healthy ones. This is it! I wish there was someway to emphasize how much better this cookbook is than any other on the market. This is my first on-line review, so I am trying to spread the word. I am also buying two more copies. Hopefully it will never go out of print, because I intend to keep on giving them as gifts!

Must have

This book is a must have for bakers. I am buying several as we give them as wedding gifts. If I could only have two cookbooks I would chose King Auther's and the Joy of Cooking. All of the recipes are tested and good stuff - no fluff here. The technical information on baking is priceless. I have the old 3 ring binder version in my kitchen - wish they would publish it in this version again as this book gets a LOT of use.

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Excellent technical info, disappointing recipes

An avid & experienced baker, I was thrilled to receive this book as a gift. I learned a great deal about different doughs, and how they relate to each other. I have not been pleased with the quality of the recipes I have prepared from the book, however. They are, at best, average. To date, I have prepared over 50 of the recipes in the book, and usually have a superior version of the same or similar recipe in another book or my collection. For the money, I find the baking recipes in the 1950 Betty Crocker Picture Cookbook (recently re-released) to be the best that can be prepared in a home oven. (Incidentally, I live only minutes from King Arthur Flour and buy all of my flour directly from their store) If you are interested in learning the fundamentals of baking (and many advanced tips and ideas as well), by all means purchase the book. My baking knowledge and skills increased dramatically after applying the ideas and principles in this book. Don't expect stellar results from the actual recipes, though.

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A Bible for the Shelf

I consider myself to be very picky regarding what cookbooks I own - I'll read any cookbook but I won't buy them for my reference shelf. This cookbook is a keeper! Sands deftly tells you not only the "how" of each recipe but the "why". I've read plenty of the "chemistry of baking" and other such books, but this is the first that truly explained certain principles of baking to me (like why yeast doughs rise faster on humid days). There are even, in addition to the hundreds of recipes for baked goods, instructions on making your own play dough and paper-mache using King Arthur Flour! Don't be fooled into thinking this is a coffee table cookbook though - everything is black and white with no pictures (only a few line illustrations for things like the different bread braiding techniques) - but you are bound to come back to this cookbook again and again (in fact, it might be a good idea to buy a cookbook cover as the pages are sure to get smudged with all your efforts).

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More than just a bread book ...

King Arthur Flour is most closely associated with the newest cooking trend -- home-made bread ala bread machine! Best flours, great recipes, but this cookbook is SO MUCH MORE!

In actuality, there isn't a single bread machine recipe in the book. There's lots of old-fashioned recipes -- right down to making your own Baking Soda! The kids and I adore this book because it gives you more than recipes, it teaches you HOW TO COOK creatively and keep disasters to a minimum. Everyone in my family loves this book and we really enjoy creating our own versions of our favorite recipes.

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