“As you read this book and try the recipes, things will
connect
and your baking skills will grow.
Baking has brightened my life, and I
hope this book brings you
the joy, happiness, and love baking offers.”
Mahy Elamin, Introduction, page ix
How to Bake for Beginners by Mahy Elamin starts with in-depth
information regarding how to bake, and what you should know about the needs of
your pantry and refrigerator. Kitchen
tools, baking equipment, and how to use recipe and baking lingo are also
included.
Instructions were organized and easy to follow with no hard to
find ingredients. The sidebar tips are helpful, but clarity was sometimes confusing
with missing information such as, “coat another
large bowl with olive oil” when there was no earlier mention of coating
anything.
This book has achieved its goal because of the in-depth
information in Chapter 1: Welcome to the World of Baking, and Chapter 2: Fundamental
Skills. There are a few very useful photographs showing how to separate eggs,
cutting in, and folding. Both novices
and seasoned cooks and bakers can enjoy the information and recipes.
I am not a baker but using this cookbook was very helpful in
my attempt to prepare the Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookies and Easy Garlic
Parmesan Knots recipes. The cookies were not done completely in the middle,
which will not stop me from attempting to bake them again. The Easy Garlic
Parmesan Knots were almost perfect, except for the bottoms. They burned a
little because I did not have the parchment paper called for in the recipe.
I recommend this cookbook for beginners learning to bake for
the first time and for seasoned bakers to add a few new baking recipes to their
collections.
I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an
honest review in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission Guidelines.
