The ultimate baking book for home cooks of all skill levels with 101 sweet and savory, foolproof recipes plus helpful tips for best results--from the creator of the beloved website Sally’s Baking Addiction. “Sally has a gift for creating recipes that bakers trust and that families and friends crave. There’s so much to learn and so much to love here.”-- For years, Sally’s Baking Addiction has been Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies , Strawberry Cake , Homemade Pizza Dough , and Classic Apple Pie . Sally shares everything you need to know to be a successful home baker including basic baking principles, tools and ingredients, detailed how-to’s, and step-by-step photos. She also offers her best tips and tricks, such as how to brown butter, prepare your baking pans, freeze baked goods, test for doneness, and so much more. Simpler recipes are included if your time is limited or you’re just beginning your baking journey, like Chewy Banana Walnut Cookies, Thick & Fudgy Brownies , Lemon Lavender Olive Oil Cake , and the Ultimate Fruit Crisp . Advanced bakers will be excited to try Cream Cheese Puff Pastry Danishes , Tiramisu Cake Roll , Sky-High Chocolate Mousse Pie , and Asparagus & Smoked Salmon Tart . Many of the recipes are somewhere in between, including Buttermilk Chive Fantail Rolls , Chocolate Peppermint Sandwich Cookies , Caramel Sheet Cake , and Butternut Squash & Sage Chicken Pot Pie . With <Sally’s Baking 101 <as your guide, you’ll gain the knowledge you need to feel confident baking from scratch with tempting, reliable recipes guaranteed to delight family and friends....

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The ultimate baking book for home cooks of all skill levels with 101 sweet and savory, foolproof recipes plus helpful tips for best results—from the creator of the beloved website Sally’s Baking Addiction.

“Sally has a gift for creating recipes that bakers trust and that families and friends crave. There’s so much to learn and so much to love here.”—New York Times bestselling author Dorie Greenspan

A LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

For years, Sally’s Baking Addiction has been the trusted online resource for anyone who wants to make delicious baked goods from scratch. An expert self-taught baker, Sally McKenney has been dedicated to developing and perfecting a wide range of baking recipes and her devoted audience trusts her implicitly. In this collection of 101 irresistible recipes, she presents an array of crowd-pleasing bakes to suit every occasion and craving, from cookies and bars to cakes, pies, breads, and brunch fare. Sprinkled throughout the book, you’ll find a selection of her most treasured fan favorites, including Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies, Strawberry Cake, Homemade Pizza Dough, and Classic Apple Pie.

Sally shares everything you need to know to be a successful home baker including basic baking principles, tools and ingredients, detailed how-to’s, and step-by-step photos. She also offers her best tips and tricks, such as how to brown butter, prepare your baking pans, freeze baked goods, test for doneness, and so much more. Simpler recipes are included if your time is limited or you’re just beginning your baking journey, like Chewy Banana Walnut Cookies, Thick & Fudgy Brownies, Lemon Lavender Olive Oil Cake, and the Ultimate Fruit Crisp. Advanced bakers will be excited to try Cream Cheese Puff Pastry Danishes, Tiramisu Cake Roll, Sky-High Chocolate Mousse Pie, and Asparagus & Smoked Salmon Tart. Many of the recipes are somewhere in between, including Buttermilk Chive Fantail Rolls, Chocolate Peppermint Sandwich Cookies, Caramel Sheet Cake, and Butternut Squash & Sage Chicken Pot Pie.

With Sally’s Baking 101 as your guide, you’ll gain the knowledge you need to feel confident baking from scratch with tempting, reliable recipes guaranteed to delight family and friends.

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“Mommy, do you have a taste test?” my daughters would ask with bright, hopeful eyes every afternoon when they got home from school.

For the past three years I’ve been working on this book, the answer was usually yes. If something looked good to them, they were thrilled to try a bite of my latest creation.

Though my recipe development career has spanned more than a decade, I’ve never had the volume of kitchen work that this cookbook demanded. And while it was at times overwhelming . . .

. . . like when my oven broke right before a deadline and I had to bake pies at my neighbors’ house and then—extremely carefully—carry them back home to photograph them (thanks, Mel & Tom!) . . .

. . . or when I spilled cake batter on my keyboard and my computer began typing random cAPiTaL LeTTeRs in my manuscript . . .

. . . it was mostly exciting, as I welcome creative challenges with open (and flour-speckled) arms!

My name is Sally, and back in 2011, I decided to share a baking recipe online. When I was growing up watching my grandmother and mother in the kitchen, I learned firsthand the power of from-scratch baking. They taught me that there’s comfort in the kitchen, and when life gets loud, hectic, or confusing, just pull out the flour and bake something that brings you joy. When I was on my own in my mid-twenties and uncertain that my office job in finance was the right path for me, I turned to the kitchen. I opened a blog account, took a photo of peanut butter blondies with my iPhone, typed how to make them, and pressed the publish button without much thought. And certainly no idea that the recipe would eventually be seen by millions of people!

That was the stepping stone to the—rather untraditional—career I have today. Four readers (my parents and siblings!) turned into hundreds, then thousands, and now, millions. I’ve upgraded my blog to a professional website, fine-tuned my recipe writing, and massively improved both my photography and baking skills after developing and shooting thousands of recipes for my site and three previous books. I now have a wonderfully talented and dedicated team that helps me operate my business and test recipes. I didn’t know it on that December day nearly fourteen years ago, but I was on my way to building a business from scratch.

My recipes are approachable for everyone, because I focus on the fundamentals and take the time to explain how and why the recipes work. Baking is a science, and I understand the importance of publishing a recipe that’s not only well tested but written with attention to detail. I take that responsibility seriously, even if it takes me ten tries to get the perfect Strawberry Cake (page 89), so that it will take you only one!

For this cookbook, I mixed dozens of either sweet or savory new baking recipes with a sprinkle of beloved classics from my website. You’ll see the latter labeled as Fan Favorites because they each have hundreds of positive reviews. I rate all of the recipes by skill level, so you know what to expect before starting:

Beginner: Recipes that have simple steps and require minimal technique.

Intermediate: Recipes that need more precision and/or specialty baking tools.

Advanced: Recipes that use more advanced techniques and tools, and make for an exciting yet challenging baking project.

Regardless of your skill level, I encourage you to read through the Baking Basics in the beginning of this book. I cover some key principles and tips, and recommend essential ingredients and tools for stocking your home kitchen. The extra few minutes you spend reading this section will set you up for success and help…