Baking with Dorie

I read every review, and I got a sample before I bought this book. The reviews were good to great, but the sample was only a table of contents and a few recipes. Several reviews said the recipes weren't complicated, and anyone could master them which is absolutely true. So I bought it.I went thru every page of this book. The recipes aren't terribly complex, and the food looks and sounds delicious. But you gotta LOVE to cook, or at least like it A LOT!Here's the thing. If you can tell the difference between Basque sheep's milk cheese and aged Comte; if you know "umami" refers to savoriness; if you regularly stock your kitchen with fresh herbs and fruits and veggies; if you enjoy chopping and mixing and have the tools to make all these things easier, then push the BUY button. You've found a wonderful cookbook!If, like me, you don't own a stand mixer with a dough hook or even a food processor; if you know where Basque country is and what sheep's milk is but didn't even know they made cheese; if most of your little herb bottles haven't been open since Obama was in the White House, and the knives haven't been sharpened since, well, ever; and, most importantly, if you HATE spending hours in the kitchen chopping and kneading, then pass on this because every recipe requires one or both.Ms. Greenspan is doubtless a fabulous cook, and her cookbooks reflect her skills. I think this book deserves the five stars, and people who love to cook will love the book. I will be returning it and going in search of tasty but quick and easy.

Education and recipes

Delicious recipes, carefully written instructions, and lots of suggestions for tweaking to suit your taste and ingredients on hand. EXCELLENT!!

I read an article about Dorie and just had to try her cookbook. She covers it all. From breads. Cinnamon raisin and twist bread are very good. French Riviera lemon tart can't be beat. She also has pies , cakes, and cookies. You have to experience it. I'm just getting started.

A well received Christmas present. My giftee was thrilled with the selections, and pointed out to me how preferable it is for cookbooks to have spiral binding. Seems obvious to me now...

BAKING WITH DORIE arrived today, and I'm already baking from it! I started today with the Everything Cake. This recipe is classic Greenspan, in that she encourages us to play and substitute to make her (always well-tested and reliable) recipes our own. Here's her introduction to the recipe:"I had trouble deciding on a name for this easy one-bowl cake that you mix by hand. It’s like a sponge cake, but moist and a smidge chewy; you taste the butter, but you wouldn’t call the cake rich, just good. Its beauty lies in its possibilities. You can flavor it by adding other ingredients to the batter or by infusing spices, herbs or tea into the melted butter that goes into it. It can welcome fruit, fresh or dried, either in the batter or on top of it (the fruit usually sinks, but that’s fine). It can be frosted—I like it with a confectioners’ sugar icing—or brushed with warm jam, or just sprinkled with sugar. It can be sliced and filled, and it’s nice with a topping of poached fruit, whipped cream or even hot fudge sauce. I’ve suggested a few ideas (see Playing Around), but there are many more possibilities for you to discover on your own.I trust her recipes because they work, and she encourages me to trust my own imagination (I added Calvados) and play around!

As usual great recipes from Dorie Greenspan!

Dorie Greenspan is a delight and so are her baking recipes!As a baking novice I decided to challenge myself and make pate a choux dough so I could make cream puffs.I started out with another recipe and it came out horrible ( look at 2nd photo) even though I followed all the instructions.So I whipped out my Baking with Dorie cookbook and used her recipe and although my piping needs some work my cream puffs came out perfectly!I have yet to try any other recipes but I’ve read the book cover to cover a few times and each recipe is well written giving perfect instruction,Even down to where you need to place your oven racks at to ensure proper cooking.Plus she offers fun ways to switch up the recipes and encourages trying new ingredients and offers suggestions to what would work well for each recipe.There are a lot of really interesting recipes that I’ve never heard of as well.So don’t second guess getting this book!

Wonderful collection of delicious recipesI love the “World Peace Cookies 2.0”

Loved the idea of uncomplicated, simple baking and this book by Dorie has captured that extremely well. Reading her words feels like being with her in person. In her kitchen, just the two of you deciding what to make today. With a knowledgeable mentor, conversational, no pretentious mannerisms. Just here to help you explore your own baking style and plan.I’ve baked the Everything Cake and the Miso Maple Loaf. Both were easy and turned out well. The Miso Maple Loaf looks stunning and sophisticated even though it’s straight forward to make. Both will be happily consumed again.The photos and instructions are excellent. I highly recommend this cookbook for anyone looking for a foundational baking book with good details without being fussy. I just wish every recipe had a picture attached to it. Looking forward to making additional sweets and savoury concoctions in the years ahead.

This book was a super good deal, and much cheaper than buying it through my local Canada-wide book store, in store or online. It shipped relatively fast and arrived in perfect condition. Books get discounted for a lot of reasons, including publishers’s remainders, and you often luck out with purchases like mine in this instance. So much Dorie Greenspan inspiration now, and another cook book of hers to add to my collection. This book is filled with tons of baked good recipes to try, anecdotes about the recipes, and awesome photography. The only thing lacking is not having Dorie herself here baking with me, all things sweet, salty, and simple, as the book title says.

I am so glad I bought this book! It is worth ever penny of investment. It has every ecipe you will ever need. The recipes span across different types of baking items - from cake to bread to pastry to cookies. Name it and it's there! Almost every recipe has a corresponding picture. There are details on how you can play around with the recipe by adding different ingredients as well. It's probably the best baking book I've bought. So happy with my purchase!

I have bought all her books. As with all her other books, the instructions and explanations are very clear with all her recipes. This one has a lot of interesting recipes. Can't wait to try them out.