Bake from Scratch

Each page of this publication features stunning photography, easy-to-follow recipes, techniques for creating beautiful, artisan baked goods, and endless inspiration for home bakers. Discover the world's best bakeries, essential bread recipes such as brioche and rye, products that should be in every baker's pantry, new cookbooks, and more.

Editors Letter

Recipe Index & Resources

Festive Finds for the Season

Cookies, Coworkers, and Competition • BAKING SCHOOL ALUM SUSAN FROST BRINGS THE HEAT AND THE TREATS TO HER ANNUAL OFFICE HOLIDAY BAKING CONTEST

Dough-Cabulary Test • CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF THESE FUNDAMENTAL YEAST DOUGH TERMS

Pride in Prune Cake • A GRANDMOTHER’S SIMPLE YET SOPHISTICATED CAKE IS SHARED TO INSPIRE AND TO ENJOY

Cranberries • EMBRACING THE WONDER OF THE CRANBERRY

Life is Better with Buttermilk • BY SHARING HER PASSION FOR BAKING, SAM, CREATOR OF BUTTERMILK BY SAM, WANTS TO INSPIRE YOU TO FEARLESSLY EXPERIMENT IN YOUR KITCHEN

Beautifully Braided and Seasonally Spiced • CHOCK-FULL OF FRAGRANT SPICES AND BOLD FLAVORS AND TWISTED TO PERFECTION, THESE FESTIVE BREADS WILL HELP YOU RING IN THE HOLIDAYS

Baked Custard • BAKED CUSTARDS HAVE THE POWER TO UPLIFT THE SPIRIT, AS THEY ARE DIVINELY COMFORTING AND DELICIOUS WITH EVERY SILKY-SMOOTH SPOONFUL

A Tribute to Mama BFS

Pops of Peppermint Meet Chocolate Cheer • CELEBRATION-WORTHY RECIPES FILLED WITH AN ICONIC HOLIDAY FLAVOR COMBINATION

Rise and Shine • DON’T LET A BUSY SCHEDULE STOP YOU FROM MAKING DELICIOUS DOUGHS! WITH THESE OVERNIGHT RECIPES, YOUR BREAD IS MEANT TO WORK WHILE YOU REST, ALLOWING FOR MORE NUANCED FLAVORS IN EVERY BITE.

A Sweet Swiss Christmas • KNOWN FOR ITS GRAND SNOW-COVERED MOUNTAINS, ALPINE VILLAGES, AND MAJESTIC LAKES, SWITZERLAND IS ALL AGLOW DURING THE HOLIDAYS. CHRISTMAS MARKETS ARE BOUNTIFUL AND BRIMMING WITH CHOCOLATIERS, STEAMING FONDUE POTS, MELTY RACLETTE, AND MUGS OF GLÜHWEIN (MULLED WINE). AND IN BAKERIES AND HOME KITCHENS, YOU’LL FIND SEASONAL COOKIES AND BREADS BAKED WITH GENERATIONS-OLD RECIPES.

Signature Swiss Breads • HEDDI NIEUWSMA SHARES WHAT MAKES SWISS HOLIDAY BREADS—STEEPED IN TRADITION—SO UNIQUE

Lady Balitmore Cake • UNCOVER THE HISTORY OF THIS CAKE THAT’S FANCY ENOUGH FOR EUROPEAN NOBILITY BUT IS DISTINCTLY SOUTHERN AMERICAN IN ORIGIN

Sweet Simplicity • THESE SNOWY-WHITE CUPCAKES ARE AN ELEGANTLY EASY HOLIDAY TREAT

Holiday Bakes in a Flash • JESSIE SHEEHAN TRANSFORMS TWO FAVORITE SEASONAL TREATS INTO SUPER-SPEEDY VERSIONS OF THEIR ORIGINALS WITHOUT COMPROMISING ON FLAVOR