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.

Bake from Scratch • january | february 2022 Volume 8, Issue 1

Editors Letter

Recipe Index & Resources

Chocolate for You & Yours • AS THE SAYING GOES, YOU CAN’T BUY HAPPINESS. BUT YOU CAN BUY CHOCOLATE. FOR THIS ROUNDUP, WE’VE GATHERED A SMORGASBORD OF RICH, DECADENT, CHOCOLATE-FILLED TREATS, FROM THE ULTIMATE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE TO A CLASSIC BRAZILIAN TREAT.

Baker Spotlight

Chemical Leavens • AN UP-CLOSE LOOK AT THE BUBBLE-FILLED MAGIC OF BAKING SODA AND BAKING POWDER

Lazy Daisy Cake • WELCOME TO OUR NEW COLUMN, BACK OF THE BOX! WE’RE TACKLING THE VINTAGE RECIPES THAT FIRST MADE THEIR DEBUTS ON BOXES, CANS, AND OTHER PACKAGES AND GIVING THEM THE FROM-SCRATCH TREATMENT. KICKING IT OFF, WE HAVE LAZY DAISY CAKE, A CLASSIC ONE-LAYER CAKE RECIPE THAT HAS GRACED THE BACK OF SHORTENING AND OAT CONTAINERS SINCE THE 1920S.

Dorie’s Sweet Return • DORIE GREENSPAN OFFERS A TANTALIZING LOOK AT HER LATEST COOKBOOK, BAKING WITH DORIE, AND WHY IT WAS ALMOST NEVER WRITTEN

Warm Bread for Winter • THE WINTER COLD SNAP CALLS FOR HOT-FROM-THE-OVEN YEAST BREAD TO WARM UP, AND WE THINK THESE ROLLS AND BISCUITS FIT THE BILL

Chocolate Souffles • FOLLOW OUR FOOLPROOF GUIDE TO CREATE A SUPREME SOUFFLÉ THAT ALWAYS RISES TO THE OCCASION

Lemon Curd Love • WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS, MAKE LEMON CURD! SWIRLED INTO ALMOND CAKE, PIPED INTO MUFFINS AND ÉCLAIRS, OR LAYERED INTO TIRAMISÙ, THESE RECIPES PROVE THAT A LITTLE PUNCH OF LEMONY FLAVOR GOES A LONG WAY.

Better with Beer • THIS IS BEER BREAD LIKE YOU’VE NEVER SEEN IT. FROM CITRUS-PACKED SCONES TO SALT-STUDDED PRETZEL BATONS, WE’RE SHOWING YOU THE BEST WAYS TO BAKE WITH YOUR FAVORITE PINT.

Big On Brownies • BROWNIES OFFER RICH CHOCOLATE FLAVOR COMBINED WITH THE MOST DECADENT TEXTURE. HERE, WE BRING THIS WINNING FORMULA TO FOUR DIFFERENT CLASSICS, FROM A FUDGY LAYER CAKE TO CRACKLED COOKIES.

Quintessential Quiches • COMPLETE WITH FLAKY, FLAVORED PÂTE BRISÉES AND FILLINGS RANGING FROM SPINACH AND ARTICHOKE TO SMOKED SALMON AND EVERYTHING BAGEL SEASONING, THESE CLASSIC FRENCH TARTS ARE SURE TO IMPRESS

Around the World with Swirl Breads • FROM THE SWEET TO THE SAVORY, THESE BREADS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE PACK ALL DIFFERENT FORMS OF SWIRLS, WITH STOPS IN THE HOT PLAINS OF VENEZUELA AND THE SNOW-DUSTED PEAKS OF THE SWISS ALPS

A Taste for Nostalgia • TAKE A WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE AS WE REMAKE AND REMIX SOME OF OUR ALL-TIME FAVORITE NOSTALGIC TREATS, FROM GIRL SCOUT COOKIE-INSPIRED BUNDTLETTES TO FAMILIAR STRAWBERRY-FILLED TOASTER PASTRIES

German Chocolate Cake • WHAT MAKES THIS CAKE GERMAN? THE ANSWER MAY SURPRISE YOU. THIS STORY IS FILLED WITH MISPRINTS AND MISNOMERS GALORE.

Giant Peanut Butter Cup • KING-SIZE CANDY BARS, STEP ASIDE!

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