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 • july | august 2022 Volume 8, Issue 4

Editors Letter

Recipe Index & Resources

That’s Amore • ITALIAN INGREDIENTS WE LOVE

A Taste of Norther Italian Tradition • GIULIA CIAGHI, A READER FROM TRENTO, ITALY, SHARES HER STORY OF TRAVELING TO THE US FOR COLLEGE AT 19 WITH HER GRANDMOTHER’S RECIPES TO COMFORT AND REMIND HER OF HOME

Italian Flours • FROM SEMOLINA TO CHESTNUT, THESE ARE THE DEFINING FLOURS OF THE ITALIAN BAKER’S PANTRY

Pan di Spagna • IN ITALY, A CLASSIC SPONGE RECEIVES A LITTLE SWEET LIFT FROM VANILLA-FLAVORED BAKING POWDER

A Forno in Florence • DISCOVER THE FLORENTINE GEM, S.FORNO, WHERE OLD-WORLD CHARM IS THE ORDER OF THE DAY

Sweet and Swirled Italian Breads • INTRODUCING TWO TRADITIONAL BREADS FROM NORTHERN ITALY, ONE FEATURING A SPIRAL OF LEMONY PASTRY CREAM ATOP RICH BRIOCHE BUNS, THE OTHER A MESMERIZING SWIRL OF TENDER DOUGH FILLED WITH AN ARRAY OF ITALIAN FAVORITES, INCLUDING AMARETTI COOKIES, MARSALA WINE, AND TOASTED HAZELNUTS

Tiramisu • LEARN TO RECREATE THE ULTIMATE ITALIAN DESSERT IN YOUR HOME KITCHEN

Torta: Cake, Italian Style • ENTER THE REALM OF THE ITALIAN TORTA, WHERE CAKE IS KEPT SIMPLE AND PERFECT, ABOUNDING WITH RUSTIC CHARM

Jul’s Tuscan Kitchen • FROM TWICE-BAKED PISTACHIO BISCOTTI TO A DECADENT FARRO AND RICOTTA TART, COOKBOOK AUTHOR AND BLOGGER GIULIA SCARPALEGGIA SHARES FOUR RECIPES FROM HER TUSCAN KITCHEN

La Dolce Vita • FROM PIEMONTE IN THE NORTH TO LIGURIA AND TOSCANA, HERE ARE MUST-VISIT PLACES, BAKED ITEMS TO TASTE, AND RECIPES TO TRY AT HOME

4 Ways with Chocolate Hazelnut Spread • WITH ROASTED HAZELNUTS FOR THOSE CRAVING SOMETHING CRUNCHY AND CREAMY, SMOOTH SPREAD FOR THOSE CRAVING THE DECIDEDLY DECADENT, THESE FOUR ITALIAN CLASSICS EACH GET AN IRRESISTIBLE CHOCOLATE HAZELNUT TWIST

Piemonte Perfetto • STEP INSIDE FERNANDA GIAMELLO’S LAGHNE KITCHEN, WHERE REGIONAL RECIPES ARE CELEBRATED IN HER COOKING CLASSES

My Roman Breakfast Quest • A DELICIOUS, CARB-FILLED MISSION THROUGH ANCIENT ROMA

Maritozzi • THESE PILLOWY, WHIPPED CREAM-PACKED BUNS DATE ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE MIDDLE AGES, BUT DUE TO A RECENT RISE IN POPULARITY, ROMANS, AS WELL AS THE REST OF THE WORLD, ARE REDISCOVERING THE WONDERS OF MARITOZZI

Amaretti Amore • A QUICK, CHEWY TAKE ON THE ITALIAN CLASSIC