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 • september | october 2022 Volume 8, Issue 5

Editors Letter

Recipe Index & Resources

The Baker’s Bookshelf • FALL IS NOT ONLY PRIME BAKING SEASON BUT ALSO PRIME COOKBOOK RELEASE SEASON! HERE, WE’VE GATHERED SOME OF OUR FAVORITE NEW COOKBOOKS THAT WE CAN’T WAIT TO BAKE OUR WAY THROUGH.

Baker Spotlight

Pumpkin • FROM THE GREEN PEPITAS TO THE ORANGE PUREE, WE’RE OFFERING BAKERS INSIGHT INTO FALL’S FAVORITE SQUASH

Pecan Pie • PECAN PIE’S POPULARITY HAS ANOTHER INGREDIENT TO THANK OUTSIDE OF PECANS

Preserving a Taste of Ukraine • OLGA KOUTSERIDI WORKS TO SAVE THE UKRAINE OF HER MEMORIES, ONE RECIPE AT A TIME

Hearty Breads Fit for a Fall Fest • THOUGH THE NAMES OF THESE SAVORY BREADS MAY BE UNFAMILIAR, THE COZY, COMFORTING FLAVORS OF THEIR FILLINGS ARE UNIVERSAL

Marbled Rye Bread • SLICE INTO THIS STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE FOR SHOWSTOPPING, SPIRALED LOAVES AT ANY TIME. STORE-BOUGHT BREAD NEED NOT APPLY.

Big on Fig • THESE TEAR-SHAPED, JEWEL-TONED TREASURES, WHETHER FRESH, DRIED, OR PRESERVED, ARE A SOFT, SWEET ADDITION TO EVERYTHING FROM REGIONAL FIG CAKES TO FOCACCIA. GO BEYOND CLASSIC FIGGY PUDDINGS AND FIG-FILLED COOKIES TO UNLOCK THE TRUE POTENTIAL OF RICH, FRUITY FIGS.

Fall One-Layer Wonders • PACKING THE BEST FLAVORS OF FALL INTO ONE DELECTABLE LAYER, THESE CAKES OFFER A MASTERCLASS IN RESTRAINED ELEGANCE AND SIMPLE SWEETNESS

4 Ways with Streusel • CRUMBLY, CRISP, AND DELIGHTFULLY BUTTERY, THERE ARE FEW BAKES THAT DON’T STAND TO BENEFIT FROM AN ADDED LAYER OF STREUSEL. FROM APPLE COOKIES TO A MARBLED CHOCOLATE-CARAMEL CAKE, THIS IS YOUR ONE-STOP SHOP FOR ALL THINGS STREUSEL.

Tangzhong Magic • THE SECRET BEHIND MILK BREAD’S UNPARALLELED TEXTURE, TANGZHONG IS A PASTE MADE FROM MILK AND FLOUR THAT HAS TWO PURPOSES: EXTEND THE BREAD’S SHELF LIFE FOR UP TO FOUR DAYS AND LOCK IN MOISTURE WITHOUT MAKING THE BREAD HEAVY. HERE, WE’RE USING TANGZHONG TO ADD TENDERNESS TO MONKEY BREAD, GREEN ONION ROLLS, AND MORE.

Spice Up Your Life! • WARM, AROMATIC SPICE BLENDS ARE A FALL BAKING STAPLE, AND IN THIS RECIPE COLLECTION, WE USE FAMILIAR FAVORITES LIKE PUMPKIN PIE SPICE TO ADD SWEET HEAT TO PILLOWY PANCAKES AND LESSER-KNOWN BLENDS LIKE CHINESE FIVE-SPICE POWDER TO ACCENTUATE A FANTASTICALLY FLUFFY PUMPKIN PIE

Out of the Orchard • WE’RE BRINGING SOME OF OUR FAVORITE ORCHARD BAKERY RECIPES INTO THE HOME KITCHEN, FROM A DATE SHAKE-INSPIRED MOUSSE CAKE TO DIVINELY SOFT AND FROSTED PUMPKIN COOKIES.

Apple Cider Doughnuts • AS ESSENTIAL TO THE NORTHEASTERN ORCHARD AS APPLE-PICKING, THESE GOLDEN, SWEETLY SPICED DOUGHNUTS ARE A FALL AFICIONADO’S DREAM COME TRUE

Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Muffins • PACKED WITH PUMPKIN AND ADORNED WITH A DELICIOUS SNICKERDOODLE STREUSEL, THIS IS THE DEFINITIVE MUFFIN FOR FALL

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