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 • november | december 2022 Volume 8, Issue 6

Editors Letter

Recipe Index & Resources

A Holiday Baking Gift Guide • MAKE THIS YEAR’S HOLIDAY BAKING SEASON ESPECIALLY MERRY AND BRIGHT WITH THIS COLLECTION OF BAKEWARE AND CAN’T-MISS COOKBOOKS

Baker Spotlight

Chestnuts • A HISTORICAL AND FLAVORFUL LOOK AT THE HUMBLE CHESTNUT

Molasses-Ginger Crinkle Cookies with Orange Cream Cheese Frosting • A HUMBLE FAVORITE OF THE HOLIDAY COOKIE EXCHANGE, MOLASSES COOKIES ARE A SWEET TESTAMENT TO THE AGE-OLD ADAGE THAT THE SIMPLE THINGS IN LIFE ARE OFTEN THE BEST

Baking for Keeps • DEB PERELMAN DISCUSSES SMITTEN KITCHEN KEEPERS: NEW CLASSICS FOR YOUR FOREVER FILES, A COOKBOOK FULL OF HER PERFECTED AND PREFERRED RECIPES

Festive Fruit-Filled Breads • THE WELCOMING AROMA OF FRESH-BAKED BREAD IS A DELIGHTFUL ADDITION TO THE HOLIDAY SEASON. SCENTED WITH ORANGE AND FULL OF BRIGHT, FESTIVE FLAVORS, OUR JULEKAKE AND CRESCENT ROLLS ARE THE PERFECT ADDITION TO CELEBRATIONS BIG AND SMALL.

Croquembouche • TRY OUR SIMPLIFIED AND MINIATURE TAKE ON CROQUEMBOUCHE TO BRING A TOUCH OF FRENCH ELEGANCE TO YOUR HOLIDAY CELEBRATION

Cheers to Chestnut • SYNONYMOUS WITH HOLIDAY DECADENCE, THE DELICIOUS CHESTNUT OFFERS RICH, EARTHY SWEETNESS IN MANY FORMS, FROM CHESTNUT CREAM TO MARRONS GLACÉS. IN THIS COLLECTION, WE HIGHLIGHT THE CHARM OF CHESTNUTS IN CHEESECAKE, HAND PIES, AND MORE.

Chinon Charm • STEP INSIDE JAMIE SCHLER’S HÔTEL DIDEROT HOME FOR A GLIMPSE OF THE HOLIDAYS IN THE LOIRE VALLEY

Strasbourg Capitale de Noel • STEPPING INTO STRASBOURG, FRANCE, DURING THE HOLIDAYS IS LIKE STEPPING INTO A BEAUTIFULLY PACKAGED CHRISTMAS CONFECTION

Mastering the Art of Holiday Baking • INCORPORATE THE MOST FESTIVE FLAVORS OF THE SEASON INTO COOKIES, SCONES, AND MORE WITH THIS COLLECTION OF HOLIDAY TREATS

La Cuisine Paris: A French Souvenir • AN INTIMATE LOOK AT THE PREMIER COOKING SCHOOL OF PARIS, FRANCE, AND HOME TO BAKE FROM SCRATCH BAKING RETREATS

Beautiful Buches of Paris • NOTHING SAYS THE HOLIDAY SEASON IN FRANCE QUITE LIKE THE BÛCHE DE NOËL, A YULE LOG CAKE AS COMMON TO FESTIVE TABLES AS OYSTERS AND PERFECTLY CHILLED CHAMPAGNE. FOR PASTRY CHEFS AND BAKERS, IT’S ALSO ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AND OPPORTUNE MOMENTS OF THE YEAR TO FLEX THEIR CREATIVITY, WITH INVENTIVE FLAVOR PAIRINGS, RIFFS ON THE CLASSIC YULE LOG SHAPE, AND ORNATE DECORATIVE TOUCHES. THESE ARE A FEW OF THE EXQUISITE BÛCHES WE SPOTTED LAST YEAR IN THE FAMED CITY OF LIGHT.

Madeleines • LEARN THE MYSTERIOUS TALE BEHIND THE MADELEINE, THE CELEBRATED FRENCH SHELL-SHAPED PASTRY

A Sweet, Snow Covvered Treat • THESE COOKIES WILL IMMEDIATELY TRANSPORT YOU TO A WINTER WONDERLAND, COMPLETE WITH WARM WINTRY SPICES, ROASTED CHESTNUTS, AND A DUSTING OF CONFECTIONERS’ SUGAR