The Baking Answer Book: Solutions to Every Problem You'll Ever Face; Answers to Every Question You'll Ever Ask by Lauren Chattman

The Baking Answer Book: Solutions to Every Problem You'll Ever Face; Answers to Every Question You'll Ever Ask Reviews

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  Keisha Adams

  Short book about many common baking problems and how to fix them using scientific principles in easy to understand language. Kind of annoying that a book which says to use a scale for best results had only volume measurements for the recipes. Other than that, a good read. Interesting tips for high altitude baking
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  Alice

  The baking book I've been looking for!!! Framed as Q&A, this book explains the hows and whys of baking in simple, easy-to-understand language: what role ingredients play, what's the chemistry behind baking, how to fix common problems. There are a few recipes in here as well though I didn't try any of them.
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  Marjanne

  Overall worth the read, though I'm not quite convinced that I need to have this book in my cooking library. I learned a couple of tricks and why you can replace certain things with another. There were also a couple of really interesting recipes. I'm not sure I'll retain much info, but it's a good resource.
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  Innastholiel

  Of course it doesn’t answer every question you can possibly come up with, but it is an incredibly useful book, especially for me, as I am just getting into baking theory. The only real criticism I have is that it’s fairly US-centric in terms of equipment and ingredients. I know I don’t have (easy) access to all of the resources mentioned in the book.
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  Jacki

  Clearly written, interesting, and helpful! More of a reference book than a sit-and-read, of course.
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  Joseph

  A great resource for bakers! It seems like it might be difficult to find an answer to a specific question, but it is quite comprehensive.