Review by Booklist Review
Cookies, cakes, and pies are standard themes for baking cookbooks, but in this latest offering from the fertile minds at America's Test Kitchen the recipes focus on savory baked goods. Pizzas, flatbreads, crackers, and stuffed breads all shine here. It's hard to know where to start with these dozens of ideas since they all burst with flavor potential, and recipes hold enough encouragement for home bakers to propel them into the kitchen and fire up their ovens. These doughs comprise both quick-leavened (jalapeño-cheddar scones, sweet-potato cornbread) and yeast-raised (pizzas and stuffed crusts) products. Decidedly international coverage offers recipes for Turkish lahmajun, Chinese barbeque pork buns, South Asian panch phoran scones, Québecois tourtière, Brazilian pan de queijo, Jamaican beef patties, and much more. Crusts to encase rich fillings may be buttery short pastry or crispy filo. Meat pies can function as main courses, and there are some vegan and gluten-free options to add to the book's wide appeal. Color photographs inventory ingredients and equipment, show intended results, and illustrate some of the more complex procedures for the cook. Introductory essays for each recipe give background information and tips for making things come out perfectly.
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