Baking Unplugged

by Nicole Rees

Tired of complicated baking recipes that call for expensive equipment, complicated techniques, and hard-to-find ingredients? Baking, Unplugged comes to the rescue with a collection of simple, back-to-basics recipes for everything from muffins and breakfast pastries to cookies, pies, cakes, and puddings. These are baked goods just like grandma used to make, made from scratch with basic ingredients and standard kitchen equipment. The book includes 114 recipes in all, as well as basic instruction on ingredients, how to read a recipe, and how to set up an "Unplugged Kitchen." Recipe chapters include Treats for the First Half of the Day; Cookies and Bars; Cakes; Fruit Pies, Fruit Tarts, and More; and Creamy Desserts. The recipes include favorites such as Blueberry Muffins, Uncommonly Good Pancakes, Sour Cream Crumb Cake, Peanut Butter Molasses Cookies, Caramel Turtle Bars, Moist Vanilla Pound Cake, Cherry-Berry Pie, Classic Tiramisu, and Anytime Bread Pudding, and many are illustrated in a 16-page full-color insert.

Genres: Cookbooks

272 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 2008

Reviews

[Leigh · Rating 1 out of 5]

No pictures, complex recipes and odd choices make me reject this cookbook right quick. I mean, 'cmon! Cranberry, Pear and Walnut Tart? Yuck. Sweet potato cake with pecan streusel? Nah. There are a couple of interesting frostings and stuff, but overall, this isn't a cookbook I'd recommend.

[P Busick Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Down to two people in the house, but still loving to bake, this cook book has been a delightful asset. The recipes are so good, and it’s nice not hauling out the mixer. I often try a recipe, then share with my grown kids, who miss access to my baking and want simple recipes for their basic kitchens.

[Anne · Rating 3 out of 5]

I heard this author interviewed on NPR and on a whim ordered the book. I have not yet made anything from the book, but reading it is a feast for my senses. Yum! I do have to say that the interviewer kept syaying how "easy" the recipes were...I have to say that they do not all look "easy" to me...but they do all look very interesting. I want to try the sweet potato bread!