Baking is a science. But who wants to spend hours in the kitchen experimenting?
Thankfully, Sarah Phillips does. She has discovered what causes baking disasters and shows bakers at all levels of expertise how to avoid them. With unique tips and exhaustively tested recipes,
Baking 9-1-1
takes the guesswork out of baking and explains:
How to make a cake that won't fall in the middle
What it takes to bake a flaky piecrust
The easiest way to prevent a cheesecake from cracking
How to make the perfect chocolate chip cookie that's thick and chewy
The trick to storing baked goods
The answers to niggling questions such as "Does butter really need to be room temperature?" and "What is the difference between one cup flour sifted and one cup sifted flour?" among many others.
The recipes in
solve bakers' most frustrating problems. They include an all-purpose pie dough, a lemon meringue pie that doesn't sweat, thick and rich chocolate ganache fudge sauce, no-fuss buttermilk biscuits, and dozens more.
is the source for foolproof answers that simply can't be found anywhere else.