Bake from Scratch (Vol 3): Artisan Recipes for the Home Baker (Bake from Scratch (3))

I have all three of these volumes, and for some reason keep expecting a little more from each one. These books are beautiful in all their pictures, instructions, etc. However I always feel there is a lacking in their recipes. I can't believe it took three volumes to put a croissant recipe in, and am disappointed there is not almond pastry cream recipe to go with it. It would be nice to have a few variations for the croissants once they go stale. I am also disappointed that there are repeat recipes. There is recipe for Stollen in the first volume, and in the third we are given a stollen wreath and mini stollen loaves. It seems a little counter productive to put 2 of the almost exact same recipes side-by-side instead of offering various shaping methods in volume one. And for the cake recipes, most of the pictures of the cakes look dry, including the marbled bundt cake. You can find a hummingbird cake recipe literally anywhere. I think this collection of volumes has more linzer cookie recipes that I've ever seen. I think my final comment on the book is that it is worth the price I paid for it, most of the recipes are beautiful and there are definitely a few of them I will make, I just thought they would be a little more helpful in some areas as far as actual tips and technique, a little more inspired recipes, and if you're going to put a recipe for Apricot Noyaux Skolebrod, it would just be really nice, genuinely thoughtful, to put the pronunciation underneath it and a little more informative of the history of the pastry and what it is. Not all of us have been to pastry school in France and would like to educate ourselves a little more on what these goods are. If we're trying to self-teach through these books a little background would be nice. It just comes off as a little pretentious. Again, I like these volumes.. They're beautiful. But if they could be a little more considerate to the consumer, that would be fantastic!

I have already made a decent number of recipes from this book. Just like the previous books it has a picture for every recipe. I have made: Sourdough loaf cake (better with age, don't over bake) Sticky toffee pudding (Very popular, though I wish I had actually used unsalted butter like it said) Double Gingerbread scones (Decent) Orange butter cookies (quite good, I adapted the recipe so did 1/2 orange and 1/2 peppermint by adding 3 crushed peppermint candies to the dough instead of zest and peppermint Andies for chocolate, both were great) Sourdough cheese crackers (Decent, better with age, not a bad use for discard sourdough)

A gorgeous volume. Beautiful and large with lovely pictures. The tried-and-true quality you can expect from Bake From Scratch. I want to bake nearly all of it’s 600+ recipes. There are recipes so enticing that I gasped several times in pure anticipation.

If you read or buy one baking book each year, it's got to be this series. The recipes are fabulous, the photos are elegant and everything is delicious. The cakes here are kind of tough, involving lots of steps, but there are things in here for the novice baker too. There are some unexpected savories as well - a munchkin style donut hole stuffed with tomato and cheese, a tomato upside-down cake, along with some muffins that are simply amazing.The instructions are very clear here, and for more complex recipes multiple photos are included. This is really a terrific book and I can't wait to make more of the recipes.

I bought all 3 volumes because I love the magazine subsciption. Recipes are organized by type, cakes-layer,Bundt,one layer cakes,Breads-Quick and yeast,Pies & tarts, Pastries, Cookies& Bars, misc Beautiful production. I've also made many recipes from book to my neighbors delight. So good.

I am not a naturally skilled/adept baker. This book may seem intimidating, however, everything is explained very thoroughly. It’s written very well. Everything I have tried so far has turned out very well and I hope to expand my collection to the other 3 volumes. There’s an incredibly wide range of recipes and every recipe has a beautiful photo. The design and typography is exceptional.

Bake from Scratch never disappoints. I have all 3 volumes and subscribe to their magazine. They are a requirement for every baker's arsenal.

As I'm a huge fan of the magazine Bake From Scratch, the minute Brian Hart Hoffman published this beauty, I swooped it up as a Christmas gift for myself! And of course my family & I will reap the most excellent benefits from the delicious recipes.

Wonderful compilation of season three recipes. Very handy to have in book form. Love all of the recipes! I recommend getting volumes one and two, also!

I have baked two cakes from this book and they were both wonderful. I love the quality feel and photos in this cookbook.

I have all three of these volumes, and for some reason keep expecting a little more from each one. These books are beautiful in all their pictures, instructions, etc. However I always feel there is a lacking in their recipes. I can't believe it took three volumes to put a croissant recipe in, and am disappointed there is not almond pastry cream recipe to go with it. It would be nice to have a few variations for the croissants once they go stale. I am also disappointed that there are repeat recipes. There is recipe for Stollen in the first volume, and in the third we are given a stollen wreath and mini stollen loaves. It seems a little counter productive to put 2 of the almost exact same recipes side-by-side instead of offering various shaping methods in volume one. And for the cake recipes, most of the pictures of the cakes look dry, including the marbled bundt cake. You can find a hummingbird cake recipe literally anywhere. I think this collection of volumes has more linzer cookie recipes that I've ever seen. I think my final comment on the book is that it is worth the price I paid for it, most of the recipes are beautiful and there are definitely a few of them I will make, I just thought they would be a little more helpful in some areas as far as actual tips and technique, a little more inspired recipes, and if you're going to put a recipe for Apricot Noyaux Skolebrod, it would just be really nice, genuinely thoughtful, to put the pronunciation underneath it and a little more informative of the history of the pastry and what it is. Not all of us have been to pastry school in France and would like to educate ourselves a little more on what these goods are. If we're trying to self-teach through these books a little background would be nice. It just comes off as a little pretentious. Again, I like these volumes.. They're beautiful. But if they could be a little more considerate to the consumer, that would be fantastic!

I have already made a decent number of recipes from this book. Just like the previous books it has a picture for every recipe. I have made: Sourdough loaf cake (better with age, don't over bake) Sticky toffee pudding (Very popular, though I wish I had actually used unsalted butter like it said) Double Gingerbread scones (Decent) Orange butter cookies (quite good, I adapted the recipe so did 1/2 orange and 1/2 peppermint by adding 3 crushed peppermint candies to the dough instead of zest and peppermint Andies for chocolate, both were great) Sourdough cheese crackers (Decent, better with age, not a bad use for discard sourdough)

A gorgeous volume. Beautiful and large with lovely pictures. The tried-and-true quality you can expect from Bake From Scratch. I want to bake nearly all of it’s 600+ recipes. There are recipes so enticing that I gasped several times in pure anticipation.

If you read or buy one baking book each year, it's got to be this series. The recipes are fabulous, the photos are elegant and everything is delicious. The cakes here are kind of tough, involving lots of steps, but there are things in here for the novice baker too. There are some unexpected savories as well - a munchkin style donut hole stuffed with tomato and cheese, a tomato upside-down cake, along with some muffins that are simply amazing.The instructions are very clear here, and for more complex recipes multiple photos are included. This is really a terrific book and I can't wait to make more of the recipes.

I bought all 3 volumes because I love the magazine subsciption. Recipes are organized by type, cakes-layer,Bundt,one layer cakes,Breads-Quick and yeast,Pies & tarts, Pastries, Cookies& Bars, misc Beautiful production. I've also made many recipes from book to my neighbors delight. So good.

I am not a naturally skilled/adept baker. This book may seem intimidating, however, everything is explained very thoroughly. It’s written very well. Everything I have tried so far has turned out very well and I hope to expand my collection to the other 3 volumes. There’s an incredibly wide range of recipes and every recipe has a beautiful photo. The design and typography is exceptional.

Bake from Scratch never disappoints. I have all 3 volumes and subscribe to their magazine. They are a requirement for every baker's arsenal.

As I'm a huge fan of the magazine Bake From Scratch, the minute Brian Hart Hoffman published this beauty, I swooped it up as a Christmas gift for myself! And of course my family & I will reap the most excellent benefits from the delicious recipes.

Wonderful compilation of season three recipes. Very handy to have in book form. Love all of the recipes! I recommend getting volumes one and two, also!

I have baked two cakes from this book and they were both wonderful. I love the quality feel and photos in this cookbook.

I have a lot of cookbooks and baking books. I like this one a lot. Already made a several recipes and they come out great. Very tasty and no problems with them. Recommend it.

Great cook book. Have many recipes marked to try.

All of the BAKE cookbooks are awesome and would make a great addition to any cook's library- beginner or well experienced!

Love the cookbook. Lots of recipes and pictures. I haven't baked anything from it yet but I like the recipes.

Beautiful pictures and super recipes!

Each volume of the 3 volume set (this particular book is Volume 3) is excellent.

Bought this as a present for my teenage daughter. She likes it very much. So much different recipes with detailed explanations and pictures. Excellent price. Very happy with the purchase.

Great book if you are looking to make fancier versions of staple baked goods. Would recommend this book.

Love these recipes. Any books from these guys are worth it. Don’t hesitate to purchase!

This cookbook is huge! Beautiful photos of the recipes and they all look amazing.

Great baking book, beautiful photos!

My wife get this book as a gift for her friend and he loved so much. Recipes are different and original he said.

What a beautiful baking book. Every recipe has a photo. Easy to follow recipes and not to wordy. I have the first edition and the recipes are great and I'm sure the recipes in this edition will be great too.

Im excited to begin my baking journey. Very detailed recipes and tips with great pics.

Beautiful book, can't wait to make something from it.

Wow...so many recipes! This book is helping me learn about baking. I've been a private chef for years and now learning the pastry side. Definitely worth the money.

Arrived very fast. Is a big boom full of happiness lol cant wait for my daughter to get it and start using it

This book has simple to elegant recipes. The cakes are beautiful! Directions are easy to follow and the photos are wonderful.

Giving as a present but came with a ton of cuts in the back cover!

Tons of great recipes all nicely photographed. Love, Love, Love it! I bought all 5 cookbooks in this series and I love them all.

I got book and went right to work and made stuff out of it.