There are countless Baking courses, tutorials, articles available online, but for some, having a book is still a necessity to learn. This is an up-to-date list of recommended books.
- How Baking Works: Exploring the Fundamentals of Baking Science, 3rd edition. (2010)
- Baking: 1001 Best Baking Recipes of All Time (Baking Cookbooks, Baking Recipes, Baking Books, Baking Bible, Baking Basics, Desserts, Bread, Cakes, Chocolate, Cookies, Muffin, Pastry and More) (2016)
- Bread Baking for Beginners: The Essential Guide to Baking Kneaded Breads, No-Knead Breads, and Enriched Breads (2018)
- Easy Baking From Scratch: Quick Tutorials Time-Saving Tips Extraordinary Sweet and Savory Classics (2018)
- Black Girl Baking: Wholesome Recipes Inspired by a Soulful Upbringing (2018)
- Baking for Two: The Small-Batch Baking Cookbook for Sweet and Savory Treats (2016)
- The Advanced Art of Baking and Pastry (2017)
- The 10th Anniversary Edition A Treasury of Jewish Holiday Baking (2017)
- French Pastry 101: Learn the Art of Classic Baking with 60 Beginner-Friendly Recipes (2018)
- Super Simple Baking for Kids: Learn to Bake with over 55 Easy Recipes for Cookies, Muffins, Cupcakes and More! (2019)
- The Great Scandinavian Baking Book (1999)
- Cake Confidence (2019)
How Baking Works: Exploring the Fundamentals of Baking Science, 3rd edition. (2010)
The essence of baking is chemistry, and anyone who wants to be a master pastry chef must understand the principles and science that make baking work. This book explains the whys and hows of every chemical reaction, essential ingredient, and technique, revealing the complex mysteries of bread loaves, pastries, and everything in between.
Baking: 1001 Best Baking Recipes of All Time (Baking Cookbooks, Baking Recipes, Baking Books, Baking Bible, Baking Basics, Desserts, Bread, Cakes, Chocolate, Cookies, Muffin, Pastry and More) (2016)
Have you ever dreamed about baking scrumptious cakes, luscious cheesecakes, crunchy cookies and healthy muffins?! How tempting does Nutella Banana Tart or Brownie Cheesecake sound?! If just the thought of those desserts tingled your taste buds, you’ve come to the right place!
Bread Baking for Beginners: The Essential Guide to Baking Kneaded Breads, No-Knead Breads, and Enriched Breads (2018)
From beginning home baker to artisanal bread makerBaking a perfect loaf of bread is part science and part magic. Created from four simple ingredients of flour, yeast, water, and salt, breadmaking is one of the most difficult (and delicious) baking endeavors.
Easy Baking From Scratch: Quick Tutorials Time-Saving Tips Extraordinary Sweet and Savory Classics (2018)
Make everything you bake personal with the simplest scratch recipes and tutorials from Easy Baking from Scratch.You don’t need to be a top pastry chef to make baked goods from scratch. Easy Baking from Scratch offers the easiest recipes, time-saving tips, and quick tutorials so that anyone can bake homemade treats.From basic kitchen prep to time-saving tricks, this baking cookbook helps you develop essential baking skills with step-by-step baking techniques and tutorials.
Black Girl Baking: Wholesome Recipes Inspired by a Soulful Upbringing (2018)
For Jerrelle Guy, food has always been what has shaped her―her body, her character, her experiences and her palate. Growing up as the sensitive, slightly awkward child of three in a race-conscious space, she decided early on that she’d rather spend her time eating cookies and honey buns than taking on the weight of worldly issues. It helped her see that good food is the most powerful way to connect, understand and heal. Inspired by this realization, each one of her recipes tells a story.
Baking for Two: The Small-Batch Baking Cookbook for Sweet and Savory Treats (2016)
“Baking for Two is a lifesaver for those of us who don’t usually have a crowd to feed! Tracy takes the math out of shrinking down recipes so you can get on with making the food.” -Natasha Bull, author of the blog Salt & LavenderMost baking recipes are meant to serve eight or more. But when you’re baking for a smaller household, leftovers either go to waste or straight to your waist.
The Advanced Art of Baking and Pastry (2017)
The main goal of is to present the right balance of topics and depth of coverage, encompassing items produced in the bakeshop, including breads, Viennoiserie, creams, pies, tarts, cakes, and decorative work in a professional manner that is easily approachable for the advanced baking and pastry student and professional. This is accomplished by providing theoretical information along with tested recipes and detailed step-by-step procedures. This approach to learning b…
The 10th Anniversary Edition A Treasury of Jewish Holiday Baking (2017)
Timeless Jewish holiday traditions are alive and delicious in this new edition of A Treasury of Jewish Holiday Baking! A Julia Child First Book nomiee, this beautiful, fully updated edition is a lovingly assembled collection of one of the world's oldest and most beautiful baking traditions – the Jewish Kitchen.
French Pastry 101: Learn the Art of Classic Baking with 60 Beginner-Friendly Recipes (2018)
French baking is now more approachable than ever with Beaucoup Bakery co-owner and Yummy Workshop founder Betty Hung’s beginner-friendly, easy-to-follow recipes.Start with basics like pastry cream and pâté sucrée, then work your way up to indulgent all-time favorites such as Lemon Madeleines, Crème Brûlée, Éclairs, Lady Fingers and Chocolate Torte.
Super Simple Baking for Kids: Learn to Bake with over 55 Easy Recipes for Cookies, Muffins, Cupcakes and More! (2019)
Easy-peasy recipes for first-time bakersWhen it comes to baking, even the littlest hands are eager to start mixing up tasty treats. Super Simple Baking for Kids equips new bakers with the most fun and easiest-ever recipes to whip up. Cookies, muffins, and cakes galore are sure to leave even grown-ups asking for more.Beginning with the basics, kids ages six to eight will learn key baking skills like how to separate eggs or knead dough.
The Great Scandinavian Baking Book (1999)
Recipes for savory and authentic morsels from the north country, now in paperback!Food is the heart of a Scandinavian home: scrumptious pies, delicate pastries, millions of cookies, and, of course, savory breads. Each country—Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland—has its specialty and no one goes hungry.
Cake Confidence (2019)
There's always something to celebrate in life, and there's no better way to celebrate than with some decadent, mouthwatering cake! No matter your confidence in baking, Mandy Merriman–the Blondie of the popular blog Baking with Blondie–is here to help you think outside the cakebox and create easy, delicious, beautiful cakes that you'll definitely want to show off. Dust off your apron and get ready to create some buttercream joy.
Best Baking Books that Should be on Your Bookshelf
We highly recommend you to buy all paper or e-books in a legal way, for example, on Amazon. But sometimes it might be a need to dig deeper beyond the shiny book cover. Before making a purchase, you can visit resources like Library Genesis and download some baking books mentioned below at your own risk. Once again, we do not host any illegal or copyrighted files, but simply give our visitors a choice and hope they will make a wise decision.
Tartine: A Classic Revisited: 68 All-New Recipes + 55 Updated Favorites (Baking Cookbooks, Pastry Books, Dessert Cookbooks, Gifts for Pastry Chefs)
Author(s): Elisabeth Prueitt, Chad Robertson
ID: 2435428, Publisher: Chronicle Books; Revised edition, Year: October 1, 201, Size: 38 Mb, Format: epub
The Vegan Baking Recipes Cookbook For The Holiday: All-Time Best Cooking Holidays
Author(s): WADE, RASHEEM
ID: 3182254, Publisher: , Year: 2022, Size: 33 Mb, Format: epub
The Complete Baking Bible Cookbook, 150 Cake Recipes and 164 Cupcake, Pie and Cookie Recipes, 314 Baking Recipes
Author(s): Werley, Angela
ID: 3202555, Publisher: , Year: 2022, Size: 93 Mb, Format: epub
Please note that this booklist is not final. Some books are truly hot items according to Chicago Tribune, others are drafted by unknown writers. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant links you could recommend? Leave a comment if you have any feedback on the list.