DK Baking

Shares recipes, advice, reminders, and help when things go wrong to introduce baking.;Start simple: Quick cakes. Cupcakes. Cookies. Cut-out cookies. Meringue. Piped meringue. No-bake cheescake. Store-bought pastry. Quick breads -- Build on it: Creamed cakes. Brownies. Baked cheesecake. Pie dough. Sweet pie dough. Creme patissiere. Double-crust sweet pies. Yeast-risen bread. Pizza dough. Sweetened breads -- Take it further: Gateau-style cakes. Choux pastry. Danish pastry. Artisan breads. Enroll in your own private culinary course with Get Started: Baking, part of a new series of structured learning guides from DK where nothing is assumed and everything is explained. Each course follows the same structure: start simple and learn the basics, build on what you've learned, and then show off your new skills! Get Started: Baking teaches complete beginners the skills needed to bake over 65 delicious recipes. Start simple with easy-mix cookies and quick breads, build upon your skills with layered cakes and quiches, and then show off with roulades and macarons. With step-by-step pictures and practice recipes to keep you on the right track, Get Started: Baking will help you learn your new skill in no time. More than any other series on the market, DK's Get Started aims to provide the reader with carefully structured learning and a classroom approach to teaching that allows you to build your own course from practical lessons and themed projects. Each book begins by answering fundamental questions, identifying an essential starter kit of tools and equipment, and explaining how to build a course. The book then divides into subject areas, with key techniques for each area demonstrated through visual glossaries and step-by-steps, followed by graded projects with annotated instructions and an assessment of how to build on achievements. Let DK be the perfect one-on-one tutor you never had: patient, illuminating, inspiring - always at hand to point you in the right direction so you can achieve your potential. Contents 5 7 Build Your Course 6 8 Essential Equipment 8 10 Essential Ingredients 10 12 Quick Cakes 14 16 Cupcakes 26 28 Cookies 28 30 Cut-out Cookies 36 38 Meringue 44 46 Piped Meringue 52 54 No-bake Cheescake 56 58 Store-bought Pastry 64 66 Quick Breads 72 74 Creamed Cakes 82 84 The Science Of... Baking Cakes 84 86 Brownies 96 98 Baked Cheesecake 106 108 Pie Dough 114 116 Making Pie Dough 116 118 Sweet Pie Dough 126 128 Crème Pâtissière 127 129 Double-crust Sweet Pies 130 132 Yeast-risen Bread 132 134 Baking Bread 134 136 Pizza Dough 142 144 Sweetened Breads 144 146 Gâteau–style Cakes 148 150 Choux Pastry 158 160 Danish Pastry 168 170 Artisan Breads 178 180 Index 188 190 Acknowledgments 192 194 More than any other series on the market, DK's Get Started series simulates carefully structured classroom lessons, an approach that allows readers to custom-build courses with practical lessons and themed projects. Each book answers fundamental questions, identifies the subject's basics, explains how to tailor a course, and provides step-by-step explanations, graded projects, and assessments, so readers can fulfill their own unique learning potential. Many people want to master new skills, stimulate their creativity, and explore additional fields of interest. With DK's Get Started series, readers can create their own learning opportunitieson a schedule and budget that works for them. Start simple. Quick cakes ; Cupcakes ; Cookies ; Cut-out cookies ; Meringue ; Piped meringue ; No-bake cheesecake ; Store-bought pastry ; Quick breads Build on it. Creamed cakes ; Brownies ; Baked cheesecake ; Pie dough ; Sweet pie dough ; Crème pàtissière ; Double-crust sweet pies ; Yeast-risen bread ; Pizza dough ; Sweetened breads Take it further. Gàteau-style cakes ; Choux pastry ; Danish pastry ; Artisan breads. Provides recipes for cakes, cupcakes, cheesecake, pies, pizza dough, breads, and pastries.