Bake Smart

Star baker Samantha Seneviratne wants to tell you the baking secrets of industry pros: You cansoften butter in a microwave in seconds, without melting it. Dont bother sifting flour. No stand mixer? No problemyou can mix it by hand. Test the doneness of a cake without toothpicks (who actually has those?). Make a custard with a dump and stir method. Tempering schmempering.

Break free from common baking myths, fears, and fussy procedures, withBake Smart,filled with Sams tips and warm reassurances plus 100 achievable, mouthwatering recipes that are surprisingly effortless to put together for any home baker. Chapters are organized by main baking ingredient (Butter; Sugar; Eggs; Flour, Nuts & Cocoa; and Yeast), each starting with a quick intro to break down the fundamentals of baking, as well as core recipeslike Basic Custard, Any-Nut Frangipane, and Rough Puff Pastrythat are easy to master and return to again and again.

And each chapter includes recipes for delicious, irresistible, and modern-yet-timeless sweets:

• Stuffed Smore Cookies
• Lemony Hibiscus Doodles
• Raspberry Rye Balsamic Tart
• Burnt Caramel Basque Cheesecake
• Caramelized Banana Cream Cornflake Tart
• Passion Fruit and Pineapple Upside Down Cake
• Gianduja Rugelach
• Maple Tahini Chocolate Skillet Cake
• Big and Fluffy Lemon and Orange Buns
• Chocolate Sesame Swirl Bread
• Linzer Cookies
• Apricot Cardamom Buns