Bake from Scratch

Each page of this publication features stunning photography, easy-to-follow recipes, techniques for creating beautiful, artisan baked goods, and endless inspiration for home bakers. Discover the world's best bakeries, essential bread recipes such as brioche and rye, products that should be in every baker's pantry, new cookbooks, and more.

Bake from Scratch • march | april 2023 Volume 9, Issue 2

Editors Letter

Recipe Index & Resources

A Few of Our Favorite Things • FROM BAKING BLOGGERS TO FUN AND FUNKY ACCESSORIES, THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE THINGS OUR TEAM CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF

Spreading Frosting and Love to Underprivileged Youth • FOR GOODNESS CAKES, A NONPROFIT QUICKLY EXPANDING ITS EFFORTS ACROSS THE US, HOPES TO FOSTER OPTIMISM AND CONFIDENCE IN CHILDREN AND ADULTS UP TO AGE 27 BY MATCHING CAKE-BAKING VOLUNTEERS WITH THOSE IN NEED FOR BIRTHDAYS, GRADUATIONS, AND MORE. CANDICE DOMINGUEZ-SUNDQUIST, THE LEADER OF THE PORTLAND, OREGON, CHAPTER OF FOR GOODNESS CAKES, SPEAKS ON WHY EFFORTS LIKE THIS ARE SUCH A POWERFUL SOURCE OF POSITIVE CHANGE.

All About Browned Butter • LIQUID GOLD IN THE BAKING WORLD, BROWNED BUTTER IS THE NUTTY, CARAMEL-COLORED INGREDIENT THAT’LL TAKE ALL YOUR BAKES TO THE NEXT LEVEL. THIS GUIDE WILL HAVE YOU MAKING SERIOUSLY SIMPLE BROWNED BUTTER—RADIANT WITH FLAVOR—LIKE A PRO IN NO TIME.

Give Cookies • ONE OF OUR MOST DEDICATED READERS, MARY HELEN HASKELL, SHARES THE STORY BEHIND A DEAR FRIEND’S RECIPE AND THE FRIENDSHIP THEY SHARED

Strawberries • THE SECRETS BEHIND FINDING THE BEST STRAWBERRIES, AND OUR FAVORITE WAYS TO BAKE WITH THEM

Layers of Wonder • CAROLINE’S CAKES, A CAKE BAKERY BASED IN SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA, CELEBRATES ITS EXPANSION FROM MAIL-ORDER CAKE BUSINESS TO A SPECTACULAR NEW STOREFRONT THAT WELCOMES GUESTS TO SIT AND STAY AWHILE

Eager for Easter Breads • FROM A BEAUTIFULLY BRAIDED GREEK LOAF DOTTED WITH FESTIVE, BRIGHTLY COLORED EGGS TO ROLLS WITH A SWEET SURPRISE, THESE ARE THE EASTER BREADS WE CAN’T WAIT TO MAKE THIS SEASON

Brioche • THIS BEAUTIFULLY ENRICHED BREAD IS A FRENCH STAPLE THAT TAKES MANY FORMS. WHETHER MADE AS A LOAF, À TÊTE, OR AU SUCRE, THIS GOLDEN, DELICIOUSLY TENDER BAKE IS A LIGHTLY SWEET SENSATION.

Welcome to Our New Home • WE TAKE YOU INSIDE THE NEW BAKE FROM SCRATCH TEST KITCHEN—A TRUE BAKER’S PARADISE—IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, WITH A BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK AT HOW OUR RECIPES REACH YOU, FROM CONCEPT TO PRINT, AND ALL THE ACTION AND EVENTS COMING UP THAT ARE SURE TO MAKE THIS A ONE-OF-A-KIND COLLABORATIVE SPACE

Strawberry Sensation • THESE RUBY-RED JEWELS ARE ONE OF THE FIRST SIGNS OF SPRING AND ALWAYS REASON FOR CELEBRATION. THIS COLLECTION OF RECIPES, FROM A ROASTED STRAWBERRY QUICK BREAD TO SWEET AND SALTY THUMBPRINT COOKIES, PUTS THE PRIZED FRUIT FRONT AND CENTER.

Around the World with Flatbreads • THE ULTIMATE ACCOMPANIMENT TO ANY MEAL, FLATBREADS ARE A BAKE UNIVERSALLY ADORED. FROM CHEESY AREPAS FROM COLOMBIA TO FLAKY SCALLION PANCAKES FROM CHINA, WE’RE SHARING FOUR CLASSIC FLATBREADS AND THE STORIES THAT SHAPED THEM.

A New Season of Spring Cakes • CELEBRATE THE BEGINNING OF SPRING WITH OUR ASSORTMENT OF BRIGHT, FLAVORFUL EASTER CAKES. BEGINNING WITH A BANOFFEE CAKE DECORATED WITH CARAMELIZED BANANAS AND ENDING WITH A BUTTERY SMOOTH SOUTHERN COCONUT CAKE, WE HAVE A BAKE FOR EVERY SWEET TOOTH THIS SEASON.

A Thessaloniki Bakery Tour • JOIN BRIAN HART HOFFMAN AND KYLIE MAZON-CHAMBERS AS THEY WANDER THE STREETS OF THESSALONIKI, GREECE, IN SEARCH OF SOME OF THE REGION’S BEST BAKERIES

Harmony of Herbs • FILLED WITH BRIGHT, FRESH HERBS AND BAKED TO GOLDEN-BROWN PERFECTION, THESE SAVORY BAKES ARE THE ULTIMATE ADDITION TO YOUR SPRINGTIME FEASTS. WHETHER YOU WANT TO BAKE SIMPLE AND CLASSY WITH OUR CHÈVRE...