Weeknight Baking
Recipes to Fit Your Schedule
1st Edition
Published on 29. October 2019
304 pages
978-1-5011-8988-3 (ISBN)
Description
Michelle Lopez?the wildly popular and critically acclaimed blogger behind Hummingbird High?teaches busy people how to make cookies, pies, cakes, and other treats, without spending hours in the kitchen.
If anyone knows how to balance a baking obsession with a demanding schedule, it's Michelle Lopez. Over the past several years that she's been running her blog Hummingbird High, Lopez has kept a crucial aspect of her life hidden from her readers: she has a full-time, extremely demanding job in the tech world. But she's figured out how to have her cake and eat it too.
In Weeknight Baking, Lopez shares recipes for drool-worthy confections, along with charming stories and time-saving tips and tricks. From everyday favorites like "Almost No Mess Shortbread" and "Better-Than-Supernatural Fudge Brownies" to showstoppers like "a Modern Red Velvet Cake" and "Peanut Butter Pretzel Pie" (it's vegan!), she reveals the secrets to baking on a schedule.
With rigorously tested recipes, productivity hacks, and gorgeous photographs, this book is destined to become a busy baker's go-to. Finally, dessert can be a part of every everyday meal!
If anyone knows how to balance a baking obsession with a demanding schedule, it's Michelle Lopez. Over the past several years that she's been running her blog Hummingbird High, Lopez has kept a crucial aspect of her life hidden from her readers: she has a full-time, extremely demanding job in the tech world. But she's figured out how to have her cake and eat it too.
In Weeknight Baking, Lopez shares recipes for drool-worthy confections, along with charming stories and time-saving tips and tricks. From everyday favorites like "Almost No Mess Shortbread" and "Better-Than-Supernatural Fudge Brownies" to showstoppers like "a Modern Red Velvet Cake" and "Peanut Butter Pretzel Pie" (it's vegan!), she reveals the secrets to baking on a schedule.
With rigorously tested recipes, productivity hacks, and gorgeous photographs, this book is destined to become a busy baker's go-to. Finally, dessert can be a part of every everyday meal!
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Michelle Lopez is the baker, blogger, and photographer behind Hummingbird High, which has twice been a finalist for Saveur's "Best Baking Blog." Outside the blogosphere, she has worked in finance and tech. She currently lives in Portland, Oregon. Weeknight Baking is her first book.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Introduction
- The Weeknight Baker's Ingredients
- The Weeknight Baker's Substitutions
- The Weeknight Baker's Tools
- The Weeknight Baker's Techniques
- Recipes: Before You Start
- Loaf Cakes
- Classic Pound Cake
- Banana Bread
- Choose-Your-Own Pumpkin Spice Bread
- Pumpkin Spice
- Loaf Cakes 2.0
- Cakes
- Yellow Cake
- Chocolate Cake
- A Modern Red Velvet Cake
- White Wedding Cake
- Banana Chocolate Chip Cake
- Peanut Butter Brown Sugar Cake
- Frostings
- Classic American Buttercream Frosting
- Cream Cheese Frosting
- Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
- Chocolate Fudge Frosting
- Nut Butter Frosting
- Drop Cookies
- Single Lady Chocolate Chip Cookie
- Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix-Ins
- Oatmeal Cookies
- Oatmeal Cookie Mix-Ins
- Snickerdoodles
- Snickerdoodle Topping
- Roll-out Cookies
- A Roll-Out Sugar Cookie Recipe That Actually Has Your Back
- Royal Icing
- Almost-No-Mess Shortbread Cookies
- Black-And-White Chocolate Chunk Shortbread Cookies
- Brownies, Blondies, and Layer Bars
- Boxed-Mix Brownies, From Scratch
- Better-Than-Supernatural Fudge Brownies
- Brown Butter Blondies
- Lime Curd Bars
- Cheesecake Bars
- Jammy Pie Bars
- Tarts
- The Easiest Brown Butter Tart Shell Ever
- Coconut Almond Cream Tart
- Magic Dream Lemon Cream Tart
- Choose-Your-Loe Berries And Cream Tart
- Pies
- Stand Mixer All-Butter Pie Dough
- Any Kind Of Fruit Pie
- Key Lime Pie
- Banana Cream Pie
- The Silkiest Pumpkin Pie
- Muffins and Scones
- Matcha Pistachio Nut Muffins
- Berry Almond Muffins
- Banana Yogurt Muffins
- Sweet Crème Fraîche Scones
- Savory Cheddar Mustard Scones
- Brunch Treats
- A Dutch Baby Pancake That Lives Up To Its Name
- Overnight French Toast For a Crowd
- Overnight Liège Waffles
- Overnight Small-Batch Cinnamon Rolls
- Alternative Diets
- Vegan Chocolate Chip Almond Cookies
- Desert Dessert Island Vegan Mocha Brownies
- Gluten-Free Meyer Lemon Cornmeal Torte
- Erlend's Favorite Fruit Crisp
- Peanut Butter Pretzel Pie
- Dollops, Drizzles, Fillings, and Sprinkles
- Whipped Cream
- Overnight Vegan Whipped Cream
- Pastry Cream
- CrèMe Fraîche Caramel Sauce
- Dark Chocolate Ganache
- Overnight Homemade Sprinkles
- Resources
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- Conversion Charts
- Copyright
