Baking Book reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 134 Reddit reviews across 16 subreddits and 49 posts to rank the best Baking Book brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/Baking, r/CookbookLovers, r/Breadit, r/AskBaking, r/pie. Top-rated brands include BraveTart (5.0/5), Rose Levy Beranbaum (5.0/5), The Cake Bible (5.0/5).
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Reviews134
Subreddits16
Posts49
Brands92
Products24
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#1
BraveTart
5.0
(7)
"I loved Stella Parks' book 'Bravetart'."
"Bravetart! it's written by Stella Parks."
"The recipes are great, but so is the writing."
"Everything I've made from it is amazing."
"Bravetart by Stella Parks, Baking for all Occasions by Flo Braker."
#2
Rose Levy Beranbaum
5.0
(6)
"The Cake Bible by Rose Levy Beranbaum. She breaks everything down, and she gets precise on her weights and measures."
"Another one is The Baking Bible by Rose Levy Beranbaum. She essentially describes countless recipes with an explanation for everything."
"Cake Bible is the go to recipe book"
"Rose Levy Berenbaum's books get deep into the science! I have "The Cake Bible" and "Rose's Heavenly Cakes.""
"I like The Bread Bible. It changed my bread baking life."
"I love The Bread Bible by Rosenbaums. It's got a very varied selection of recipes, different types of savoury breads but also sweeter breads."
#3
The Cake Bible
5.0
(4)
"It’s so well written and the cakes are fantastic."
"The Cake Bible, Rose Beranbaum."
"Each of these books is written by someone with a lifetime of experience."
"The Cake Bible by Rose Levy Berenbaum is probably definitive."
#4
America's Test Kitchen
5.0
(4)
"Seconding America's Test Kitchen"
"They have a few baking books. I have Bread Illustrated and it’s amazing"
"The America's Test Kitchen books are pretty gold."
"I really like bread illustrated! It's an american test kitchen cookbook. It was my first bread cook book and I've made a lot of great things from it."
#5
Baking Bible
5.0
(3)
"Try Mary Berry’s Baking Bible"
"You could try Mary Berry's Baking Bible."
"A lot of her recipes are the all in one method."
#6
King Arthur Flour
5.0
(3)
"I’ve cooked from it extensively and never had an issue with a single recipe."
"Is my go to base reference book."
"Which is really comprehensive with recipes for pretty much everything."
#7
America’s Test Kitchen
5.0
(3)
"The Complete Baking Book for Young Chefs."
"Has several baking books and they’re all excellent tbh."
"You can’t go wrong with anything from *America’s Test Kitchen*."
#8
King Arthur
5.0
(3)
"A couple other suggestions would be *King Arthur Baker's Companion* and if your friend likes pie, *The Book On Pie: Everything You Need to Know to Bake Perfect Pies.*"
"I really like my King Arthur Baking School cookbook."
"I have both King Arthur Baking School and Cook’s Illustrated Baking Book."
#9
Claire Saffitz
4.7
(3)
"Dessert Person and What’s for Dessert: Simple Recipes for Dessert People both by Claire Saffitz"
"Check out Dessert Person by Claire Saffitz, excellent recipes, no fussy decorations."
"Claire Saffitz's books is amazing but has some technical stuff."
#10
Dessert Person
5.0
(2)
"Is a really good one 🙃"
"For baking I love the books by Claire Saffitz!"
#11
Savory Baking
5.0
(2)
"I love Erin Jeanne Mcdowell’s books!"
"Erin Jeanne McDowell’s books, particularly Savory baking."
#12
The Baker's Appendix
5.0
(2)
"It's an amazing little resource."
"The Baker's Appendix is a very good book for standardizing recipes."
#13
Snacking Cakes
5.0
(2)
"Each recipe can be made in a loaf pan if you want."
#14
Sally's Baking Addiction
5.0
(2)
"I love Sally's Baking Addiction blog. Her recipes are well-tested, comprehensive, and have never failed me yet."
"I really love the Sally's Baking Addiction blog, and I'm pretty sure she has a cookbook out too."
#15
Bake from Scratch
5.0
(2)
"All of the Bake From Scratch series."
"Bake from Scratch puts out a cookbook every year."
#16
Bouchon Bakery
5.0
(2)
"Master that and you will be unstoppable."
"Bouchon Bakery - Keller/Rouxel has a variety of detailed recipes."
#17
Stella Parks
5.0
(2)
"If you want to understand why baking works, I would suggest Stella Park's BraveTart"
"When you get more advanced, Stella Parks BraveTart is The Baking Bible 2.0 essentially."
#18
Bread Baking For Beginners
5.0
(2)
"Bread Baking For Beginners by Bonnie Ohara is fantastic."
"Jenna Fischer agrees."
#19
Mary Berry
5.0
(2)
"Mary Berry's Baking Bible is the one I use the most."
"My parents have had a Mary Berry baking book for well over 30 years. It’s great, simple and classic recipes and easy to follow."
#20
Ken Forkish
4.5
(2)
"I have Tartine, but I think the best instruction in a book that I've found is Flour, Salt, Water, Yeast by Ken Forkish."
"Flour, Salt, Water Yeast is a very good and straightforward book. Its biggest strength (and weakness) is assuming that you are going to do a boule."
#21
The Baking Bible
4.5
(2)
"My boss is absolutely obsessed with it."
"The Baking Bible is pretty good."
#22
How to Bake Everything
4.5
(2)
"I love How to Bake Everything by Mark Bittman."
"Might be worth looking at."
#23
Martha Stewart
4.5
(2)
"Martha Stewart recipes are always pretty reliable."
"Martha Stewart, America’s Test Kitchen, King Arthur Flour & Betty Crocker have underrated cookbooks for baking."
#24
Good Housekeeping
4.5
(2)
"I've had luck and success with Good Housekeeping Baking."
"The good housekeeping books are amazing."
#25
Modern Vegan Baking
5.0
(1)
"It's my favorite by far!"
#26
Pie in the Sky
5.0
(1)
"Is great - I had never made a pie before and it taught me to make the most creative pies!"
#27
Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World
5.0
(1)
"Get with Isa!"
#28
Jeffrey Hamelman
5.0
(1)
"Bread. By Jeffrey hamelman. Hands down."
#29
Shirley Corriher
5.0
(1)
"BakeWise by Shirley Corriher, a food scientist explains baking principles"
#30
Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day
5.0
(1)
"I like Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day."
#32
Fika - The Swedish Way
5.0
(1)
"This book has been a staple for years."
#33
King Arthur Baking School Cookbook
5.0
(1)
"The King Arthur Baking School cookbook is one of my favorites."
#34
Pie Camp
5.0
(1)
"The most useful ones for LEARNING and not just recipes were first 'Pie Camp' by Kate McDermott."
#35
Mary Berry's Baking Bible
5.0
(1)
"Mary Berry's Baking Bible."
#36
Baking
5.0
(1)
"I have three recommendations: **Baking** by Dorie Greenspan."
#37
Book of Breads
5.0
(1)
"Bernard Clayton's Book of Breads is a 500-page bombshell of great recipes."
#38
Artisan Breads Every Day
5.0
(1)
"Peter Reinhart Artisan Breads Every Day."
#39
Best Bread Machine Cookbook
5.0
(1)
"It shows all different kinds of ways to shape bread! Great for beginners!"
#40
Bo Friberg
5.0
(1)
"Check out 'The Professional Pastry Chef' by Bo Friberg for comprehensive basics and recipes"
#41
Peter Reinhardt
5.0
(1)
"Tons of useful information and EVERY recipe hits."
#42
Milk Bar
5.0
(1)
"Is a fun and easy cookbook with cool creations."
#43
American Girl
5.0
(1)
"Would be perfect American Girl Baking."
#44
B. Dylan Hollis
5.0
(1)
"The one I find the absolutely best to use."
#45
How Baking Works
5.0
(1)
"A great chef once said about cookbooks..."you need ugly ones with recipes you can trust, and pretty ones that will inspire you.""
#46
On Food and Cooking
5.0
(1)
"I really recommend On Food and Cooking by Harold McGee."
#47
Weeknight Baking
5.0
(1)
"Would be great books for what you’re describing in terms of skills/interest."
#48
The Fannie Farmer Baking Book
5.0
(1)
"It has good methodology without weighing down the charm of good old-fashioned baking."
#49
A Passion for Baking
5.0
(1)
"Everything I've made had tasted really good and the raspberry white chocolate bread pudding is worth the price of admission."
#50
Baking with Dorie
5.0
(1)
"Wide range of really good recipes from breads, cakes, cookies, and savory."
#51
Delish: Insane Sweets
5.0
(1)
"Was perfect when I started baking! Heavily recommend"
#52
Baking Wisdom
5.0
(1)
"Has all of the science behind baking!"
#53
What's for Dessert
5.0
(1)
"Simple recipes, no major equipment required"
#54
The Perfect Loaf
5.0
(1)
"Has a lot of explanation of the process, not just recipes."
#55
Bouchon Baking Book
5.0
(1)
"Find the recipes to be super solid."
#56
What’s For Dessert
5.0
(1)
"Is mostly geared toward a more beginner level."
#57
Baking Companion
5.0
(1)
"Those will have all of the classic recipes and will really walk you through the techniques."
#58
Medrich
5.0
(1)
"I love all my Medrich and Beranbaum cookbooks"
#59
Essential Dessert Cookbook
5.0
(1)
"I loovveee the Essential Dessert Cookbook"
#60
Great Cookies
5.0
(1)
"Carole Walter’s “Great Cookies” and “Great Pies and Tarts.”"
#61
Alton Brown
5.0
(1)
"Any of Alton Brown's cookbooks are definitely tested and approved."
#62
Williams and Sonoma
5.0
(1)
"I really like the Williams and Sonoma dessert and baking cook books."
#63
Flour
5.0
(1)
"Books by the bakery owner Joanne Chang."
#64
Flour Water Salt Yeast
5.0
(1)
"I quite like Flour Water Salt Yeast!"
#65
Rose Levy Berenbaum
5.0
(1)
"Another vote for The Cake Bible!"
#66
Better Homes and Gardens
5.0
(1)
"Better homes and gardens is a good cookbook."
#67
Muffin and Quickbread Cookbook
5.0
(1)
"I've made several recipes from this book and I've been happy with all of them."
#68
300 Tried-and-True Recipes for Delicious Homemade Pie
5.0
(1)
"I've been using Pie: 300 Tried-and-True Recipes for Delicious Homemade Pie for years."
#69
Pie
5.0
(1)
"My go to pie bible by master Ken Haedrich over 300 recipes."
#70
Understanding Baking
5.0
(1)
"I highly recommend them."
#71
Bake It Better
5.0
(1)
"I would really recommend the bake it better series."
#72
The Bread Bakers Apprentice
5.0
(1)
"That one took my baking cred up a bunch of notches."
#73
How to be a Domestic Goddess
5.0
(1)
"Is a classic."
#74
French Patisserie
5.0
(1)
"It’s the absolute bible for anything baking related."
#75
Simply Beautiful Homemade Cakes
5.0
(1)
"It's one of my favourites."
#76
All About Cake
5.0
(1)
"Very inspiring and creative recipes."
#77
Professional Baking
5.0
(1)
"Is a standard textbook that covers almost every kind of baking."
#78
The French Pastry
5.0
(1)
"He is the co-owner of arguably the best pastry school in the USA."
#79
Nordic Cookbooks
4.0
(1)
"This and the Nordic cookbooks are gems in Phaidon’s lineup."
#80
Nordic Baking Book
4.0
(1)
"The Nordic baking book by Magnus Nilsson."
#81
Ella's Kitchen Big Baking Book
4.0
(1)
"Ella's Kitchen Big Baking Book, for example, or Nadiya's Everyday Bakes."
#82
Perfect Pie
4.0
(1)
"I'm a fan of the Perfect Pie book by America's Test Kitchen."
#83
Sister Pie Cookbook
4.0
(1)
"I would also recommend the Sister Pie cookbook by Ludwinski."
#84
Sally’s Baking Addiction
4.0
(1)
"I would recommend Sally’s Baking Addiction."
#85
Leith
4.0
(1)
"The first thing I would look at would be Leith's Baking Bible."
#86
Betty Crocker
4.0
(1)
"It's an old school classic that she might have even had back in the day??"
#87
Donna Hay
4.0
(1)
"A mix of baking and kid friendly cooking which she might actually love!"
#88
French Kids Bake
4.0
(1)
"For a more serious approach, French Kids Bake was very educational."
#89
Baking Class
4.0
(1)
"Baking Class (part of a 3 book series) took a very systematic approach."
#90
Little Helpers Baking Book
4.0
(1)
"It’s geared for younger kids (around 4-6) but it has kid friendly bakes."
#91
Rose's Baking Basics
4.0
(1)
"It's not as exhaustive as the KAF book."
#92
GBBO baking book
4.0
(1)
"The latter one includes techniques on how to do things from the show."
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