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Reviews are in alphabetical order by author’s last name except for new reviews at the top. Also see General cookbooks for books that may have baking sections.

Home Baking: The Artful Mix of Flour and Traditions from Around the World (Hardcover), by Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid. Review pending.

The Cake Bible (Hardcover), by Rose Levy Beranbaum. Review pending.

I’m Just Here for More Food: Food x Mixing + Heat = Baking (Hardcover) , by Alton Brown. Review pending. [Also posted in Reference.]

Bread: A Baker’s Book of Techniques and Recipes (Hardcover), by Jeffrey Hamelman (Author). Wishlisted.

Pie (Hardcover), by Ken Haedrich. Review pending.

The All-Purpose Baking Cookbook (Hardcover), by King Arthur Flour. Review pending.

Whole Grain Baking: Delicious Recipes Using Nutritious Whole Grains, by King Arthur Flour. Wishlisted. [Also posted in Healty cookbooks.]

Small-Batch Baking, by Debby Maugans Nakos, also available in hardcover. Great idea for dieters. Sometimes you need a treat, but if you make a huge batch of treat, that treat will go straight to your bottom. Substantially scaling down baking recipes yourself is a risky experiment, but Nakos has done all the experimenting for you. She suggests baking cakes in tin cans, but I find mini-cheesecake pans work perfectly and look more cakelike. Do be careful not to overbake. Because of the small size of the desserts, there’s no margin of safety, thus slight underbaking is best. Perfect for baking in a good convection toaster oven to save energy and keep the house cool. [Also posed in Baking cookbooks.]

The Bread Baker’s Apprentice: Mastering the Art of Extraordinary Bread (Hardcover), by Peter Reinhart and Ron Manville (photographer). Wishlisted.