In the most comprehensive book of its kind, Mark Bittman offers the ultimate baker’s resource. Finally, here is the simplest way to bake everything, from American favorites (Crunchy Toffee Cookies, Baked Alaska) to of-the-moment updates (Gingerbread Whoopie Pies). It explores global baking, too: Nordic ruis, New Orleans beignets, Afghan snowshoe naan. The recipes satisfy every flavor craving thanks to more than 2,000 recipes and variations: a pound cake can incorporate polenta, yogurt, ricotta, citrus, hazelnuts, ginger, and more. New bakers will appreciate Bittman’s opinionated advice on essential equipment and ingredient substitutions, plus extensive technique illustrations. The pros will find their creativity unleashed with guidance on how to adapt recipes to become vegan, incorporate new grains, improvise tarts, or create customised icebox cakes using a mix-and-match chart. Demystified, deconstructed, and debunked-baking is simpler and more flexible than you ever imagined. AUTHOR: Mark Bittman is the author of more than 20 books, including the best-selling, award-winning How to Cook Everything series, several of which are also successful apps. As a beloved New York Times columnist and writer, he produced The Minimalist column, hundreds of food and travel stories and videos, and was the country’s leading weekly Opinion writer on food. He now devotes his time to cookbooks, teaching, and developing strategies to guarantee that food is fair, affordable, nutritious, green, and delicious. He can be found at markbittman.com, bittman on Twitter, and markbittman on Instagram.