Baking in the American South by Anne Byrn

Baking in the American South by Anne Byrn

Witness the rise of Southern baking from humble recipes to one of the world's richest culinary traditions in this essential cookbook from bestselling author Anne Byrn. With 200 recipes and hundreds of photos, Baking in the American South has the biscuits, cornbread, cakes, and rolls that will help you bake like a Southerner, even if you aren't.

'[A] pleasurable mix of craveable delights and culinary storytelling-- While baking in the American South was founded on a turbulent and often unsavory history, the individuals--enslaved Africans and their descendants, Creole peoples, Moravians, Jews, and immigrants--and fertile land gave rise to the towering culinary culture Byrn captures here with anecdotes, engaging prose, and passion readers will feel' * BOOKLIST (starred review) *
'Byrn provides an encyclopedia of Southern baked goods in this masterful and extensive collection encompassing the region's sweet and savory offerings--This is a treasure trove.' * Publishers Weekly (starred review) *
'Byrn's wise, winning, and wonderful doorstop dive into the recipes and stories that make up the heart and soul of Southern baking is essential.' * Library Journal (starred review) *
'definitive--The encyclopedic range--from hoecakes to chiffon, from humble to highfalutin--is part of what gives 'Baking' its flour-dusted charm. The other part is Byrn's sussing out of what sets Southern baking apart.' * Garden & Gun *
'Home chefs will treasure this cookbook and appreciate Byrn's entertaining stories while their delicious regional fare bakes.' * Shelf Awareness (starred review) *

ANNE BYRN is a New York Times bestselling food writer and author. She writes the weekly newsletter Between the Layers, one of the top 20 food and drink newsletters worldwide on Substack. She has authored several cookbooks. Her latest books are A New Take on Cake and Skillet Love, the latter exploring the history and modern uses for the cast-iron skillet. They followed American Cookie and American Cake, which NPR named one of the best cookbooks of 2016. The Cake Mix Doctor and sequels have more than 4 million copies in print, and USA Today called The Cake Mix Doctor the bestselling cookbook the year it debuted. Byrn’s career began as a food writer for The Atlanta Journal. Her food writing was named the Best Food Section by the Association of Food Journalists. She studied at La Varenne École de Cuisine in Paris and lived in England where she wrote about food and travel for a year. Anne is a contributor to Food52, Bon Appétit, and the Bitter Southerner. Byrn is a Nashville native and a fifth-generation Tennessean. For several years, she was the food writer for The Tennessean. Byrn has been featured in People magazine, The Washington Post, the New York Times, the New York Times Magazine, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Southern Living, Publishers Weekly, and many other publications. She has appeared on Good Morning America, Later Today, CNN, The Food Network, and QVC and has taught cooking classes across the country. She and her husband live in Nashville. Rinne Allen spends most of her days collaborating with chefs, farmers, artisans, designers, and researchers to document their work and the process that goes into making it, with the hopes that those who view her pictures will learn something from them. Rinne's work has been published in over 15 books and in national and international magazines, as well as shown in galleries and educational institutions. She also has a regular column about harvests with the New York Times' T magazine that focuses on the southern region that she calls home. She has a background in fine art photography, with a BFA in photography from Sewanee, in Tennessee, and now works out of her studio in an old house in her hometown of Athens, Georgia. You can interact with her photography at www.rinneallen.com.

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ISBN 13	9780785291336
ISBN 10	0785291334
Title	Baking in the American South
Author	Anne Byrn
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	HarperCollins Focus
Year published	2024-09-03
Number of pages	512
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.