The Weekend Baker: Irresistible Recipes, Simple Techniques, and Stress-Free Strategies for Busy People - Hardcover

With recipes listed in the order of the time they take, Abigail Johnson Dodge guides the baker through easy steps to a mouth-watering success every time. Her key concept is an enticing blend of elements not found in any other single book: great-looking and great-tasting breads, puddings, cookies, cupcakes, cakes and pies, ranging from fast and simple projects, like the "emergency" cupcakes that can be mixed up in minutes, to more ambitious undertakings, like a lattice-topped apple pie that can be put together in stages. The Weekend Baker promises to lure time-pressed bakers into the kitchen.

ABIGAIL JOHNSON DODGE is a contributing editor to Fine Cooking and a founder of its test kitchen.