Introduction 14
Ingredients 10
Equipment 14
Basic Techniques 29
Breads
The Model Bakery's English Muffins 35
Dinner Rolls 38
Ciabatta 40
Focaccia 42
Struan 43
Pain de Mie 46
Pain au Levain 49
Whole-Wheat Harvest Bread 52
Amber Ale Bread 54
Wild Yeast Graph Starter 56
The Model Bakery on Bread 6O
Yeasted Sweets
Croissants 64
Almond Croissants 68
Pains au Chocolat 69
Bear Claws 71
Classic Cheese Danish 72
Cheese and Berry Danish 73
Morning Buns 74
Sticky Buns 76
Cinnamon Rolls 79
Croissant Dough 80
Schnecken Dough 82
The Model Bakery on Yeasted Sweets 83
Breakfast Favorites
The Model Bakery's Granola 86
Buttermilk Biscuits 89
Cranberry Buttermilk Scones 90
Apricot-Pecan Scones 91
Cream Currant Scones 92
Blueberry Muffins 94
Banana-Walnut Muffins 96
Multigrain Muffins 97
Morning Glory Muffins 99
Irish Soda Bread 100
The Model Bakery on Breakfast Favorites 101
Cakes
Espresso Bundt Cake 104
Lemon Pound Cake 106
Pumpkin Gingerbread Cake 107
Classic Carrot Cake 108
Coconut Cake 110
Red Velvet Cake 113
Auntie Emma's Buttermilk Cake 116
Devil's Food Cake 117
White Cake 118
Sunny Lemon Cake 119
Berries and Cream Cake 120
Chocolate-Raspberry Cake 122
Chocolate Mousse Cake 124
Bûchede Noël 125
A Homemade Wedding Cake 128
Vanilla Buttercream 134
Cream Cheese Frosting 136
Old-Fashioned Boiled Icing 137
The Model Bakery on Cakes 136
Pies and Tarts
Apple Streusel Pie 142
Peach Streusel Pie 145
Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie 146
Pecan Pie 147
Brandied Pumpkin 148
Chocolate and Caramel Tartlets with Fleur de Sel 150
Lemon Brûlée Tart 153
Fresh Fruit Tart 155
Gateau Basque 156
Plum Galette 158
Pastry Cream 161
Whipped Cream 161
Lemon Curd 162
Pie Dough 163
Tart Dough 164
The Model Bakery on Pies and Tarts 165
Cookies
Lemon Squares 168
Brownies 171
Carmelita Bars 172
Chocolate Rads 173
Almond Macaroons 176
Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies 178
Peanut Butter Cookies 179
The Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookies 180
White Chocolate Chip and Hazelnut Cookies 182
Tender Sugar Cookies 183
Festive Sugar Cookies 184
Raspberry Linzer Cookies 189
Ginger Molasses Cookies 190
Gingerbread Cookies 191
Our Gingerbread House 192
Meringue Mushrooms 196
The Model Bakery on Cookies 197
Resources 199
Acknowledgments 200
Index 202