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The Complete Baking Book for Young Chefs: 100+ Sweet and Savory Recipes that You'll Love to Bake, Share and Eat! Hardcover – October 1, 2019
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A New York Times Bestseller!
From the creators of the #1 New York Times bestselling cookbook for kids comes the ultimate baking book. America's Test Kitchen once again brings their scientific know-how, rigorous testing, and hands-on learning to KIDS!
BAKING ISN'T JUST FOR CUPCAKES
Want to make your own soft pretzels? Or wow your friends with homemade empanadas? What about creating a showstopping pie? Maybe some chewy brownies after school? From breakfast to breads, from cookies to cakes (yes, even cupcakes!), learn to bake it all here. You can do this, and it's fun!
- Recipes were thoroughly tested by more than 5,000 kids to get them just right for cooks of all skill levels―including recipes for breakfast, breads, pizzas, cookies, cupcakes, and more
- Step-by-step photos of tips and techniques will help young chefs feel like pros in their own kitchen
- Testimonials (and even some product reviews!) from kid test cooks who worked alongside America's Test Kitchen test cooks will encourage young chefs that they truly are learning the best recipes from the best cooks.
By empowering young chefs to make their own choices in the kitchen, America's Test Kitchen is building a new generation of confident cooks, engaged eaters, and curious experimenters.
- Print length224 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Grade level4 - 8
- Lexile measure1040L
- Dimensions7.25 x 0.81 x 9.25 inches
- PublisherSourcebooks Explore
- Publication dateOctober 1, 2019
- ISBN-101492677698
- ISBN-13978-1492677697
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Apple Crisp
Serves 8 Total Time: 1 hour and 10 minutes, plus 30 minutes cooling time
Instructions:
1. Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and heat oven to 375 degrees.
2. In medium bowl, use rubber spatula to stir together flour, oats, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Drizzle melted butter over oat mixture and toss with fork or your fingers until mixture comes together.
3. In large bowl, use rubber spatula to stir together sugar, cornstarch, and salt. Add apples to bowl with cornstarch mixture and toss to coat.
4. Use rubber spatula to scrape apple mixture into 8-inch square baking dish. Crumble oat topping into pea-size clumps and sprinkle oat topping evenly over apple mixture.
5. Place baking dish in oven. Bake until filling is bubbling around edges and topping is golden brown, about 40 minutes.
6. Use oven mitts to remove baking dish from oven (ask an adult for help). Place baking dish on cooling rack and let apple crisp cool on rack for at least 30 minutes before serving.
Making a Crisp Topping
1. Toss oat mixture with fork or your fingers until mixture comes together.
2. Crumble oat topping into pea-size clumps and sprinkle evenly over apple mixture.
Ingredients
- ⅔ cup (3 ⅓ ounces) all-purpose flour
- ½ cup (1½ ounces) old-fashioned rolled oats
- ¼ cup packed (1¾ ounces) light brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- ¼ cup (1¾ ounces) sugar 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 2 pounds Golden Delicious apples, peeled, cored, and cut into 1-inch pieces
Muffins, Quick Breads & Other Breakfast Treats
“This was very fun. We had learned about fractions in school, and now we are using math. And chocolate chips. Yummy!” – Morgan, 9
Pizza, Flatbread & Other Savory Baked Goods
“Loved the quick and easy sauce. Delicious. Perfect crust.” – Helen, 12
Cookies & Bars
“This would be a great snack to have when I get home from school!” – Victoria, 13
Cakes & Cupcakes
“The recipe was so good! I had a soccer game, so I made an extra batch for my soccer team. They loved it!” – Perrie, 9
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"This book makes baking accessible…an inclusive and welcoming text for young chefs." ― Booklist
About the Author
AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN is the most authoritative resource for reliable, kitchen-tested recipes and cooking information. They value process, curiosity, practicality, and honesty. They believe everyone can learn to be a successful cook and their mission is to test recipes over and over until they understand how and why they work, and arrive at the best version.
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- Publisher : Sourcebooks Explore (October 1, 2019)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 224 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1492677698
- ISBN-13 : 978-1492677697
- Reading age : 8 - 11 years, from customers
- Lexile measure : 1040L
- Grade level : 4 - 8
- Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
- Dimensions : 7.25 x 0.81 x 9.25 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #668 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The mission of America’s Test Kitchen (ATK) is to empower and inspire confidence, community, and creativity in the kitchen. Founded in 1992, the company is the leading multimedia cooking resource serving millions of fans with TV shows (America’s Test Kitchen, Cook's Country, and America’s Test Kitchen: The Next Generation), magazines (Cook’s Illustrated and Cook’s Country), cookbooks, a podcast (Proof), FAST channels, short-form video series, and the ATK All-Access subscription for digital content. Based in a state-of-the-art 15,000-square-foot test kitchen in Boston’s Seaport District, ATK has earned the trust of home cooks and culinary experts alike thanks to its one-of-a-kind processes and best-in-class techniques. More than fifty full-time test cooks, editors, and product testers spend their days tweaking every variable to find the very best recipes, equipment, ingredients, and techniques.
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Customers find the cookbook easy to use and with clear instructions. They appreciate the delicious recipes and step-by-step pictures. Many customers find it a great gift for young cooks. The book has a colorful layout and appealing selection of recipes.
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Customers find the cookbook informative and easy to follow for beginners. It's a great learning book that helps kids build confidence in baking. The recipes are suitable for all ages and teach kids as they go.
"...Not just for young kids, many great recipes for any ages." Read more
"Seems to be pretty thorough and informative for beginning cooks without talking down to them...." Read more
"...The pictures are beautiful and the recipes are clear and directive!" Read more
"We bought both books from this company. Granddaughter loves to cook and they are easily understood for her. She is 8" Read more
Customers find the recipes in the book easy to understand and delicious. The illustrations and directions are helpful, with age-appropriate explanations. The book provides detailed instructions for beginning cooks, including techniques like blind baking pie crusts and piping.
"...It’s full of colorful photo illustrations and easy to understand directions...." Read more
"Seems to be pretty thorough and informative for beginning cooks without talking down to them...." Read more
"...The pictures are beautiful and the recipes are clear and directive!" Read more
"...Granddaughter loves to cook and they are easily understood for her. She is 8" Read more
Customers enjoy the recipes in this cookbook. They find the directions clear and easy to follow, with pictures. The book offers a variety of items to make, not just desserts. Readers appreciate the digestible way it presents information for young readers.
"...If you want a fun cooking activity with your child, this book is excellent! Not just for young kids, many great recipes for any ages." Read more
"Loves the cookbook. Great present for child." Read more
"...The recipes are easy to understand and turn out delicious as you can see from the picture above that the chocolate chip cookies were yummy...." Read more
"...It turned out great and was delicious. She is definitely learning to cook through the recipes!" Read more
Customers find the book a good gift for kids chefs. It has simple language and is suitable for birthdays.
"Loves the cookbook. Great present for child." Read more
"This is a Xmas gift for my teenage grandson, who is learning how to cook! The pictures are beautiful and the recipes are clear and directive!" Read more
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"...A great birthday present for sure! I highly recommend...." Read more
Customers appreciate the detailed pictures in the book. They find the photos clear and helpful, with explanations of how to prepare and perform tasks. The pictures are of real children making the recipes, not cutesy or childish.
"I got this cookbook for a 6 year old. It’s full of colorful photo illustrations and easy to understand directions...." Read more
"...Pictures are of real boys and girls making the recipes, not cutesy or childish pictures. Bright colors and good format...." Read more
"...The pictures are beautiful and the recipes are clear and directive!" Read more
"We like this book, it has many pictures to show you how to cook, and it’s easy for the kids to follow the steps." Read more
Customers enjoy the book for young cooks. They find it easy to read and enticing, with great recipes and fun facts. The pictures are helpful, making it a perfect starter book for kids who enjoy playing in the kitchen with adult help.
"...If you want a fun cooking activity with your child, this book is excellent! Not just for young kids, many great recipes for any ages." Read more
"...Very easy to follow instructions and so fun for her!" Read more
"...Our results don't always look like the picture, but the fun is in the baking. Highly recommend" Read more
"...me dump the ingredients into the bowl & mix, so it's been a fun activity to do with them. The recipes have all turned out and have been delicious...." Read more
Customers like the book's appearance. They find the colorful layout appealing and the recipes delicious-looking. The page layouts, photos, and helpful tips are also appreciated. Readers love the cover and pictures, describing it as a cute gift cookbook.
"...Bright colors and good format. Good explanations like in the adult ATK cookbooks." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2024I got this cookbook for a 6 year old. It’s full of colorful photo illustrations and easy to understand directions. If you want a fun cooking activity with your child, this book is excellent! Not just for young kids, many great recipes for any ages.
- Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2024Seems to be pretty thorough and informative for beginning cooks without talking down to them. Pictures are of real boys and girls making the recipes, not cutesy or childish pictures. Bright colors and good format. Good explanations like in the adult ATK cookbooks.
- Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2024Loves the cookbook. Great present for child.
- Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2024This is a Xmas gift for my teenage grandson, who is learning how to cook! The pictures are beautiful and the recipes are clear and directive!
- Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2024We bought both books from this company. Granddaughter loves to cook and they are easily understood for her. She is 8
- Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2024I got this for my daughter who absolutely loves baking, and she loved it !! All the time she picks up that baking book and goes through it . What I especially love about this baking book, is that it's appropriate for kids , and , it shows what other kids thought INSIDE the book !! I would totally recommend , this baking book is awesome , and I would totally buy it again !!
- Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2024I bought this for my boys (ages 9 and 10) as they display their interest in baking and cooking so I purchased this book and they are excited to bake. The recipes are easy to understand and turn out delicious as you can see from the picture above that the chocolate chip cookies were yummy. We also have the "The Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs: 100+ Recipes that You'll Love to Cook and Eat" and the kids made so many dishes and I am surprised how simple and delicious they turn out every time. I highly recommend this book for the young chefs who love to bake.
5.0 out of 5 stars Baking book for Young chefsI bought this for my boys (ages 9 and 10) as they display their interest in baking and cooking so I purchased this book and they are excited to bake. The recipes are easy to understand and turn out delicious as you can see from the picture above that the chocolate chip cookies were yummy. We also have the "The Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs: 100+ Recipes that You'll Love to Cook and Eat" and the kids made so many dishes and I am surprised how simple and delicious they turn out every time. I highly recommend this book for the young chefs who love to bake.
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2024
Images in this review - Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2024Purchased for 10 year old granddaughter and she couldn’t wait to make a recipe. It turned out great and was delicious. She is definitely learning to cook through the recipes!
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- AndreaReviewed in Canada on October 22, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars The best baking book for kids.
Easy to follow and a great selection of recipes. Fun recipes bake with your kids or for your family. Highly recommend.
- GEO GALReviewed in Mexico on June 5, 2022
5.0 out of 5 stars great book for a lot of ages
it comes with really easy to more complicated recipes. its for little ones to big ones. it is easy to understand with the chef hats reference.
GEO GAL
Reviewed in Mexico on June 5, 2022
Images in this review - johnReviewed in the United Kingdom on November 9, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Complete baking book
Excellent book for young bakers, all the recipes you need in one book. American based so weights are imperial pounds and Ozs. Well designed pages with combination of photos and recipes
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adrianaReviewed in Italy on December 19, 2019
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfetto
Bellissimo e puntuale
- Colin RightonReviewed in Canada on February 5, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to follow, great gift for an aspiring cook
Bought this for Christmas for my niece, she loves it! I am glad to reap the benefits of it!