Baking: From My Home to Yours, by Dorie Greenspan, has received rave reviews on Amazon and inspired more than a hundred home bakers to make the same recipe from her book every week for four years and blog about it.

http://www.amazon.com/Baking-Home-Yours-Dorie-Greenspan/dp/0618443363/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1328104564&sr=8-1

Link to NPR story about the bakers/bloggers: http://www.npr.org/2012/01/17/145349372/the-muse-behind-tuesdays-with-dorie

Anonymous wrote:I love Baking Illstrated by the Cook's Illustrated folks. I also have the King Arthur flour cookbook. Both get a lot of use in my house. I am a huge baker, cake decorator and candy maker.

I haven't got this book but have tried Cook's Illustrated baking recipes from their other books. Everything has worked pretty well. I made their carrot cake and everyone who tasted it said that it was the best they had ever tasted. Unfortunately it took three hours to make.

For a handful of just wonderful recipes I'd go with Alice Waters' The Art of Simple Food. The cakes and pie crusts and cookies are all just so, so good. I am a good cook but had just failed at cakes and pie crusts for years. Don't know why, but her book worked for me.

I love Baking Illstrated by the Cook's Illustrated folks. I also have the King Arthur flour cookbook. Both get a lot of use in my house. I am a huge baker, cake decorator and candy maker.

Rose Levy Beranbum's Cake Bible or Pie and Pastry Bible.

Anonymous wrote:http://www.amazon.com/King-Arthur-Flour-Bakers-Companion/dp/0881505811

King Arhur's Flour Bakers Companion. I own over 100 cook books and this is one that gets a lot of use. The 100 % Whole Wheat bread is great. Have not hit abad recipe yet.

I love the KAF bakers companion and cookie companion.

http://www.amazon.com/King-Arthur-Flour-Bakers-Companion/dp/0881505811

King Arhur's Flour Bakers Companion. I own over 100 cook books and this is one that gets a lot of use. The 100 % Whole Wheat bread is great. Have not hit abad recipe yet.

The food people at Washington Post have been recommending a book by Lisa Yokelson lately.

http://www.amazon.com/Baking-Style-Art-Craft-Recipes/dp/0470437022/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1327761324&sr=8-1

http://www.amazon.com/BakeWise-Successful-Baking-Magnificent-Recipes/dp/1416560785

http://www.amazon.com/Ratio-Simple-Behind-Everyday-Cooking/dp/1416571728/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1327711008&sr=1-1

What do you think is the best book about baking?