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The Back in the Day Bakery Cookbook

Cheryl Day author Griffith Day author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Workman Publishing

Published:6th Mar '12

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The Back in the Day Bakery Cookbook cover

New York Times best sellerSouthern Independent Booksellers Alliance Cookbook of the Year Fire up your oven with recipes Food & Wine calls “down-home and fabulous . . . classics with a little something extra.” Nationally recognized and locally adored for its decadent homespun desserts and delicious rustic breads, Back in the Day Bakery is a Savannah landmark. As Paula Deen says in her foreword, Cheryl and Griff Day “bake decadent treats, but they also bake wonderful memories that stay with you forever.” To celebrate the bakery’s tenth anniversary, this duo has written a book filled with customers’ favorite recipes. It’s packed with Cheryl and Griff’s baking know-how plus recipes for their famous Buttermilk Biscones, Old-Fashioned Cupcakes, Chocolate Bread, Cinnamon Sticky Buns, S’more Pie, Almond Crunchies, Drunk Blondies, Pinkies Chocolate Lunch-Box Treats, Rustic Cheddar Pecan Rounds, and much more. Irresistible full-color photographs of food and behind-the-scenes bakery shots will give readers a glimpse into the sweet daily life at the bakeshop. Celebrating family traditions, scratch baking, and quality ingredients, The Back in the Day Bakery Cookbook is like a down-home bake sale in a book.

“Down-home and fabulous, the recipes . . . are classics with a little something extra.” —Food Wine

“A delightful marriage of the sweet and savory . . . Cheryl and Griff honor these time-tested classics even as they infuse them with vibrant, unpredictable layers of flavor.” —Savannah Magazine

“Beautifully photographed and charmingly conversational, and full of recipes I’m dying to try.”
Minneapolis Star Tribune
 
“Old-fashioned American treats with a healthy dose of Southern flair. . . . A well-rounded baking book suitable for home cooks of all levels.” —Library Journal

“Impressive yet decidedly unfussy baked goods.”
Booklist
 
“Their recipes are easy, but irresistible.”
Toronto Globe and Mail

  • Winner of Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize (Cooking) 2013

ISBN: 9781579654580

Dimensions: 244mm x 188mm x 26mm

Weight: 980g

272 pages