The Back in the Day Bakery Cookbook

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Product Description

Fire up your oven with recipes from what Paula Deen calls one of the "must-eat-at places" in Savannah

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.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #21974 in Books
• Published on: 2012-03-06
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 9.75" h x .94" w x 7.63" l, 2.15 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 272 pages

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Editorial Reviews

From Booklist
Home bakers first and bakery owners second, Paula Deen darlings the Days here inventory recipes for every season and sweet tooth that even the most amateur among us can feel comfortable in attempting: cinnamon-sugar-doughnut muffins, Mexican hot chocolate shortbread, and a shortcut piecrust that the Days promise will impress. Necessary special tools are clearly noted, and the tips, commentary, and notes are as fun to digest as these southern sweets look to be. One particularly funny inclusion is a customer’s ode to the “Pecan Sandra,” written after not finding his favorite cookie in the cases. The book is as pleasantly, cohesively stylized and visually appealing as the Days’ Savannah outpost. Drool-inducing photos featuring the impressive yet decidedly unfussy baked goods (with a special section devoted to savories as well, such as baked eggs and pancetta-fontina bread pudding) placed beside carefully culled vintage kitchenware and objets d’art of the cooking persuasion are works of art in themselves. --Annie Bostrom

Review

“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

 

“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

 

“The tips, commentary, and notes are as fun to digest as these Southern sweets look to be . . . Impressive yet decidedly unfussy baked goods.” ―Booklist

About the Author

Cheryl and Griffith Day founded Back in the Day Bakery, in Savannah, Georgia, in 2002. Their first book, The Back in the Day Bakery Cookbook, was a New York Times bestseller. Cheryl’s enthusiasm for enriching lives through the time-honored art of scratch baking is one of her most endearing qualities, along with a few dance moves she picked up in her days as a Soul Train dancer. Griff adds his pioneering spirit to the mix and is the master behind their flavorful breads and creative savory menu. Together they comprise a sweet and savory tour de force!

Cheryl and Griffith Day are the authors of the New York Times bestselling Back in the Day Bakery Cookbook and Back in the Day Bakery Made with Love.