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"Canada’s dessert doyenne’s much-anticipated opus on flour, sugar, butter and eggs is out now – 450 pages covering everything you could possibly want to know about baking"—
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Baking Wisdom lies the answer to every baking question you’ve ever had (and many you haven’t yet), plus over 150 perfected recipes—both savoury and sweet—for bakers of all skill  levels. Get inside Anna Olson’s baking brain, as she shares a career’s worth of experience to build a true masterclass in baking. In this incredible baking compendium, you will learn the hows and whys of baking through her flawless techniques, patient advice and literally hundreds of photos. This is an all-encompassing guide, guaranteed to make you a better baker. With recipe including:

PIES & TARTS • PASTRIES • CAKES • CUSTARDS & CREAMS • CONFECTIONS •  COOKIES & BARS • BREADS

Within each chapter, Anna’s triple-tested recipes are grouped together by commonly shared technique or principle, so you can see how one foundation recipe can be built upon to create many more complex creations. In every one of her perfected recipes, Anna leads the way with notes of baking wisdom directly included in each recipe’s method. And she does this all with one goal in mind: to help you achieve the very best baking results every time.

Baking Wisdom is a must-have collection of baking recipes, techniques and advice, and is Anna’s most comprehensive cookbook yet.
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Lemon Blueberry Bars

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About the Author

ANNA OLSON is a professionally trained chef and the internationally known host of Food Network Canada’s Bake with Anna Olson, as well as the Oh Yum with Anna Olson channel on YouTube. She is the author of ten bestselling and award-winning cookbooks, including Baking Day with Anna Olson and Set for the Holidays with Anna Olson. Anna also has her own bakeware line, Anna Olson Kitchen. She lives in Ontario, Canada, with her husband, Michael.

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Introduction

Baking could easily be assumed to be simple. After all, with a recipe in hand, you have a list of ingredients and their measurements followed by step-by-step instructions. What else could you possibly need for a successful bake? And yet we’ve all eaten a dessert or pastry that didn’t look or taste as we expected.

That's because baking isn’t just following instructions; it’s a journey and an exploration. Every recipe has a learning curve, even if you’ve made it repeatedly over the years. At first you might find yourself saying, for example, “Now I know I have to let my melted chocolate cool a little before adding it to my brownie batter, to prevent it from splitting”; or “The next time I make choux paste, I will make sure I let the hot batter cool for a minute longer before I add the eggs.” It’s not that you’re changing the recipe, it’s that you’re beginning to understand the details needed to get a perfectly delicious and delightful-looking baked good. Those moments of comprehension and bits of knowledge, gained through repeated baking, are what I call “baking wisdom” and they enhance your baking and empower you as a baker.

I’ve created this book to pass along the baking wisdom I have acquired over the years through education, experience, repetition, research, your questions and a whole mess of mistakes in the kitchen. (I never regret a baking failure; I embrace it as an opportunity to get to know my ingredients and methods better so that I can manage and fix future problems.)

Whether this is your very first baking cookbook or you’re a seasoned baker with baking wisdom of your own, I am confident you will find something worth exploring here. I am constantly learning, and while I’m thrilled to be sharing the knowledge I have at this moment, I will continue to challenge myself, listen to the wisdom of others and try new things.

I hope you’ll take some time to read the information that precedes the recipes. There I share lots of insight about ingredients, methods and baking in general, not just about the recipes in this book. I discuss how protein, fat, starch, sugar, acidity and salt work in baking, so you’ll have a better understanding of why ingredients behave the way they do. Each recipe references these sections and others from the front of the book. Listed as Bites of Wisdom, they highlight further reading that specifically applies to each recipe to enhance your understanding of the process before you bake. 

I have also included tips within the recipe methods to answer questions you may have while carrying out each step. My hope is that these will spark a few “aha” moments, or at least prevent disasters.

Each chapter in Baking Wisdom is centred on a type of baking. The recipes within each chapter are grouped by commonly shared technique or principle, and in some cases you’ll see how a foundation recipe can be added to and changed for different uses. 

For each recipe, I’ve listed the preparation time, which begins after your ingredients are prepped and measured, unless otherwise noted, and the cook time, which includes time on the stovetop and in the oven.

The complexity of each recipe is identified as Simple, More Involved or Complex to give you an idea about the time and tools needed. These tags indicate which recipes involve many steps, with cooling or chilling in between, and which ones can be mixed, baked and eaten in a hurry. Know that Simple recipes can be made by experienced bakers and Complex ones by new bakers.

Bonus Bakes throughout the book are variations on the recipe they accompany. Use them to get adventurous, change your flavours and find new ways to apply what you’ve just learned.

My hope is that you’ll use the baking wisdom I’ve shared plus your own discoveries to dive into these recipes with more confidence and take even more pleasure in your baking. Then you can pass along your own baking wisdom to others.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0B453W5G4
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Appetite by Random House
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 14 2023
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 220.3 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 454 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0525610984
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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Anna Olson is Canada's baking sweetheart and her numerous television series, about both baking AND cooking, have aired in 190 countries, and many of her books on this list are related to these series. You can also catch her on-line on her Oh Yum YouTube channel.

Anna values cooking with local and seasonal ingredients, and maintaining a common sense approach to baking and cooking. When you follow open of her recipes, her descriptions, tips and extras make you feel like she's in the kitchen with you.

Become a better baker and cook with Anna by your side!

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Full of great baking tips and knowledge; with delicious recipes that are easy to follow
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Full of great baking tips and knowledge; with delicious recipes that are easy to follow
I really loved this baking book! I would definitely describe myself as a beginner level baker or maybe a step above. So baking books can be a bit daunting and often I have to google what certain terms mean in a recipe. But with this book the first third of it is basically baking 101. It guides you through all the steps and techniques that you’ll need for the different recipes in the book. And my god, all the recipes sound and look amazing! To test some of these recipes out, I decided to have a mother-daughter baking day with my mom. We decided we could probably do three recipes in a day but narrowing it down to three was a bit hard as there were so many we wanted to try! One of the great features of the book was it tells you how intricate the recipes are (simple/more involved/complex) which helped narrow it down for us. We ended up going with The Hot Crossed Muffins, Jasmine Tea Bavarian Cream Pots, and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars. And all of them turned out great. My favourite was the cookie bars. They were so soft and chewy; and the recipe was a breeze to follow. They’ve definitely replaced my old cookie recipe. The cream pots were delicious but very rich. They’d make the perfect dessert for a dinner party or at a high tea. I made mine in teacups which made a beautiful presentation for them and matched the tea theme. And the muffins had a beautiful spice blend that went nicely with the mixture of raisins and dried cranberries. I couldn’t find any candied orange but I added a bit of orange zest to them which worked out well. These were the perfect breakfast treat and I’ll definitely bake them all year long. I highly recommend adding this baking book to your shelf. I’ll definitely be adding it to mine! Thanks Penguin Random House Canada and NetGalley for ARC.
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  • Reviewed in Canada on June 19, 2025
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    Anna is a true teacher. I love her recipes and the way she breaks down the baking skills with pictures and well laid out ingredient lists
  • Reviewed in Canada on May 9, 2025
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    The best baker recipes ever
  • Reviewed in Canada on February 17, 2025
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    Great baking cookbook! Jam-packed with great recipes and baking tips. I already have several Anna Olson cookbooks and was happy to add this to my collection. It is a great resource filled with very useful and practical baking tips.
  • Reviewed in Canada on August 13, 2024
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    Gave this book as a birthday present to a young chef. He absolutely loves it. The hard cover edition is well presented. There are a total of over 400 pages , including 150+ recipes with beautiful photos for every one of those recipes, in-depth lists of ingredients and substitutes, and of course her take on the why's and and how's of baking. In short, everything you would want to or need to know about baking. Recipes included are for cakes, pies, tarts, souffles, breads, cookies, pastries and so much more. I highly recommend this for any baker's library, whether you are new to baking, are an experienced baker or just like experimenting with flour, sugar and eggs (lol). Worth every dollar.
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  • Reviewed in Canada on April 22, 2024
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    The only thing I find missing is the nutritional value of the recipes, otherwise very informative and well written. A lot of French titles to the recipes.
  • Reviewed in Canada on April 30, 2024
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    I have almost all of Anna Olson's books and this is a great addition to my collection. The recipes are carefully written and easy to follow even for a new baker. She also explains why a certain ingredient is being used and some possible substitutions. A cookbook is unique in a kitchen because it really becomes a tool to be used over and over. I am enjoying reading this book as well as using it to make some spectacular desserts.
  • Reviewed in Canada on August 17, 2023
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    I love how the chemistry of baking is explained, and the tips to avoid/correct certain issues etc was very helpful. The recipes are all rated on complexity from 1-3 which I also find helpful when choosing a recipe. I'd say the skill level for the majority of the book is not exactly aimed for beginners/novice bakers, but she does a great job at breaking down the instructions and giving tips on each recipe so I've found it easier to get good results from this book rather than when following recipes from online/other resources.
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  • Reviewed in Canada on October 22, 2024
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    This was a gift. The receiver is happy.

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    5.0 out of 5 stars One of the BEST books on Baking Anna U r amazing 😘
    Reviewed in India on May 22, 2023
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    This book is beyond Brilliant! Just love it ! Anna is Awesome and has so generously shared her expertise with all of us !! Don’t think twice ! Grab this Spectacular book ASAP
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    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 9, 2025
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    This was a present for a friend who is an extremely good Baker. She was thrilled with it. It is large and very heavy so would need delivering rather than posting if it's for a gift.
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    Reviewed in Spain on August 31, 2024
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    El libro es maravilloso, lo único es que no lo han tratado con cuidado y ha llegado golpeado por todas las esquinas.. le doy 5 estrellas por el libro, pero a 鶹 UE dos estrellas por no saber embalar bien un libro para que no sufra daños en el envío.
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    Reviewed in Spain on August 31, 2024
    El libro es maravilloso, lo único es que no lo han tratado con cuidado y ha llegado golpeado por todas las esquinas.. le doy 5 estrellas por el libro, pero a 鶹 UE dos estrellas por no saber embalar bien un libro para que no sufra daños en el envío.
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