Review: Love it so far
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 25, 2013
So far I've tried the white bread and cinnamon buns. Both turned out very nicely. I made one white bread recipe then split it in half to make one large loaf and about 24 cinnamon rolls. I love that I can mix and knead once and end up with two different products. I didn't use raisins in my cinnamon buns but I did use a small amount of chopped pecans. I suggest using a large loaf pan for the bread. I like these cinnamon rolls because they don't taste like yeast as so many other recipes do. I think I might be more careful to cut the cinnamon rolls a bit thicker next time because I may have cut them slightly smaller than the 1/2 inch recommended. Both of these recipes were pretty foolproof so if you've never worked with yeast before give these a try. My flour was a bit dry and absorbed more moisture so I actually used only 8 1/2 cups for the recipe.The reason I gave four rather than five stars is because there were no indications about the quantity the recipe makes or what size loaf pan to use. I would have liked the recipe to say "makes two loaves" or how many cinnamon rolls approximately the batch should make or what size pans to use. Most cinnamon bun recipes tell you to crowd the buns in the pan this one didn't so I wasn't sure if I should or should not place them closely together in the pan.I like the concept of the book a lot. Every cook should arm her/himself with some basic recipes that can be their go to recipes. So far I'm happy with the two recipes I tried and am looking forward to trying the others.