(Doesn't that cake look sooo delicous??)
I reacted like Pavlov's dog to all the delicious recipes and gorgeous photos in this cookbook! Ovenly is a collection of sweet and savory baked goods recipes from the owner-founders of the bakery by the same name in NYC. If I lived anywhere near this bakery I'd be there every morning for breakfast!
The cookbook opens with two prologues, one from each owner-founder. In these prologues, Erin and Agatha share their backgrounds and how they became involved in baking. And they met through a food-based book club! How neat is that? The bios aren't long; about 2-3 pages each, and they really made me feel "connected" to the authors. They're not much older than me! I'm super impressed. Then each recipe is prefaced with a short paragraph about how the girls came to create the baked good. These little vignettes gave me extra insight into the early days of their bakery and/or their lives before Ovenly. I loved this!
There are dozens of recipes in this cookbook, and all are accompanied by photos. (YAY!) It was hard to pick just a few to try before returning the cookbook to the library. The two recipes I did end up trying were both winners that will be repeated in our house: Feta, Basil, and Scallion Muffins and Pumpkin Olive Oil Bread. I followed the recipe exactly for the muffins and they turned out fantastic! The hubby gave them two thumbs up too, and ate three the day that I made them. For the Pumpkin Olive Oil Bread, I substituted out the all-purpose flour and sugar for whole-wheat flour and honey, and it still turned out perfectly. So moist! The recipe made two loaves, and I plan to gift the 2nd loaf to my parents.
I didn't think the other recipes in the book looked any more complicated than usual, and I didn't see any odd or unusual ingredients either. I give this cookbook 5 of 5 stars for it's layout, content, photos, and ease of the recipes!
*I checked out my copy of Ovenly from my local library.
The cookbook opens with two prologues, one from each owner-founder. In these prologues, Erin and Agatha share their backgrounds and how they became involved in baking. And they met through a food-based book club! How neat is that? The bios aren't long; about 2-3 pages each, and they really made me feel "connected" to the authors. They're not much older than me! I'm super impressed. Then each recipe is prefaced with a short paragraph about how the girls came to create the baked good. These little vignettes gave me extra insight into the early days of their bakery and/or their lives before Ovenly. I loved this!
There are dozens of recipes in this cookbook, and all are accompanied by photos. (YAY!) It was hard to pick just a few to try before returning the cookbook to the library. The two recipes I did end up trying were both winners that will be repeated in our house: Feta, Basil, and Scallion Muffins and Pumpkin Olive Oil Bread. I followed the recipe exactly for the muffins and they turned out fantastic! The hubby gave them two thumbs up too, and ate three the day that I made them. For the Pumpkin Olive Oil Bread, I substituted out the all-purpose flour and sugar for whole-wheat flour and honey, and it still turned out perfectly. So moist! The recipe made two loaves, and I plan to gift the 2nd loaf to my parents.
I didn't think the other recipes in the book looked any more complicated than usual, and I didn't see any odd or unusual ingredients either. I give this cookbook 5 of 5 stars for it's layout, content, photos, and ease of the recipes!
*I checked out my copy of Ovenly from my local library.
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