Baking presents over 200 recipes, both classic and contemporary, from the award-winning Williams-Sonoma Kitchen Library series. You'll find delicious preparations for muffins, breads, pizzas, cookies, cakes, pies, and fruit desserts. The basic recipes and techniques section includes an illustrated glossary. Each recipe is kitchen-tested and accompanied by a full-color photograph of the finished dish, as well as suggestions for planning, serving, garnishing, and storing. Plus, you'll get step-by-step photographs, tips for kneading and shaping bread dough, baking and decorating beautiful cakes, and ideas for topping a variety of baked goods.