Notes about Recipes in this book

• Salted butter caramel sauce

  • stef on February 12, 2024

    Good step by step instructions. Flakey salt is used.

• Classic pie dough

  • stef on July 30, 2023

    The pie dough was easy to work with. Baked up buttery and flaky

  • averythingcooks on April 24, 2025

    While combining the veg oil & flour etc before cutting in the butter, I was skeptical BUT a little voice in my head was countering with "trust Anna, you know you trust Anna" and yes...this is a lovely pastry dough. It came together easily & rolled out beautifully. Because it topped pot pies destined for the freezer, I baked some scraps for a taste & it is everything she promised.

• Bacon, beer & mushroom quiche

  • stef on August 22, 2023

    This is a very good quiche which takes a little longer to make. A mirepox of onion, grated carrot and onion is sauted and them simmered in wheat beer. This is spread at the bottom of partially baked tart. Bacon and cheese is sprinkled on top and cream and egg poured over. I made Anna's classic pie dough. We loved it and will repeat.

• Brown butter pecan pie

  • lkgrover on April 02, 2024

    Excellent pecan pie; not overly sweet (which I think is a common problem for pecan pie).

• Basque cheesecake (burnt cheesecake)

  • stef on February 12, 2024

    A decadent cheesecake. So creamy and smooth. Very clear instructions. Took 60 minutes to bake.

• Milk chocolate orange mousse

  • lkgrover on July 24, 2023

    Excellent, smooth chocolate-orange mousse (or American-style pudding?) I decreased the orange liqueur to 1 tsp for a mere hint of liqueur.

• Chewy brownie cookies

  • lisel26 on December 08, 2025

    I used semi sweet baking chocolate because that's what I had and they were delicious and well received. Definitely brownie vibes in cookie form.

  • averythingcooks on December 14, 2025

    I used a mix of semi sweet & 70% dark chocolate for melting, semi sweet chips and yes...these are good. My one issue was bake time...I should have pulled them at the minimum 8 minutes because, although still soft & chewy, the bottoms ended up darker than I liked.

• Sugar cookies with sprinkles

  • stef on July 04, 2025

    A nice crisp sugar cookie that isn't too sweet. Next time will bake right away. Dough got very hard with refrigeration