Trusted Baking Recipes from a Self-Taught Baker

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NEW VIDEO TUTORIAL

Why This Recipe Works: Blueberry Muffins

This week in my Why This Recipe Works series, we’re making my favorite blueberry muffins and covering the ingredients and baking techniques that create sky-high muffin tops and a soft, moist crumb every time.

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Sally’s Baking Challenge

July Recipe – Classic Chiffon Cake

Sally’s Baking Challenge a fun, optional monthly baking series where we all make the same recipe, share our results, and bake together as a community. 1 winner is randomly selected at the end of the month for a prize!

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New York Times Best Seller

Sally’s Baking 101

A New York Times Best Seller, this is the ultimate baking book for home cooks of all skill levels, packed with 101 sweet and savory, foolproof recipes plus plenty of helpful tips for best results.

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Essential Baking Tips

If you’d like to learn the basics of baking, you’re in the right place—I have plenty of tips to share! The knowledge I’ve learned over the years has created a fantastic foundation on which I can build and share with readers.

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About the Author

Sally McKenney

Sally McKenney is a baker, food photographer, and New York Times best-selling author. Her kitchen-tested recipes and step-by-step tutorials have given millions of readers the knowledge and confidence to bake from scratch. Sally’s work has been featured on TODAY, Good Morning America, Taste of Home, People, and more.

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