The Big Book of Baking (repost)

With more than 700 classic recipes, "The Big Book of Baking" is unique for both for the huge number and range of recipes offered as well as for the clarity and ease with which they are explained. With every recipe rated with 1(simple), 2(fairly simple), or 3 (complicated), home bakers at every level will find recipes they can be sure of alongside others that will challenge their culinary skills.