ANNE BYRN is a food writer and author. She loves baking biscuits and chocolate cake, slicing garden tomatoes on a sandwich, and listening to a good story. She loves dogs, her hometown of Nashville, traveling to new places, and reading. She enjoys writing cookbooks that tell stories-the kind of book you can read like a novel if you want to—never even setting foot in the kitchen. Her new book, Baking in the American South, is filled with untold stories. She hopes to make you hungry enough to want to heat the oven, crack the eggs, and start cooking.
Experience mouthwatering Southern baking! One of the world's richest culinary traditions comes to life through this essential cookbook from bestselling author Anne Byrn. With 200 recipes from 14 states and more than 150 photos, Baking in the American South has the biscuits, cornbread, cakes, and rolls that will help you bake like a Southerner, even if you aren't. This fascinating dive into the history of the south—features stories and beautifully photographed recipes from pre-Civil War times to today's Southern kitchens. It's about the places, the people, the products and the culture of the moment that influenced what people baked. It's about African-American women and the monumental contributions they have made to the art of Southern baking, about home cooks and how they've kept traditions alive wherever they settle by baking family recipes each year for holidays and celebrations, and about the pastry chefs who have thoughtfully reimagined how the South bakes.