Red Truck Bakery Cookbook: Gold-Standard Recipes from Americas Favorite Rural Bakery by Brian Noyes

Red Truck Bakery Cookbook: Gold-Standard Recipes from Americas Favorite Rural Bakery Reviews

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  Jessica

  I wasn't familiar with Red Truck Bakery in Virginia before I checked this book out. But now after reading their story and seeing these recipes if I'm ever in the area I will definitely check it out. Brian Noyes worked in the publishing industry, but always enjoyed baking on the side. Deciding to get away from the DC area, he and his partner purchased a farm in Virginia and he stared making jams and jellies to sell in the area, soon he expanded to baked good and Red Truck Bakery took off. Surviving the Great Recession, they continue on today with two physical locations in Virginia. The recipes look amazing and I really like that he includes both savory and sweet recipes. There are definitely plenty I want to try myself.
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  Caro

  Beautifully produced and filled with tantalizing recipes. Haven't tried any yet, but I've marked several. And since the bakery is an hour away from me, a day trip beckons.
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  Liquidlasagna

  
  The Caramel Pumpkin Pie
  seems interesting
  
  and if the book got the attention of the Lee brothers, that's worth noting
  
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  Leave it to a baker who has past experience as both writer, editor, and designer to fashion a cookbook that roars on 8 cylinders!
  Matt and Ted Lee
  
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  Brian Noyes is a master of subtle subversion who slips paw paws in chess pie, crumbles pretzels in pie crust, and bakes an almond cake that conjures up those delicious Chinese takeout cookies with the almond divots. His Red Truck Bakery Cookbook redefines American baking in the most inclusive and progressive ways.
  John T Edge
  
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  j

  Sometimes I like to pretend I am a Southern Gal, and when that happens I make biscuits and gravy and sit in the sunshine and read Southern cookbooks like they’re going out of style.
  
  I will definitely be trying a few recipes from this cookbook, but I’m keeping my review at three stars until I test the author’s biscuit recipe and decide if it’s better or worse than my current fav. 😜 May bump up later when I’ve made my way through a few recipes.
  
  Also, a minor annoyance: I felt like there was a LOT of name-dropping, which, okay, if President Obama praised my baking I’d probably bring it up as often as possible too, but it seemed like every other recipe intro was “and then so-and-so told me X recipe was the best he’d ever had!” Def could’ve toned that down a bit.
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  Miss Clark

  3.5 stars
  
  I really liked that they had more unusual recipes with a regional focus. That said, I would have appreciated a list of some of their vendors and resources for those same regional ingredients.
  
  Favourites:
  
  Shenandoah Apple Cake with Maple Glaze
  Mac'n'Pimento Cheese
  Viginia Country Ham and Gruyere Quiche
  Chicken Potpie
  Holler Doughnuts (baked not fried)
  Black and Blueberry Pie
  Barnyard Breakfast Pie
  Spoonbread with Figs and Mascarpone
  Red Truck Bakery Granola
  Blueberry and Ginger Scones
  Strawberry Lemonade Bar
  Gingerbread Cake
  Alma Hackney's Rum Cake
  Old-World Almond Stollen
  Sorghum-Glazed Pecan Pull-Aparts
  Rooster's pepper Jelly
  Ham Jam
  Sour Cherry and Almond Jam
  
  
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  J. Muro

  Is there a home for sale next door to the bakery?
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  Rebecca

  Pictures of recipes? Not all are pictured.
  Commentary on recipes? Yes.
  Nutrition facts? No.
  Recipe Style? Southern-ish baking.
  Any keepers? A couple.
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  Julie H.

  I had read about Red Truck Bakery in an issue of Garden and Gun, so when I saw a copy of their cookbook in the gift shop on a recent trip to George Washington's Mount Vernon, I snapped it up. While comparing our purchases later that afternoon, we resolved to make something from the book that evening, leaving the decision to whatever stuck our fancy for which we already had all necessary items on hand. That brought us to the Orange Olive Oil Cake with Rosemary.
  
  The instructions were clear, concise, accurate, and resulted in a beautiful, low cake, with the tartness of lemon curd and the unfussy satisfaction that accompanies a cake you dust with powdered sugar instead of icing. So while that's the only recipe I've made to date, I have already selected our Thanksgiving dinner dessert, some fall/winter breads, and am going to enjoy working my way through its innovations (e.g., the addition of Baileys Irish Cream to the icing on a Guinness Stout cake) on recipes I already have in rotation. Best yet, I had mistakenly thought the actual Red Truck Bakery was further South (possibly because of the G & G featire), so was thrilled to learn it's actually in Virginia's northern Piedmont, roughly an hour outside the Washington, DC area. That said, there will definitely be a daytrip to their Warrenton cafe in our not-too-distant future.
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  Tracy

  I was gifted this book and everything I've tried from it thus far has been a winner - even without special ingredients like Virginia ham.
  
  Exceptional:
  Ham scones with cheddar and scallions
  Virginia Country ham and gruyere quiche
  Pumpkin bread
  
  Good but needs some tinkering:
  Skillet cornbread with pimento cheese frosting
  
  There are gorgeous pictures for most recipes. A few exceptions, but do you really need a picture of pumpkin bread?
  
  I've never been enthralled with Southern cooking but this may make me a convert.
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  Susan

  Baking is not my forte but this cookbook is so charming I couldn’t resist. Not only does it contain bakery recipes from their store in Virginia but also breakfast dishes and a wonderful looking pimento cheese I can’t wait to try. The photographs were plenty and the bakery’s back story made for a delightful read. YUM!
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  Onceinabluemoon

  First, i must say I don't care for southern food, but I love to look over cookbooks and this story just touched me. From the humble truck beginnings came a wonderful new/old life! A country girl at heart enjoyed this immensely, great pics and 100% southern recipes.
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  Naomi Smart

  What a great recipe book. Pictures of each item included. This is for those people looking for an updated recipes of older versions. Enjoyed the Mrs Beavers Caramel Cake. Yummy. Will be buying a copy of this recipe book.
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  Emily

  I fell in love the moment I saw the Pawpaw Chess Pie!
  Great Appalachian recipes, many of which I plan to try. The Buttermilk Chocolate Chewies (cookies) were a total winner and I'm planning on the Skillet Cornbread with Pimento Cheese Frosting and the Peach Milkshake Cake for this weekend.
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  Maureen Flatley

  Take my word for it.....just get it now!
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  Virginia

  OMG! I want to bake everything in this book! And it’s beautiful!
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  Elizabeth Judd Taylor

  Sweet & savoury baking inspired by the American South—what’s not to love?
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  Lynna

  Most of the recipes have a large number of ingredients but the pictures and cover story are excellent.
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  Catherine

  Not a to-buy for me, but I copied off MANY recipes to try.
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  Sean

  Thoroughly interesting recipes that are easy to follow. A great read.
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  Autumn Hollow Library

  I hate to say it, but I was underwhelmed. Pretty pictures, though!
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  Stacey

  I didn't like it as well as her first cookbook!
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  Laura

  This is a great baking cookbook with easy-enough-to-try recipes. I plan on making a few of the recipes in the book. However, some of the ingredients are rare to find in my area.
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  PottWab Regional Library

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