Pastry chefs and bakers from Mah-Ze-Dahr Bakery, Café Altro Paradiso, Bien Cuit, Ovenly, and more recommend their favorite baking cookbooks, including the best baking cookbook for beginners and ...

"You have to treat your baked goods like children," says Ryan Westover, the pastry chef at Georgetown's 1789 Restaurant."Give them lots of love, don't smother them and be patient." ...