Baking Across America: A Vintage Recipe Road Trip by B. Dylan Hollis

Description

Hit the open road and discover America’s most beloved desserts with B. Dylan Hollis as your guide. In Baking Across America: A Vintage Recipe Road Trip, the bestselling author of Baking Yesteryear travels from coast to coast, uncovering the regional treats, hometown favorites, and forgotten classics that make America’s baking traditions so wonderfully diverse.

From New England’s iconic chocolate chip cookies and Louisiana’s pillowy beignets to Texas buttermilk pie, Nebraska Kool-Aid pie, and Pacific Northwest Nanaimo bars, Hollis explores the stories behind the recipes that have shaped generations of home bakers. Each stop along the journey highlights the flavors, history, and local culture that helped transform simple desserts into regional legends.

Packed with 100 recipes spanning the early 1900s through the 2000s, the book combines vintage charm, culinary history, and modern accessibility. Alongside detailed recipes, readers will find colorful photography, travel-inspired illustrations, personal anecdotes, and fascinating stories about the people and places behind each bake.

Whether you’re a longtime fan of Dylan’s wildly popular social media videos, a collector of vintage recipes, or simply someone who loves discovering new desserts, Baking Across America offers a joyful celebration of food, nostalgia, and American creativity. It’s equal parts cookbook, travelogue, and historical treasure hunt.

Perfect for home bakers, food historians, road trip dreamers, and anyone who believes every great dessert has a story worth telling.

Book Details

• Author: B. Dylan Hollis
• ISBN: 9780744097603
• Format: Hardcover
• Genre: Cookbook
• Subject: Baking, American Food History, Regional Cuisine