Baking Yesteryear: The Best Recipes from the 1900s to the 1980s by B. Dylan Hollis

Description

Step into the kitchens of the past and rediscover the recipes that delighted generations. In Baking Yesteryear, bestselling author and internet favorite B. Dylan Hollis takes readers on a decade-by-decade journey through the most memorable baked goods of the twentieth century, from the 1900s through the 1980s.

After testing hundreds of recipes from antique cookbooks, community cookbooks, and forgotten kitchen collections, Hollis selected 101 of the very best for modern bakers to enjoy. The result is a delightful collection of cakes, cookies, breads, pies, and desserts that showcase the creativity, ingenuity, and occasional eccentricity of American home baking.

Inside you’ll find beloved classics alongside surprising discoveries, including Chocolate Potato Cake, Peanut Butter Bread, Chocolate Sauerkraut Cake, Tomato Soup Cake, Potato Chip Cookies, and many other recipes that have nearly vanished from modern kitchens. Each recipe is accompanied by Hollis’s trademark wit, historical context, and infectious enthusiasm for culinary nostalgia.

Beautifully photographed and packed with personality, Baking Yesteryear is more than a cookbook. It’s a celebration of food history, family traditions, and the joy of discovering forgotten favorites. Whether you’re an experienced baker, a vintage recipe enthusiast, or a fan of Dylan’s wildly popular videos, this collection offers a delicious blend of history, humor, and homemade treats.

Equal parts cookbook and time machine, Baking Yesteryear proves that some recipes deserve a second chance, even if a few of them are wonderfully strange.

Book Details

• Author: B. Dylan Hollis
• ISBN: 9780744080049
• Format: Hardcover
• Genre: Cookbook
• Subject: Vintage Baking, Food History, American Recipes