The Margaret Palca Bakes Cookbook: 80 Cakes, Cookies, Muffins, and More from a Famous Brooklyn Baker
Favorite recipes from a beloved Brooklyn bakery―rugelach, blueberry muffins, incredible carrot cake, and much more!

There is new hipster Brooklyn; then there is old-school, really hipster Brooklyn. Brooklyn-based bakery Margaret Palca Bakes falls into the latter category. Currently located on Columbia Street in Brooklyn, Margaret Palca Bakes has been sharing its owner’s dessert wonders (yes eggs; yes sugar; yes butter!) with the New York City community for the past thirty years. The Margaret Palca Bakes Cookbook tells the story of Margaret’s journey into the world of baking in one of New York City’s most dynamic boroughs.

In her debut cookbook, Margaret shares practical tips, techniques, and more than eighty recipes collected throughout her lifetime. Sweet treats include:
  • Sour cream coffee cake
  • Apple crumb squares
  • Chocolate babka
  • Whoopie pies
  • Vegan maple pecan cookies
  • And more!
Learn practical baking tips and step-by-step techniques to make eighty of Margaret's most popular recipes with The Margaret Palca Bakes Cookbook.
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The Margaret Palca Bakes Cookbook: 80 Cakes, Cookies, Muffins, and More from a Famous Brooklyn Baker
Favorite recipes from a beloved Brooklyn bakery―rugelach, blueberry muffins, incredible carrot cake, and much more!

There is new hipster Brooklyn; then there is old-school, really hipster Brooklyn. Brooklyn-based bakery Margaret Palca Bakes falls into the latter category. Currently located on Columbia Street in Brooklyn, Margaret Palca Bakes has been sharing its owner’s dessert wonders (yes eggs; yes sugar; yes butter!) with the New York City community for the past thirty years. The Margaret Palca Bakes Cookbook tells the story of Margaret’s journey into the world of baking in one of New York City’s most dynamic boroughs.

In her debut cookbook, Margaret shares practical tips, techniques, and more than eighty recipes collected throughout her lifetime. Sweet treats include:
  • Sour cream coffee cake
  • Apple crumb squares
  • Chocolate babka
  • Whoopie pies
  • Vegan maple pecan cookies
  • And more!
Learn practical baking tips and step-by-step techniques to make eighty of Margaret's most popular recipes with The Margaret Palca Bakes Cookbook.
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The Margaret Palca Bakes Cookbook: 80 Cakes, Cookies, Muffins, and More from a Famous Brooklyn Baker

The Margaret Palca Bakes Cookbook: 80 Cakes, Cookies, Muffins, and More from a Famous Brooklyn Baker

The Margaret Palca Bakes Cookbook: 80 Cakes, Cookies, Muffins, and More from a Famous Brooklyn Baker

The Margaret Palca Bakes Cookbook: 80 Cakes, Cookies, Muffins, and More from a Famous Brooklyn Baker

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Overview

Favorite recipes from a beloved Brooklyn bakery―rugelach, blueberry muffins, incredible carrot cake, and much more!

There is new hipster Brooklyn; then there is old-school, really hipster Brooklyn. Brooklyn-based bakery Margaret Palca Bakes falls into the latter category. Currently located on Columbia Street in Brooklyn, Margaret Palca Bakes has been sharing its owner’s dessert wonders (yes eggs; yes sugar; yes butter!) with the New York City community for the past thirty years. The Margaret Palca Bakes Cookbook tells the story of Margaret’s journey into the world of baking in one of New York City’s most dynamic boroughs.

In her debut cookbook, Margaret shares practical tips, techniques, and more than eighty recipes collected throughout her lifetime. Sweet treats include:
  • Sour cream coffee cake
  • Apple crumb squares
  • Chocolate babka
  • Whoopie pies
  • Vegan maple pecan cookies
  • And more!
Learn practical baking tips and step-by-step techniques to make eighty of Margaret's most popular recipes with The Margaret Palca Bakes Cookbook.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781510756267
Publisher: Skyhorse
Publication date: 06/08/2021
Pages: 224
Sales rank: 1,096,151
Product dimensions: 7.50(w) x 9.70(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Margaret Palca is the owner of Brooklyn-based café and wholesale bakery business Margaret Palca Bakes. She was born and raised in New York City and received a degree in art history from Barnard College before realizing the only occupation that made her truly happy was baking. After several apprenticeships, she opened her own bakery in 1985. Margaret and her husband continue to own and operate Margaret Palca Bakes, delivering fresh baked goods to Manhattan on a daily basis. Margaret resides in Brooklyn, New York.

Table of Contents

Foreword ix

Introduction 1

Basic Equipment 5

Chapter 1 What I Learned from Grandma 9

Chapter 2 My First Product 15

Chapter 3 Eraser Morris 19

Chapter 4 The Basement in Brooklyn 63

Chapter 5 Our House 77

Chapter 6 191 Columbia Street 143

Acknowledgments 203

Index 207

Conversion Charts 213

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