Seattle residents have long been familiar with the Dahlia Bakery. Thanks to Tom Douglas and Shelley Lance's Dahlia Bakery Cookbook, the sweet and savory treats offered up at the bakery are now available for those who live far from its environs. English muffin sandwiches, monkey bread and cakes leap off the page in beautiful close-up photos. Recipes are laid out in great detail, offering tips on how things are done at Dahlia as well a snippet explaining how or when the item came to be served at the bakery--such as the chocolate caramel pecan tart, which has been on the menu for more than 20 years, or the cornbread bacon muffins, which were developed for Dahlia's annual "Baconopolis" event.
The Dahlia Bakery Cookbook offers an array of irresistible items to make at home--but even more temptingly, it might just cause you to head to Seattle to try the Dahlia Bakery for yourself. --Jessica Howard, blogger at Quirky Bookworm