Robin Hood

Whether you are a novice or an experienced baker, you’ll be inspired to explore the wonderful world of baking

Robin Hood is one of Canada’s most trusted brands and they are dedicated to helping you bake better and to meeting the needs of today’s families. Whenever thoughts turn to home, they inevitably gravitate toward baking. Plain or fancy, old-fashioned or elegant, decadent or healthy-almost everyone cherishes a memory linked with freshly baked goods.

In ROBIN HOOD HOME BAKING you’ll find a comprehensive introduction to home baking with 150 easy-to-follow recipes ranging from snacks to desserts and savory dishes. The basic ingredients couldn’t be simpler, but the endless ways they can be varied makes baking a great adventure. Fruit, nuts, grains, chocolate, dairy products and a wide range of flavorings are mixed and matched with the essential components to create an array of delectable tastes and textures. Savory sensations cover a wide range, from vegetables to poultry, meats and fish.

Here’s just a sampling of the outstanding recipes :

From the Cookies chapters : Chewy Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies, Year-Round Shortbread, Apricot Oat Chews and Chunky Chocolate Almond Cookies.
From the Bars and Squares chapter : Raspberry Lattice Bars, Butter Tart Squares and Downright Decadent Truffle Brownies.
From the Muffins and Biscuit chapter, Cheesy Drop Biscuits, Butterscotch Pecan Rolls, Luscious Date Bran Muffins, and Chocolate Zucchini Muffins.
From the Cakes and Frostings chapter : Divine Chocolate Raspberry Cake, Glazed Apple Pinwheel Cake, Best-Ever Banana Cake and Chocolate Toffee Candy Bar Cheesecake.
From the Breads chapter : Lemon Poppy Seed Loaf, Rhubarb Bread, Multigrain Seed Bread and Orange Cranberry Spiral.
From the Kid’s Favorites chapter : Kaleidoscope Cookies, No-Bake Marshmallow Oat Balls, Toonie Pancakes and Double-Decker Granola Bars.
From the Pies and Pastry chapter : Easy-as-Pie Pastry, Fabulous Fruit Flan, Creamy Peach Crumble Pie and Best Blueberry Pie.
From the Savories chapter : Mushroom, Asparagus and Pepper Quiche, Deep-Dish Lamb Pot Pie, Tasty Traditional Tourtiere and Chicken Pot Pie.

And besides all the outstanding recipes the comprehensive introduction to home baking is an invaluable inspiration and guide. Extensive tips and techniques provide information and lists on everything from the necessary baking equipment, to specific information on a particular baked good whether it be a pie or cookie. Also included is the incredibly handy Emergency Substitution Table which can be used to avoid a last-minute trip to the store when you are in the middle of preparing a recipe.

ROBIN HOOD HOME BAKING is destined to become an indispensable resource in kitchens from coast to coast. There’s something here for every occasion. These dependable and delicious recipes will inspire you to create scrumptious homemade treats that are uniquely yours.

JILL SNIDER is a renowned recipe developer who also developed the recipes for the Robin Hood Baking Festival Cookbook. She lives and works in Toronto.

ROBIN HOOD has been a household name in Canada since 1909 when their first mill went into operation in Moosejaw, SK. Since then, Robin Hood has become Canada’s favorite flour, milled from the very best Canadian wheat in their mills in Montreal, Port Colborne, Ontario and Saskatoon. Much of Robin Hood’s success comes from the long-term relationships they have developed with generations of Canadian home bakers. Thousands of people contact their Consumer Services Department for baking advice. Their Test Kitchen develops, modifies, adjusts and triple-tests hundreds of baking recipes to meet the needs of the home baker.