From the creators of the #1 New York Times Bestseller The Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs, comes the second in a series of interactive workbooks for kids ages 8 to 12 who want recipes, science experiments, hands-on activities, and games--all about baking! Use the kitchen as your classroom, no school involved! Does salt make sweet treats taste even sweeter? Why do you have to let pizza dough rest before shaping it? Can you tell the difference between cookies baked with white sugar and cookies baked with brown sugar? Plus easy, kid-tested and kid-approved recipes for spiced applesauce muffins, almost no-knead bread, cake pan pizza, blondies, and more, Kitchen Explorers! Baking Edition brings the kitchen alive with fun baking-centric science experiments and art projects (edible and otherwise). Puzzles, word games, coloring pages and beyond will keep kids occupied and engaged.

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