Countryside Day School provided me with a superior prepared environment and creative freedom that enabled me to compile recipes that truly work. The children of the All Year Montessori environment, who I have had the privilege to work with throughout my many years of teaching, made baking come to life for me. They have taught me to take pride in everything I do . . . even the failures, and we have had plenty of those while testing out these recipes. Finally, I would like to thank my baking mentor, my mother. She made it all look so easy. Everything she made was with love and tasted wonderful every time. Thanks, mom.

You’ll find great success with these recipes too!

Recipes included: Popovers, Strawberry Bread, Lemon Cream Cheese Scones, Cream Drop Biscuits, Paremesan-Rosemary Crackers, Pesto Sauce with Pasta, Pita Crisps with Cucumber Dip, Blueberry Muffins, Pumpkin Muffins, Cinnamon Puffs, Banana Bread, Basic Bread Recipe, Cheddar Cornbread, Corn Sticks, Soft Pretzels, Chocolate Chip Scones, Whole Wheat Oatmeal Drop Biscuits, Chewy Granola Bars, No-Knead Bread Rolls, Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins, Pioneer Biscuits, and more. All were tested and compiled by Michele Aspinall and the AYM class.