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The Doughmakers Cookbook
125 Recipes for Success in Baking and Business

What do you get when you mix together a love of baking, a heap of hilarious memories, and a flourishing bakeware business?…

THE DOUGHMAKERS COOKBOOK, by Bette LaPlante and Diane Cuvelier with Sam Stall (ReganBooks, March 2, 2004; $24.95).

Cuvelier and LaPlante, vivacious sisters, real-life moms, and kitchen magicians, started the original Doughmakers Gourmet Bakeware Company in Bette’s garage in 1996 as a project to raise funds for a Boy Scout troop. Since then, they have turned their blue-sky dreaming about launching a brand into a reality, and Doughmakers products are now sold in over 2,000 gourmet stores in North America, and at over 45 trade shows a year. Through hard work, some hilarious adventures, and over 350,000 miles of travel, Bette, Diane, and the Doughmakers family have built a company based on what their customers want—and with fabulous results. Now, they share the secrets of their success, for all of those aspiring entrepreneurs who wish to start their own business.

Diane and Bette have also learned from experience at home and on the road that baked goods create powerful memories and bring people together, and The Doughmakers Cookbook provides over 125 of their favorite recipes. Gathered from their loyal customers and their own kitchens, these delicious recipes—guaranteed to melt in your mouth and to send your loved ones running to enjoy them--include:

• Fudge Nut Bars
• Pecan Tassies
• Cranberry Almond Bread
• Caramel Pecan Rolls
• Italian Cream Cake
• Hot Chocolate Earthquakes
• Apple Butter Muffins
• Almond Polenta Cake with Lemon Syrup
• Jamberry Pie
• Grilled Chicken and Sundried Tomato Pizza
• Gorgonzola, Walnut, Pear, and Prosciutto Pizza
• and many, many more…

Each recipe also includes a tip for success in baking and business, from helpful hints about what to do if you don’t have a biscuit cutter or curdled milk to the best way to reach your market and promote your product. Chock full of practical information and the promise of perfect cookies, pies, cakes, and more, The Doughmakers Cookbook will help bring warmth, love, and perhaps even some serious dough into your home.  

About the Authors:

Bette LaPlante and Diane Cuvelier are founders of Doughmakers Gourmet Bakeware, a company that produces high-quality pizza, pie, cake, and muffin pans. The Doughmakers have been profiled in Women’s Day, People, Southern Living, Taste of Home, Gourmet, and more. They live with their families in Terre Haute, Indiana.  Sam Stall is the author of As Seen on TV, Special Delivery, and The Dog Owner’s Manual.  He and his wife, Jami, live in Indianapolis.

The Doughmakers Cookbook
125 Recipes for Success in Baking and Business
By: Bette LaPlante and Diane Cuvelier
ReganBooks
ISBN: 0060569891
$24.95/Hardcover