Nancy Silverton set out to perfect the American baking canon, one recipe at a time. The result is over a hundred rigorously tested recipes for the platonic ideals of our most beloved baked goods, from lattice-topped apple pie to lemon bars to cornbread that actually tastes like corn. Alongside the classics, Silverton shares a handful of her own inventions, all made with the same obsessive attention to flavor that made her one of the best pastry chefs in the country.