Previously, I have reviewed 100 Cookies by Sarah Kieffer (of The Vanilla Bean Blog), a cookbook I bought even though I am lactose intolerant and it is chock full of recipes that are dairy dependent. Since reviewing that book two years ago, I am still lactose intolerant, but I have become much more comfortable adapting recipes to fit my dairy free needs. Oat milk and Earth Balance are my friends. I have also found that I am almost as happy to bake things I can’t eat for other people as I am to bake things I can eat for myself. I tested several of the recipes both as written and adapted for dairy free. I even made a couple vegan.

I love this cookbook. I am a recipe criminal in that I see recipes as a jumping off point for my imagination. What works best for me about this book is that the foundations are solid. Once I know a recipe works as written, I can play. Every recipe I tried works beautifully as written and as adapted to be dairy free.

There are two recipes in here that I have now made so many times I have them memorized – the Milk Bread Dough and the Toasting Bread. The milk bread dough is a dream to work with. It bakes up beautifully as a loaf and is endlessly adaptable. Kieffer gives credit to Kristina Cho and her cookbook Mooncakes and Milk Bread as the source for the milk bread recipe in 100 Morning Treats. I wish I had been more confident making dairy free substitutions when I was reviewing that cookbook. I couldn’t tell any difference in the loaf when I used dairy milk and butter versus when I used oat milk and Earth Balance Buttery Sticks. I also took the filling and glaze from the Orange Buns recipe and used the milk bread to make cinnamon orange knots. I am obsessed with them now.

The Toasting Bread is a sleeper of a recipe, but I fell in love with it. While I do make toast with it (spread with fake butter and drizzled with hot honey), It makes an excellent sandwich loaf. It’s oaty and soft. Making the bread is a fairly quick process, and if you have a standing mixer, the whole thing is very easy. Honestly, I would buy the cookbook for this recipe alone.

Other recipes I made which I will make again when I have the hard copy in my hands:

Cardamom Bundt Cake with Coffee Glaze
Morning Buns with Cheater Croissant Dough*
Brioche Bagels
Giant Carrot Cake Cinnamon Roll
Ham and Cheese Breakfast Sliders
*I could definitely tell a difference when I used the dairy free butter in the cheater croissant dough, but it’s the closest I have come to making a good croissant since finally giving up butter. I will continue to play with it.

I have a list of people that I’m buying this for, including myself. I would have loved a few more savory morning recipes, but not enough to knock off a star. This cookbook also works best if you have a standing mixer.

I received this as an advance reader copy from Chronicle Books and NetGalley. My opinions are my own, freely and honestly given.

ARC provided by NetGalley

I'm not usually a baker, but I love the idea of being one. I think my cooking skills are so appallingly lacking, that I would offend chefs everywhere to attempt baking. That being said, I'm a sucker for baking recipes and the idea of my home smelling like a local bakery. I think the price of $27.50 USD is fairly standard for a cookbook, if not for the fact that I've noticed book prices hiking recently here in the states.

The pictures of the recipes are clean, crisp, and engaging. In many cookbooks, I see an entire display set up to showcase the meal or snack that's been prepared, but not here. It reminds me a lot of Barefoot Contessa, where everything is stripped on the landscape and zoomed in to show exactly what we're here for: the food. And I really appreciate that, because nothing can be your standard image of the perfect loaf of bread or puff pastry.

The recipes themselves are not anything too ountlandish you'd be intimidated off the bat to try, but also not so basic that you can read it off the side of a Betty Crocker box or your mom's magazine clipping filled binder of recipes from Home Cooking 2007. They are splite by baking type; such as cakes, yeast, weekend eats, and breads, making it easy to narrow down which I would like to try first. The introduction is brief and to the point; including summaries for how to use the book and how to start baking for the audiences that may be at an introductory level. Aka, me.

In the cookbook overall is 306 pages of warm, inviting instructions that make you feel as if you can in fact make some from scratch muffins without setting the fire alarm off. I really enjoyed the layout of the book, how clean it felt in design, and how descriptive the instructions were to guide you along every step of the way.

The images are beautiful, and the recipes creative. This book is ideal for those with baking experience, I think the recipes would be challenging for those inexperienced at baking, or those that may not have access to all the ingredients. Definitely recommended for purchase by a library.

Another 5 star winning cookbook from Sarah Kieffer! I love this book with all its decadent and delicious recipes. I have been a fan of Sarah’s since purchasing her 100 Cookies book at an adult book fair last year. I love that she takes the time to give a little tidbit about what inspired her for each recipe. She’s so optimistic and it shows in her stories and recipes.

There are some really great recipes I can’t wait to try in this new book including: Caramel Apple Muffins, Creamy Jammy Coffee Cake and Blood Orange Poppy Seed pull apart bread. Her recipes are so creative and unique and the flavors always compliment each other. I’ll definitely be getting a copy of this new book when published!

Thank you to NetGalley and Chronicle Books for access to this ARC!

This seems like a very solid baking cookbook with some great recipes I can't wait to try. Looking at you Maple Bourbon Caramel Rolls. I love that she provides weights for all the ingredients (and encourages people to use the superior kitchen scale method instead of measuring cups). Recipes are well formatted, clearly laid out, and the instructions given are easy to understand. I have not yet kitchen tested one of the recipes, so my review doesn't include any actual wins or fails. My only ding on this cookbook is the photography feels a bit bland. Not enough color, not very dynamic angles or framing.

I've been a fan of Sarah Kieffer for years, so was eager to get an early glimpse at these new morning treat recipes! Her 100 Cookies book is a favorite at our house and I love her inventive takes on classics and modern baking alike. 100 Morning Treats has all of her signature inventiveness and a solid collection of different variety of mornings treats. For me personally, however, I didn't see as many things that jumped out to me as recipes to bookmark and try as I'd expected. Not necessarily because they didn't look delicious - but because they looked to be more complicated and cumbersome than I'd have time to do for breakfast unless it were a holiday or we had company coming over. I'll absolutely be making Cinnamon Roll Pull-Apart Bread the next time we have a leisurely morning as a family. And the Giant Carrot Cake Cinnamon Roll looks amazing, but I'll have to wait for company because not everyone in my house likes both of those things separately, much less together. The Chocolate Pudding Bundt Cake is incredible. I, for one, am a big fan of cake for breakfast! But my favorite chapter - that I loved - is the last section of "Extras" with sauces and drinks and syrups and jams, etc. I love to have a toolbox of all the odds and ends that enable bakers and cooks to really pull things together and mix-and-match with other recipes. I thought this was a fun compilation of breakfast recipes and - while I didn't love it as much as 100 Cookies - I will still likely want a hard copy for my shelves and know a few of these recipes will be crowd favorites around here.

This is a great baking book and who doesn’t love a breakfast treat!
Sarah Kieffer got my attention at ‘overnight scones’ which is such a great idea. Don’t worry, it is not all scones, the muffins are not your run of the mill recipes either and I was particularly intrigued by the Caramel Apple muffins and the Grapefruit Glazed muffins.
I will say that the recipes do have a long ingredient list but it is all easy to come by.
Other things I want to make for breakfast right now are the Cinnamon scones, Sour cream chocolate chip bread and the Ginger orange carrot bread. Delicious!

I already was a fan of Sarah Kieffer after her 100 Cookies book, but I wasn't sure how I'd feel about a book dedicated to morning treats. Well, within the first few pages, I knew this was a cookbook I needed to add to my shelf. I wanted to make everything--like add this to the list of "cookbooks I'd love to cook my way through a la Julie and Julia style."

What I liked is that there's a great mix of recipes from the easily doable to the more aspirational, and the more involved ones have great step by step pictures to make the recipes less intimidating. She makes me believe that I, too, could make a croissant. :)

I also appreciated that there are some standards in there. I don't want to buy a cookbook about morning treats and then there's no blueberry muffin or cinnamon roll recipe. She has you covered. But there are also a number of recipes with new twists such as Streusel Bottom Bread, Lemon Meringue Bread, Everything Bagel Breakfast Pretzels, and Pumpkin Caramel Monkey Bread. There's also a whole section on Bundt cakes which excited me because I just bought my first Bundt pan. I was also pleasantly surprised to see there were even a few breakfast sandwich recipes included.

This one is a winner! And now I'm hungry...

I love Sarah Kieffer and her recipes, and own all of her cookbooks. So, this is no surprise 100 Morning Treats is yet another gem of hers. I'm just amazed how she can created so many gem-like recipes soon after she published a book not too long ago!

100 Morning Treats is truly a keeper - from sweets to savory and so many varieties to keep any bakers entertained and brush their skills. Her recipes are easy to follow and they are for beginners to seasoned cooks, and all of them come with beautiful photographs. Even though the title says morning treats, if you're a carb lover like I am, this book will keep you satisfied for morning treats to evening! :)

I really can't compliment enough about this book. Straightforward with gorgeous photos, so many different types of treats to choose from... It is a fantastic resource. I can't wait for the hard copies to come out, so I can get one for myself and gift some to others. Highly recommend!

100 Morning Treats is a delightful collection of breakfast breads, rolls, and more curated by Sarah Kieffer. Due out 9th May 2023 from Chronicle Books, it's 304 pages and will be available in hardcover and ebook formats.

This is a comprehensive and versatile collection of well written recipes for breakfast and brunch foods, both sweet and savory. Recipes are arranged thematically in chapters: muffins scones & quickbreads, coffee & bundt cakes, sweet yeasted & fried treats, laminated pastries, weekend treats, base doughs & breads, and extras (drinks, streusels, jams, and syrups). Recipes are written with a description, ingredients in a bullet list sidebar, and followed by step-by-step prep instructions. Recipe ingredients are listed in imperial (American) units with metric units in parentheses (yay!). Required ingredients will probably be easy to source at any well stocked grocery store in North America.

The entire collection is beautifully photographed throughout and the food is well styled, attractive, and appetizing.

The author/editors have also included useful appendices such as a suggested playlist of tunes, a bibliography and resource lists, conversion chart, and cross referenced index.

Four and a half stars. This is a solidly useful, versatile, and appealing reference and will be at home in a wide variety of kitchens. It would be a good selection for public library acquisition, home use, and gifting purposes.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.

Thank you to Net Galley and the publisher for this arc. These recipes are delicious and wonderful. I enjoyed trying out the recipes.

Sarah Kieffer offers 100 recipes for tasty breakfast treats, ranging from simpler quick breads to more complicated laminated pastries that are perfect for weekend projects. I like that Kieffer's newest title has a layout in keeping with her previous titles; the book is beautiful to lookout and the recipes easy to follow, no too-light font colors or too much flipping of pages required. I made the carrot cake twice as mini-muffins and can't rave enough about them---the brown butter cream cheese frosting made them even more delicious. Recommended for bakers of all skill levels.

100 Morning Treats by Sarah Kieffer is the second cookbook I have read by this author. I loved the author’s book 100 cookies and this is a gem as well. What a great book! The photography is sumptuous. The instructions are easy-to-follow and the book is chock-a-block full of culinary ideas.

I am a person who would rather eat breakfast than any other meal of the day. I love making baked goods that are billed for ‘Dessert’ that I can have for breakfast. This book satisfies that need for me. I would highly recommend that you do not read this book when you are hungry. Between the photos and descriptions you will be craving what is on every page.

Since I cook almost every meal of every day you can easily see how each recipe is well thought out. The book is organized logically. There is something for everyone in this book. To cater to a wider audience the author includes imperial and metric measurements so you aren’t running to your phone for a conversion. I would highly recommend this book. I can’t wait to see what Ms. Kieffer has in store for us next!

Thank you to Sarah Kieffer, Chronicle Books and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Sarah Kieffer's baked goods are absolutely delicious. The book looks beautiful and even though it takes baking up a notch it's still easy to follow. Everything I've made tastes amazing and guests and family rave about them.

There is nothing I like more than having my tea and baked goods in the morning and this cookbook is perfect. Prep the night before and bake it in the morning! Drool worthy photos included- Yum!

Okay, I am so thankful to Sarah Kieffer and Chronicle Books for granting me early access to this book of wonderful recipes for morning-hour treats and sweets. I've perfected my cinnamon roll recipe for family get-togethers, but now I'm stoked because I'll have so many delicious sweet recipes up my sleeve. 100 Morning Treats is set to publish on May 9, 2023 and I'm so stoked to get my hands on a finished copy.

When I heard that Sarah Kieffer was coming out with a new cookbook, I knew I had to have it. 100 Cookies is one of my most beloved cookbooks. It has the batter-covered pages to prove it.

With 100 Morning Treats, Kieffer tackles breakfast. Included are various sweet and savory recipes for muffins, scones, and quick bread. Coffee cakes and bundt cakes, as well as more challenging baked goods with yeasted and fried treats. Other sections include laminated pastries and recipes that require a little more time, and therefore, best baked on the weekend.

If you have baked from 100 Cookies, then this book's setup will be familiar to you. I know that some will take issue with the simple photos, plain white backgrounds for the recipes, and the occasionally lengthy directions. However, for me, someone who is still relatively new to baking, it is perfect. The format allows the recipe to shine.

I appreciate that the measurements are listed in both standard and metric units. Allowing me to precisely measure. I also love that for the recipes that require a little more technique, there are easy-to-follow, step-by-step photos. It is so much easier for me to see the steps, rather than read them.

I made several recipes. My favorites were the Southwest Turkey Breakfast Sandwiches, Pesto Pull Apart Bread, Buttermilk Cinnamon Rolls, Tiramisu Bundt Cake, and the simple but amazing Blueberry Muffins.

I can't wait to own this cookbook and try the rest.

I will post on my social media as the release date gets closer.

Thank you to Netgalley, Chronicle Books, and Sarah Kieffer for allowing me to bake from this book in exchange for an honest review.

100 Morning Treats is a beautiful cookbook suited for amateur bakers and home chefs alike. With clear, easy to follow instructions and beautiful photographs, this is exactly the type of book that will get lots of use in any setting. As a baker myself, I personally attempted several of the recipes included, and my family and I loved everything I tried: the Cinnamon Roll Pull-Apart Bread was sweet but not overpowering; the Apple Cider Crullers reminded me of my family's favorite local orchard's apple cider donuts; and my toddler would be happy to subsist on the Cinnamon Swirl French Toast for life, while my older son particularly loved the Happy Birthday Muffins. I run an elementary school library, but my population includes quite a few students interested in baking and who practice with their families on the weekends. They've checked out the same cookbooks again and again, and though they've loved them all, it's time for something new - and 100 Morning Treats is just the ticket. I know I'll be buying copies for both my school and home libraries when it's published!

Thank you for allowing me to read and review this cookbook!

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for letting me review this book. I can’t wait to try these recipes! I’ve made Dutch Babies plenty of times and definitely look forward to using ramekins. I can’t wait until this book comes out; definitely plan on getting this! The recipe pictures were great along with the photos showing how to fold dough, distribute butter,etc… was a nice touch as well.

YUM! These recipes are outstanding. A great mix of interesting breakfast and brunch-related pastries, baked goods, and treats. The photography is also fantastic.