Erin Jeanne McDowell is an American cookbook author, recipe developer, food stylist , and YouTuber .
Early life
McDowell grew up in Lawrence, Kansas . She began baking pies with her grandmother, Jeanne, when she was 14.[ 3]
Career
McDowell got her first job in a bakery when she was 16.[ 4] the Culinary Institute of America .[ 3]
After being a community member of Food52 since 2009, McDowell began working for Food52 around 2013.[ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
Her debut cookbook, The Fearless Baker: Simple Secrets for Baking Like a Pro , was named one of The New York Times ' "Best Baking Books of the Year" in 2017.[ 8] [ 9] The Book on Pie (2020) was a New York Times' bestseller.[ 1] Savory Baking , was published in 2022.
In 2023, she appeared on Netflix's The Big Nailed It! Baking Challenge [ 10]
Personal life
McDowell married Derek Laughren in 2019 at the New York City Hall . In 2022, they moved from North Bergen, New Jersey to Kansas City, Missouri .[ 1]
Books
The Fearless Baker: Simple Secrets for Baking Like a Pro (2017)The Book on Pie: Everything You Need to Know to Bake Perfect Pies (2020)[ 11] Savory Baking: Recipes for Breakfast, Dinner, and Everything in Between (2022)[ 7] [ 12]
References
^ a b c Julian, Sheryl (2022-12-06). "Popular baker, video star, and author Erin Jeanne McDowell teaches Sheryl Julian to make big, beautiful buttermilk biscuits" . The Boston Globe . Retrieved 2025-01-15 . ^ a b "About @erin-jeanne-mcdowell" . YouTube .^ a b Powell, Claire; Alexander, Danie (2022-11-14). "Lawrence native and best-selling cookbook author encourages bakers to eat their mistakes" . KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR . Retrieved 2025-01-15 . ^ "About" . Erin Jeanne McDowell . Retrieved 2025-01-15 .^ "Food52 Resident Erin Jeanne McDowell Shares Her Pie Prowess on Netflix" . Food52 . 2023-08-04. Retrieved 2025-01-15 .^ Provencher, Liz (2018-03-13). "The Best Cooking Channels on YouTube" . Thrillist . Retrieved 2025-01-15 . ^ a b Hines, Morgan. " . USA TODAY . Retrieved 2025-01-15 . ^ "The Dish: Erin Jeanne McDowell" . CBS News . 2020-11-01. Retrieved 2025-01-15 .^ Clark, Melissa (2017-12-04). "The Year's Best Baking Cookbooks, for Novices and Pros" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2025-01-15 . ^ Mantilla, Ryan Louis (2023-07-18). "Nicole Byer Turns Ten Amateur Bakers Into Pros in 'Big Nailed It Baking Challenge' Trailer" . Collider . Retrieved 2025-01-15 . ^ Puckett, Susan (2020-11-18). "COOKBOOK REVIEW: Pies without limits" . The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . ISSN 1539-7459 . Retrieved 2025-01-15 . ^ McCarthy, Kelly (2022-11-22). " . Good Morning America . Retrieved 2025-01-15 .
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