Erin Jeanne McDowell
Erin Jeanne McDowell | |
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| Born | 1986 or 1987 (age 37–38)[1] |
| Alma mater | The Culinary Institute of America at Hyde Park |
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YouTube information | |
| Channel | |
| Subscribers | 38,000[2] |
| Total views | 1.4 million[2] |
Last updated: January 15, 2025 | |
| Website | www |
Erin Jeanne McDowell is an American cookbook author, recipe developer, food stylist, and YouTuber.
Early life
[edit]McDowell grew up in Lawrence, Kansas. She began baking pies with her grandmother, Jeanne, when she was 14.[3]
Career
[edit]McDowell got her first job in a bakery when she was 16.[4] A year later, she moved to New York to attend the Culinary Institute of America.[3]
After being a community member of Food52 since 2009, McDowell began working for Food52 around 2013.[5] She hosts Food52's YouTube cooking series, "Bake It Up a Notch".[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] Her next cookbook, 2020's The Book on Pie (2020) was a New York Times' bestseller.[1] Her third cookbook, Savory Baking, was published in 2022.
In 2023, she appeared on Netflix's The Big Nailed It! Baking Challenge as a baking expert.[10]
Personal life
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ 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. "'Savory Baking': Erin Jeanne McDowell's 'Wee Quiches' are the savory party food we crave". 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). "'Savory Baking' recipes to make this fall". Good Morning America. Retrieved 2025-01-15.